Performing Statistics connects incarcerated teens in Richmond, Virginia with artists, advocates, police departments, and many others to create public art and advocacy projects that help transform Virginia’s juvenile justice system. In the past year, incarcerated teens created an exhibition and training manuals used to train every police officer in Richmond (700 active duty officers), seen by tens of thousands of people in schools, libraries, museums, city streets and public places across Virginia.

Every year in Virginia more than 10,000 kids are locked up. While it costs $135,000 to incarcerate one youth for a year, close to 75 percent of incarcerated teens are rearrested within three years.

#PRISONSDONTWORK. Not for our youth, not for our families, not for public safety, and not for taxpayers.

By connecting non-traditional allies through process-based art forms and immersive and interactive exhibits/publications (that go well beyond traditional art spaces), we can destroy stereotypes, build community power, and engage with these complex and divisive issues. By listening first to the youth most affected we can make a more just, whole, and equitable world.

Performing Statistics

Featuring: Various Artists

Curated by: Mark Strandquist

Locations

• #Incarceration
• #Youth
• #Youth Stories

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