Black and Pink Art Activity Zine + Letter Writing

Registration is closed for this workshop.

Join Arts + Literature Laboratory in creating an Art Activity Zine for Black and Pink Milwaukee incarcerated members! This workshop is perfect for community members interested in learning more about prison-industrial-complex abolition work. 

This zine will be distributed by Black and Pink to their incarcerated members, and potentially in the future through LGBT Books to Prisoners! Incarcerated members are looking for accessible and creative activities they can engage with in prison. This zine will be a "how-to" guide of how to create art in prison. Some templates will be available for participants to build off of, or artists are welcome to design their own zine pages based on the parameters of art-making in prison. As we create this zine, we’ll be mindful that incarcerated folks often only have access to lined paper and pens (start brainstorming creative ways to utilize these materials—your favorite pen and paper art projects that they might be able to do). Even blank paper (and other supplies) can be difficult to get. We can use a variety of mediums for our zine contributions, being mindful that the final product will be printed in black and white and mailed to incarcerated members. 

Black & Pink Milwaukee is a chapter of Black and Pink located in Milwaukee, WI, dedicated to supporting and raising awareness towards LGBTQ and other prisoners. Black and Pink is a United States prison abolitionist organization supporting LGBTQ+ and HIV-positive prisoners. The group organizes a pen pal program, distributes a prisoner-written newspaper to its incarcerated members, provides court accompaniment, and educates people on their rights.

Currently incarcerated people can send general postal mail, letters, artwork, and requests to: Black and Pink: Milwaukee PO BOX 12244 Milwaukee, WI 53212 

Donate directly to Black and Pink: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/blackandpinkmilwaukee
For more info on Black and Pink Milwaukee check out: https://www.facebook.com/MKEBlackandPink/

This is a 1.5 hour, mixed ages workshop for youth as young as ten years and adults of all ages! Space is limited, so be sure to enroll each participant individually to ensure that there is space. (Guardians who intend to stick around should also enroll.) Participants should arrive with the understanding that this is an intergenerational workshop centering gentle instruction for all ages. 

This is an IN-PERSON, OUTDOOR workshop; will be held near one of our learning garden sites downtown or on the near east side. Exact location and remaining logistics will be emailed to participants prior to the start of class. Please arrive wearing masks. This workshop may be rescheduled due to inclement weather or any changing public health guidelines.