People's Pottery Project
The mission of People’s Pottery Project (PPP) is to empower formerly incarcerated women, non-binary, and trans people and systems-impacted youth through our non-profit ceramics arts studio. Guided by formerly incarcerated leaders, our collectively built arts center is a place for healing, education, and community.
Visit this organization’s website to learn more
2 Submitted Ideas
CREATE ·2021 Grants Challenge·🎉 2021 Goldhirsh Foundation WinnerPeople’s Pottery Project
People’s Pottery Project’s mission is to empower formerly incarcerated women, trans and non-binary individuals through the power of art-making, grassroots advocacy, and meaningful employment through our non-profit ceramics studio. PPP provides paid ceramics classes for individuals navigating the extremely difficult transition out of incarceration, thereby providing meaningful art therapy and urgent resources to prevent individuals from returning to prison.
- CREATE ·2024 Grants Challenge
Healing & Empowering Youth Through Arts Education
People’s Pottery Project will build on our recent experience with New Village Girls Academy to develop an after-school program in our non-profit ceramics art studio designed specifically for systems-impacted youth. The program will focus on exposing systems-impacted youth to paid internships in the arts, providing mentorship from systems-survivor adults, and modeling healthy interpersonal skills and coping strategies – while preparing for future employment, whether in the creative arts or other industries.