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This exhibition features 12 quilts created by men who are incarcerated in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola Prison. These works of art, and accompanying recorded interviews, tell the story of a unique inside-outside quilt collaboration. The exhibition focuses our attention on the quilt creators, people often forgotten by society when discussing the history of the U.S. criminal justice system. Also on view in the gallery will be a selection of works from the permanent collection of the CT Prison Arts Program. Initiated in 1978, it is one of the longest-running projects of its kind in the United States.

Image: Zulu, Etienne, Mutulu Shakur, Maureen Kelleher, James Baldwin: Quote #3, How Can I Believe What You Say When I See What You Do?, 2019, cotton fabric. Courtesy the artist