{"id":4016,"date":"2015-02-10T11:21:47","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T11:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=4016"},"modified":"2015-02-10T11:21:47","modified_gmt":"2015-02-10T11:21:47","slug":"brand-new-illuminating-exhibition-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/02\/10\/brand-new-illuminating-exhibition-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"Brand new Illuminating exhibition opens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0857.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4022 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0857-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0857\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4022 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0857-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0857\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0871.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4025 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0871-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0871\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4025 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0871-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0871\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\nA NEW exhibition has gone on show at Cardiff\u2019s Wales Millennium Centre \u2013 giving a view from within Wales\u2019 prison system.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmc.org.uk\/Productions\/2015-2016\/Exhibitions\/253470\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Illumination<\/a> is a collection of artwork, music and writing from prisoners, inmates of secure hospitals and by people on community sentences across Wales. Selected from entries to the Koestler Awards, the exhibition aims to tackle prisoner rehabilitation by giving detainees a positive experience of the arts.<br \/>\nPrisoner re-offending is estimated to cost the UK taxpayer between \u00a39.5 and \u00a313 billion per year and rehabilitation is a key part of government strategy to reduce that figure. The annual Koestler Awards aim to give inmates in prisons, secure hospitals, young offenders institutions and immigration removal centres a sense of achievement in displaying their work to help spur on their rehabilitation efforts.<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ARTEYECropped.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4017 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ARTEYECropped-300x136.jpg\" alt=\"ARTEYECropped\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4017 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ARTEYECropped-300x136.jpg\" alt=\"ARTEYECropped\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\nThe exhibition was curated by eight women involved in the community work scheme in Wales with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gibran-uk.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gibran UK<\/a>. Their involvement highlights the lack of women\u2019s prisons in Wales \u2013 with many female prisoners sent to English prisons as far away as East Sutton Park Prison in Kent.<br \/>\nRia Sloan, the Exhibition Coordinator for the Koestler Trust said: \u201cIt means a huge amount to the people involved. It\u2019s an opportunity to celebrate their achievements.<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0842.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4021 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0842-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0842\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4021 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0842-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0842\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\n\u201cThere\u2019s often a lot of negative feeling around what they\u2019ve done, and for many it\u2019s the first time they\u2019ve felt pride about something they have achieved. This work is a big step towards changing other people\u2019s perceptions, and their perceptions of themselves.\u201d<br \/>\nJudging the awards were artists such as Sarah Lucas and Greyson Perry, musicians Hot Chip and organisations such as the National Theatre and the British Film Institute.<br \/>\nOf the pieces on display, 11 won Koestler awards ranging from \u00a320 for bronze award to \u00a3100 for a platinum award.<br \/>\nAs part of the rehabilitation effort, entries can also be sold as part of the exhibition to allow the artists to see the real returns their efforts can have. Of the proceeds from each sale the artist receives 50 per cent, while 25 per cent goes to Victim Support.<br \/>\nFaye Gibson, Exhibition Programmer at the Wales Millennium Centre said: \u201cWe\u2019ve sold lots of works already, which is amazing. It\u2019s a powerful exhibition, and it means so much to the artists.\u201d<br \/>\nThomas, a prisoner from P<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0830.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4019 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0830-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0830\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4019 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0830-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0830\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>arc Prison in Bridgend said: \u201cI can\u2019t believe that anyone could care about anything I made.\u201d<br \/>\nRia Sloan said: \u201cIt\u2019s also about showing the public that people who have committed crimes shouldn\u2019t just be written off. If we can help them, it helps everyone in the long run.\u201d<br \/>\nTo find out more about the exhibition, head to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmc.org.uk\/Productions\/2015-2016\/Exhibitions\/253470\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.wmc.org.uk\/Productions\/2015-2016\/Exhibitions\/253470\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A NEW exhibition has gone on show at Cardiff\u2019s Wales Millennium Centre \u2013 giving a view from within Wales\u2019 prison system. Illumination is a collection of artwork, music and writing from prisoners, inmates of secure hospitals and by people on community sentences across Wales. Selected from entries to the Koestler Awards, the exhibition aims to tackle prisoner rehabilitation by giving detainees a positive experience of the arts. Prisoner re-offending is estimated to cost the UK taxpayer between \u00a39.5 and \u00a313 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":4025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,292],"tags":[356,454,1888,1424,363,339,1873],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-4016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-longer-reads","category-uncategorized","tag-art","tag-cardiff-bay","tag-cardiff-millenium-centre","tag-exhibition","tag-gallery","tag-wales","tag-wales-millenium-centre"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Brand new Illuminating exhibition opens - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/02\/10\/brand-new-illuminating-exhibition-opens\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Brand new Illuminating exhibition opens - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A NEW exhibition has gone on show at Cardiff\u2019s Wales Millennium Centre \u2013 giving a view from within Wales\u2019 prison system. 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