Indigo Arts Alliance hosted a virtual discussion on Tuesday, June 29th at 6pm EST called Visions of Liberation: An Artist Talk and Conversation with their 2021 Summer Mentor Artist-In-Residence, Carl Joe Williams! Carl provided an in-depth look into his practice and his journey as an artist, and shed light on the key role art plays in social movements. He was then joined in conversation with poet, activist, the Executive Director of Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition, the Director of Leadership Development at Maine Inside Out, and the Campaign Advisor for Maine Youth Justice, Joseph Jackson, as well as Skye Gosselin of Maine Youth Justice. 

By forging new tools of liberation and exploring opportunities for new visions of healing and growth, we investigated how those same tools can address trauma and the effects of post incarceration syndrome in order to heal. It begs the question: What does the path to sustainable growth look like?