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Inspiring creativity and encouraging personal and social change through the arts

The Prison Arts Foundation is as important as it is unique. Thanks to our pioneering work with people with convictions lives are being transformed and patterns of behaviour changed for good.

Our team of experienced professional artists working across the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland are offering people with convictions a life-line, helping to improve their creative and communications skills, which is key to personal and social development, building self-confidence and unlocking people’s potential.

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Writing

Writing

Missed

Writing (Poetry)

Missed

HMP Magilligan 2020

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Trespassers

Writing (Poetry)

Trespassers

HMP Magilligan 2020

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Bright red car – what really happened

Writing (Short Story)

Bright red car – what really happened

HMP Magilligan 2020

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PTSD

Writing (Short Story)

PTSD

HMP Magilligan 2020

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Retribution

Writing (Short Story)

Retribution

HMP Magilligan 2020

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Tús Maith

Writing (Short Story)

Tús Maith

HMP Magilligan 2020

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What’s the Point?

Writing (Short Story)

What’s the Point?

HMP Magilligan 2020

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What Value

Writing (Short Story)

What Value

HMP Magilligan 2020

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Catch 22

Writing (Poetry)

Catch 22

HMP Magilligan 2019

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Lonely Oceans

Writing (Poetry)

Lonely Oceans

HMP Magilligan 2019

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A drawing down of blinds

Writing (Short Story)

A drawing down of blinds

HMP Magilligan 2019

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The Day after the Night Before

Writing (Short Story)

The Day after the Night Before

HMP Magilligan 2019

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