WATCH: The Quilters, a Netflix Documentary

Wednesday, October 29, 6-7:30pm

TEXTITLES meetings take place at Pinney Library, 516 Cottage Grove Road, Madison

Facilitator: Angela Johnson (@angelajohnsonartist)

Special Guest Speaker: Marisa Lukesic, Recreation Lead for the Hobbies Department at Oakhill Correctional Facility, Oregon, WI

Fee: Free! But registration is required. Click on link below and complete the checkout process to be registered in this session.

October’s discussion will focus on:

• The Quilters, a Netflix Documentary. In this award-winning short documentary, men in a Missouri maximum-security prison design and sew beautiful, personalized quilts for foster children.

  • This short film will be screened in the Pinney Library Community Room in the first half hour of the Textitles meeting.

• Discussion including special guest, Marisa Lukesic, Recreation Lead for the Hobbies Department at Oakhill Correctional Facility. Oakhill is a minimum-security prison with 850 inmates who are working toward reentry into the communities of Wisconsin. Marisa’s role is to manage the Hobbies Department and plan engaging activities for creativity and growth. Recreation provides the inmates with opportunities to grow confidence, problem solve, and gain networking skills. Inmate’s completed art projects are sent to loved ones back home, providing an opportunity for the men to stay connected with their families.

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Facilitator Bio:

Angela Johnson is a professional artist, creativity coach and educator. She earned a master’s in Art Education, an MA in Art and an MFA with a focus in photography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her areas of artistic expertise include art journaling, alternative photo processes, bookmaking and box making, Creativity Coaching, and installation art. Angela’s work includes themes of nature, balance, and telling stories through individual and collective memories. She often incorporates scientific elements and concepts into her work. Collaborations with other artists and scientists energizes her creativity.

Johnson is a fixture in the Wisconsin arts scene, with 20+ years of experience maintaining public art studios, teaching workshops, facilitating programs, leading public art installations and lecturing at universities. She has worked in museums, elementary schools, senior centers, colleges and universities. She has inspired and helped people of every age — from toddlers to 95-year-olds — reaching far into the depths of their imagination to discover and channel their creativity. She also teaches workshops on mindfulness and yoga.

Website: angelajohnsonartist.com

Social: @angelajohnsonartist