Cellblock Visions: Set Free in the Penitentiary

“Almost everyone in prison is either making art or buying it,” notes Phyllis Kornfeld in Cellblock Visions: Set Free in the Penitentiary, her 1999 survey of prison art. For over four decades, Kornfeld, an educator and author, has led art workshops in jails and prisons across the country, from county lockups to death row. Her slide lecture offers a rare glimpse into the creativity that flourishes behind bars—revealing an unseen subculture where self-expression defies confinement. 2pm.