The Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners is one of the largest exhibitions of art by incarcerated artists in the country. Each year, faculty, staff and students from the University of Michigan travel to correctional facilities across Michigan and select work for the exhibition while providing feedback and critique that strengthens artist’s work and builds community around making art inside prisons. The 23rd Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners is supported by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

Celebrate the opening day of the 23rd Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners. Gallery opens at 10:00 AM. Sales begin at 6:00 PM. Opening Reception begins at 7:00 PM, with guest speakers from the University of Michigan and the Michigan Department of Corrections as well as artists from previous
exhibitions.

The event is free and open to the public.

Photo Credit: Lee Latham, Boxing Floyd Mayweather and Family, Color Pencil, 2017