Action, Reciprocity, and Transformative Justice
This is the official website for the UBC A.R.T. & Justice Research Project group
We’re a dedicated collaborative Participatory Action Research project supporting the holistic health, well-being, and dignity of currently and formerly incarcerated people in BC through Indigenous-guided and trauma-informed art and creative writing initiatives.
Welcome!
We see this website as a community hub to continue nurturing c relationships between people in prison and the wider community, share updates from our ongoing work, and receive insights and feedback from you.
Our Art Kits
In April 2020, the Correctional Service of Canada announced that all research would be postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Feeling uneasy about having research funding not being put to use – based on all that we knew about the power of meaningful creativity to support holistic wellbeing within and beyond prison walls – our team made the decision to carry forward the wisdom, creativity, and compassion we have had the honour to witness from incarcerated men and women . We aimed to find creative ways to support the health, wellbeing, and dignity of people in prison during the pandemic (and beyond).
With support from our partners in Correctional Service of Canada, our team gifted high quality art and creative writing supplies to people in prison facing immense social isolation during COVID-19. Since August 2020 we have gifted over 800 art kits to people incarcerated in federal prisons and on parole across BC and the Yukon.
