Organisations and institutions

Artlink Central

Artlink Central is a leading arts agency and charity in Central Scotland, developing artist led creative programmes for those who face barriers to participation due to mental health issues, disability or other social barriers. They use music, literature, storytelling, visual and performing arts to remove barriers that create or sustain inequality, and to discover and nurture creative talent in people, particularly emerging disabled artists.

Category: Arts Organisation

http://artlinkcentral.org/

Evaluations as member organisation (1)

Evaluation of Artlink Central in HMP & YOI Cornton Vale

This evaluation is based on the work of Artlink in HMP/YOI Cornton Vale from April 2008 to April 2009, as part of the Arts and Restorative Justice Programme introduced there in 2007. The first section of this report briefly reviews the relevant literature, which highlights the benefits of having prisoners ... read on →

Authors Nancy Loucks, Briege Nugent (Families Outside)

Published May 2009

Artform Multi-Arts

Organisation Artlink Central   Project venue Cornton Vale

Participant type Female Adult Offenders, Female Young Offenders

Sample size: 12

Publications

Nancy Loucks and Briege Nugent, ‘The Arts and Prisoners: Experiences of Creative Rehabilitation’, in: Howard Journal of Criminal Justice (September 2011), Volume 50, Issue 4, pp.356–470 Links: Publishers website

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