Abstract
This paper describes the development of an arts-based educational program2 inside a female correctional facility in a rural area of Florida. The author considers pedagogical dimensions of the program, giving an account of its goals, character, and outcome within a politically charged social context. Topics include curriculum design and development, learning processes and production of artworks, collaborative efforts, institutional and cultural influences, and assessment strategies and results. Examples of participants' artistry and interpretations are shared from within a multifaceted program that resourced creative writing, movement, and the visual arts. The program itself has been conceptualized using “inside out” frameworks to promote understandings of prison art education with respect to change, reflection, and activism. More attention needs to be given to curricular innovations that enhance knowledge of incarcerated females' creative journeys. The value of learning through the arts in a prison setting is demonstrated at personal, interpersonal, and social levels.
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