My place of employment had an exhibit of art at the First Friday Art Trail in Lubbock,Texas http://www.ffat.org/ on September 1, 2017. Patients at the TDCJ John Montford Unit https://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory/jm.html psychiatric facility had made the art to be displayed. Texas Tech Health Sciences Center http://www.ttuhsc.edu/, a contract health services provider for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice TDCJ.state.tx.us/ also sponsored the First Friday Art Trail, and it was the 20th anniversary of the art trail.
One of the patients on my caseload did a large number of pieces, many of which were displayed. The man was self-taught, with the help of other offenders, and did not do any artwork prior to coming to prison. His pieces were praised and admired, and several people asked if they were for sale. I was so proud to be able to talk about this, but of course could not give out any identifying information, and am excited to be able to tell him this when I return to work after Labor Day!
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