September 10th Closing Events - Incorrigibles Exhibition

104 Ann Street,Newburgh NY 12550

10 September, 2022

Description

September 10th is the last day to visit our exhibition at Ann Street Gallery: Incorrigibles: Bearing Witness to the Incarcerated Girls of New York. Please join us for one or all of the following free events. 12:00 to 3:00 pm: Wand Making & Story Share Workshop Wand-making: the craft of power reclamation, is a program initiated by artist Alison Cornyn. The program is an invitation to join an art-making space, a self-organized community project hearkening back to the sewing bee. It values interconnected creativity and promotes individual and collective responses to the feminist political and social struggles of today. A wide range of materials are provided (including those from the grounds of the Training School), and participants are invited to experiment and innovate. The workshop is introduced but not formally "led". Materials, time, and space are all provided to move beyond thinking and towards making. (Drop in at any time between 12:00 and 3:00 pm). Masks, hand sanitizer, water, and a light lunch are provided. 3:00 to 4:00 pm: Healing Circle We acknowledge the history of trauma and racism in girls' and women's incarceration and share a short introduction to this healing practice. Healing Circles help us step out of ordinary time into a safe and accepting environment in which each participant can explore their own healing. With open hearts, we access our own inner guidance to understand where the greatest healing—in body, emotions, mind and spirit—can occur. With open minds, we work together to discover the best ways to remove obstacles to healing, alleviate suffering, and deepen our capacity to heal. 4:00 to 5:00 pm: Talk: The Trouble With Troubled Girls  Too long and too often young women have been misunderstood and thrown into the clutches of the juvenile justice system. The Incorrigibles project has uncovered some of the historical roots of the attitudes and acts that criminalize and stigmatize young women, by exploring documents and stories from the NY State Hudson Girls' Training School. Using historic images on view as part of the Ann St. Gallery exhibition, Hulser will compare today's situation with conditions 100 years ago. Audience participation will add a critical edge to this ever-relevant story from the past. Kathleen Hulser is a public historian who has worked with the Incorrigibles project for the last eight years, uncovering and interpreting the history of girls' incarceration and marginalization. 5:00 to 7:00 pm: Closing Celebration in the Gallery If you haven't had a chance to visit the exhibition yet, this is your opportunity! Incorrigibles: Bearing Witness to the Incarcerated Girls of New York illuminates the systemic failure of the juvenile justice system, advocates for youth justice, and gives voice to the untold stories of those sent to the New York Training School for Girls throughout the 20th century. Located in Hudson, New York, the institution was established in 1904 as the only state-run re-educational facility to provide training for “delinquent” girls between the ages of 12 and 18; closing in 1975. Newburgh was one of the main communities that sent "incorrigible" girls to this institution in the 1970s. Please feel free to share this day of events with your contacts. We look forward to seeing you! For more information: please call 917-575-1025 or email: [email protected] Supported by: The Awesome Foundation - Newburgh Chapter, Humanities New York, The New York Foundation for the Arts In collaboration with: Ann Street Gallery and Safe Harbors of the Hudson #incorrigiblegirls #incorrigiblesNewburgh #awesomeNewburgh #endgirlsincarceration