Amica Hunter Comes to Class!

Amica Hunter brought their solo show, “Anatomica” to Pelican Bay in April and led workshops in ensemble building and performance. The viewing of Amica's original touring piece lent itself to some fantastic discussion about solo creation, telling your story, and being in the present moment. While creating their own piece, our D-yard participants were able to engage with Amica’s show from the perspective of being in the middle of their own creative process and we shared about what it’s like to go from a “blank canvas” to “making a thing”...and all the possibilities this presents. 

Amica Hunter in ANATOMICA. Photo by Elena Escobado.

Guest teachers/performers have continued to offer unique training opportunities and performance at the prison in addition to our regular weekly classes. We are very grateful for the staff and administration, particularly the Community Resource Managers’ office led by Robert Losacco, for helping us coordinate getting visitors inside. Bringing in working artists to circle up with everyone and talk about craft, processes, and how we all are weaving making art into our existence are some of the best conversations we have in the program. Mutual inspiration abounds when we can meet together as creative minds and celebrate that part of our collective human experience. We’ve had some amazing people come in to work with our participants.