08/10/2026
Freedom Project stands in solidarity with the incarcerated artists of Solidarity Art Collective whose work was removed from an exhibition at the Burke Museum just hours before it was scheduled to open.
After nine months of collaboration, creation, relationship building, and preparation, artists were told that some of their work would not be displayed because of their criminal charges.
We believe deeply in something different.
People are more than the worst thing they have ever done. Incarceration should not erase creativity, culture, dignity, voice, or the possibility of transformation.
Art is expression. Art is healing. Art is storytelling. And the stories of people directly impacted by incarceration deserve space in our cultural institutions too.
We stand with Solidarity Art Collective in their call for a new home for this exhibit.
It’s all of us or none of us.
Please read and share their original post, amplify the artists, and if you know of a space that could host this work, connect with Solidarity Art Collective.