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This sweet handmade card is called 'Christmas' & won a Commended Award in this year's 🎅

Entered from HM Prison Altcourse, this was the artist's first time entering the Awards. We hope his award inspires him to enter again next year!

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2021-12-18

'I Miss You', HM Prison Glenochil, Painting, 2021

“A painting of me and my daughter at visiting time.”

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2021-09-23

💬“I'd like this to represent the struggle of hope when you think there is none. The gave me hope [&] the feeling I had the right to enter my artwork”

The Golden Mean, Liverpool Probation Service, Painting

On display til 6 June👉https://t.co/qCl06XQHDx

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2021-06-01

🚨BONUS sheet🎨

We’ve put together a new Art Aid sheet w/ crosswords, puzzles & creative prompts aimed at younger entrants.

Please share with secure children's homes or anyone who may benefit!

Download & find out more ➡️https://t.co/MtMzMQGiqB

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2020-04-25

Happy 🎉

We all share one world 🌎

💬“In prison, I appreciate the world around me in a different way.” – entrant

‘Man on The Moon’ from HMP Elmley, Painting, 2018

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2020-04-23

to this unique silver sculpture titled ‘Foil Flowers’, entered into our 2015 from 🌼 Our 2020 Awards open in January, find out more and download our 2020 guidelines from our website >>> https://t.co/e6IpS6lJ5Q

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2019-12-27

Good will to all & a very merry Christmas from all of us at Koestler Arts 🎄✨ On behalf of all our entrants, a huge thank you to everyone who has supported our work this year. This wonderful piece, ‘Singing Bird’ from HM Prison Grendon, was sent in to the 2017

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2019-12-25

Creativity matters ! 🎨🎭✍🎵️ Last year, 91% of respondents to our entrant survey reported improved self-confidence as a result of taking part in the Read more about our impact this >>> https://t.co/xpGCixFkgw

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2019-10-10

‘The Lone Barn’ is a bright & evocative watercolour, sent to us by a young person at Guernsey Prison. It was given a Commended Award in last year's Learn more about our work with young people, the focus of our recent Radio 4 appeal, here > https://t.co/ouyphErtbB

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2019-04-13

is a really varied category in the annual - from poems and beautiful handwriting to graffiti-style lettering like this fantastic piece, from HM Prison Hewell in Worcestershire which won a 2018 Silver Award. See more here >> https://t.co/7wbS9ku33h

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2019-03-10

We're creating a pictorial poster to explain and promote the in prisons and other secure establishments. We've created this section in different languages to try and catch people's attention. Which ones can you read?

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2019-02-12

Feeling the cold this weekend? This icy scene was entered into the by a prisoner at HMP Huntercombe in Oxfordshire

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2019-02-03

We are so thankful to our Koestler Associates (entrants in our membership scheme), who have done so much in this year to encourage more people to enter the 2018 and have taken part in projects to help us raise funds to continue our work. Thanks everyone!

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2018-12-29

Day 23 of our brings a disagreement between Santa and his elves! Hopefully tomorrow everything will go smoothly... This card was sent in from HMP Wakefield, by an entrant who has won lots of in the graphic novel category

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2018-12-23

Our upcoming exhibition at will explore the relationships between families and their loved ones in prison, with selections of artworks from the chosen by 5 groups of curators who have supported family inside >> https://t.co/2IvFVgAYlA

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2018-09-11

The weather hasn't been brilliant so far, but Spring is arriving, and the 2018 deadline is approaching! 13 April - info HERE https://t.co/62iPYr89Dq Artwork: Four Stonechats in Blossom from HMP Wayland

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2018-03-31

We've been looking for at the Koestler Art Centre - here's one from last year's Still time to enter this year's - deadline: 13 April!

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2018-03-31

What a wonderful lot of entries have landed at our door at the deadline!

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2017-04-18