Voices Behind The Wall: Art and Spoken Word from a Youth Detention Center

Members of the public are invited to attend an opening reception Voices Behind the Wall: Photo, Art and Spoken Word by Youth at Camp David Gonzales. The opening reception, in conjunction with an art exhibit reception, will take place on Friday, June 22, 2012, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) Gallery at 685 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291 (Old Venice Police Station), SPARC’s historic headquarters since 1977. The exhibit will run for five weeks, Friday, June 22 - Friday, August 3, 2012.
 
Voices Behind the Wall is a photo, art, and spoken word exhibit by youth in the probation system at Camp David Gonzales.  Youth in this probation camp, located in Calabasas, take part in arts and education classes within the New Roads for New Visions program. Working alongside professional artists, incarcerated minors develop skills in photography, digital media, writing, and the visual arts. This exhibit represents multiple years of work by minors and seeks to present insight to life behind the walls one of Los Angeles County’s probation camps.

For more information about New Roads for New Visions, call New Visions at (310) 829-9877 or visit sparcmurals.org.