The Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) , in collaboration with California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA) and TALA, will convene the Texas Art for Justice Forum.
Saturday, July 14, 2018
9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Houston Museum of African American Culture
4807 Caroline Street
Houston, TX 77004
Register here for the forum
Join HMAAC, TALA, CLA and Texans for the Arts in dialogue and discussions geared toward recommendations to advance criminal justice reform through arts engagement. The forum is designed to expand the role that the arts can play in addressing mass incarceration and criminal justice reform as part of a nationwide discussion in six states.
As part of this forum, the Museum will hold panel discussions that will include legislators, arts and criminal justice reform advocates and returned citizens, will facilitate dialogues in breakout sessions and will curate a month long exhibition of artwork created by incarcerated individuals and returned citizens. This program is funded by the Art for Justice Fund, the Andy Warhol Foundation, the Quentin Hancock Fund and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
Admission is free, but your RSVP is requested in advance by Thursday, July 12. Lunch will be provided for preregistered attendees.
Schedule:
9:30 – 10:00 Registration, Breakfast, Networking
10:00 – 10:10 Welcome Remarks
John Guess, CEO, Houston Museum of African American Culture
Alma Robinson, Executive Director, California Lawyers for the Arts
10:10 – 10:40 Keynote Speaker
Kathryn Griffin-Grinan, 2017 Rothko Chapel Oscar Romero Award Recipient
10:45 – 12:00 Panel 1: Setting The Stage
State Representative Garnet Coleman, Texas House of Representatives District 147
John Abodeely, CEO, Houston Arts Alliance
Gary Gibbs, Executive Director, Texas Commission on the Arts, Moderator
Sandra Guerra Thompson, Director, Criminal Justice Institute, University of Houston Law Center
Jeremy Osborne, Assistant Director of Education, Austin Classical Guitar
12:00 – 12:45 Lunch Break
12:45 – 1:05 SaulPaul Performance
1:15 – 2:30 Panel 2: Criminal Justice and the Arts
State Representative James White, Texas House of Representatives District 19
State Representative Harold Dutton Jr, Texas House of Representatives District 142
Leah Pinney, Executive Director, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, Moderator
SaulPaul, Musician and Activist
Raphael Travis, Associate Professor, Texas State University School of Social Work
2:30 – 2:45 Afternoon Break
2:45 – 4:30 Breakout Sessions covering the following topics
- Bail Reform and Other Policy Issues
- Incarcerated Women
- Restorative Justice
- Juvenile Justice
- Program Development, Evaluation, and Funding
Sessions to be led by experts including
Kim Anderson, Principal, Austin ISD at Gardner Betts
Ann S. Graham, Executive Director, Texans for the Arts
Jay Jenkins, JD, Harris County Project Attorney, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition
Derek Mudd, Program Administrator, Texas Commission on the Arts
Bianca Neal, ReRoute Music Group, Visual Artist and Filmmaker
Douglas Smith, MSSW, Senior Policy Analyst, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition
Birgit Walker, Executive Director, Children’s Prison Art Project
Plus members of other panels
4:30 – 5:15 Panel 3: Next Steps
Gary Gibbs, Executive Director, Texas Commission on the Arts
Ann S. Graham, Executive Director, Texans for the Arts
John Guess, CEO, Houston Museum of African American Culture
Alma Robinson, Executive Director, California Lawyers for the Arts
5:15 – 6:00 Closing Reception