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Community Arts Program
Archive-Based Creative Arts (ABCA) is a remote creative arts and writing workshop for people currently incarcerated in New York state and those coming home from prison.
![Drawn artwork with words "archive Based Creative Arts".](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbd64c_35f0ff2c022f4d46a9f49b645d5d2279~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1474,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Screenshot%202023-11-08%20at%205_41_edited.jpg)
Artwork by Leonard Wilson
Currently incarcerated at Woodbourne Correctional Facility
ABCA provides support and funding towards publishing, platforming and distributing members’ work, as well as connections with outside platforms to expand opportunities for members to get their work out in the world.
Featured Artists
![Drawn artwork.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbd64c_35f0ff2c022f4d46a9f49b645d5d2279~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1474,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Screenshot%202023-11-08%20at%205_41_edited.jpg)
Leonard Wilson
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbd64c_e33af387844d49db9a9767fce88e91a9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_670,h_900,al_c,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/Screenshot%202024-04-15%20at%206_23_47%20PM.png)
Ronald Remy Trail
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbd64c_4718516b7d204074ba8a1438ab1ec70b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_684,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Screenshot%202024-04-15%20at%206_25_34%20PM.png)
Peter McHugh
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbd64c_1a95a530cbb243c7b38ba8ca5c6b4cc2~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_542,h_810,al_c,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/Screenshot%202024-04-15%20at%206_23_59%20PM.png)
Serious Soul Brother
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbd64c_bf7eb788fc7b4aaf9e357b6294799520~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_1389,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Screenshot%202023-11-08%20at%205_46_53%20PM.png)
Lamarr Reid
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbd64c_9b09e406b9c24f529338afcd716da1e2~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_1470,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Sarah's%2BZine%2B-%2BFor%2BPro%2BPrinting%2B-%2BCover%2B(6%2B%C3%97%2B9%2Bin).png)
Sara G. Kielly
To learn more or get involved,
reach out to
abcaworkshop@paroleprepny.org
"Shining a light into a dark place – art as therapy.
A light that isn't intended to illuminate the dark corridors of a violent art-program-less prison, as much as it is intended to illuminate minds, hearts, and souls while simultaneously empowering people to have hope, build confidence, and create opportunities to collaborate with communities outside of prison."
Willie Kearse
ABCA's Art Program Associate
![Man smiling, looking at camera.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dbd64c_9adaf921c90946b398326ee2aca04cea~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1307,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Frederick%20Willie%20Kearse.jpg)
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