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- Koestler Trust in partnership with the British Council to take ex-offenders to the Venice Biennale
- ARROW IN THE BLUE opening January 19th, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
- FREE: ART BY OFFENDERS, SECURE PATIENTS AND DETAINEES opens at the Southbank 20 September
- Little Book of Prisons
- Sarah Lucas - curator for Koestler's 50th year exhibition
- Safety Net of Sky
- 2010 UK Exhibition
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- Don't miss Jeremy Deller on BBC Radio 4: Front Row following his progress as he put together his exhibition for the Venice Biennale.
- The Koestler Trust arranged for Jeremy Deller a collaboration with ex-servicemen at HMPs Everthorpe, Parc and Shotts for his show at the Venice Biennale. Read the reviews www.guardian.co.uk | Adrian Searle | Pictures | The Independent | BBC | Telegraph | Herald Scotland | Coverage on the collaborators
- SECURE on Welsh TV (S4C - Heno). The clip starts 11:36, click 'S' for English subtitles
- BBC Wales review SECURE
- ARROW IN THE BLUE review in Birmingham Days Out (pdf)
- Art of England (pdf) review of ARROW IN THE BLUE
- Birmingham Post article on ARROW IN THE BLUE
- Birmingham Mail preview article on ARROW IN THE BLUE opening January 19th.
- INSIGHT & OUTLOOK | Reporting Scotland Interview with Robert Taylor (Koestler Trust trustee) and Barbara Dowling (a Koestler Award winner)
Reporting Scotland Interview.
- INSIGHT & OUTLOOK on BBC Radio Scotland, interviews with curators and artists
Insight & Outlook on BBC Radio Scotland from Koestler Trust on Vimeo.
- Review of Insight & Outlook on the BBC website
- Article on the artworks exhibited in FREE from Secure Hospitals in Community Care
- Disability Arts online review of FREE
- Review of the 2012 UK exhbition FREE on artlyst
- Sarah Lucas interviewed by the Guardian on curating FREE
- FREE the 2012 Koestler UK Exhibition on the BBC World Service
- 50th Anniversary Dinner in the Evening Standard
- Safety Net of Sky - Interview with the curators
- Safety Net of Sky - Radio interview with the curators on Liverpool Heart FM
- Safety Net of Sky - BBC News Liverpool
- More Safety Net of Sky press, Liverpool Echo, Wigan Today, Art in Liverpool
- BBC Radio London 21/09/11 Interview with Dan Hogg (artist) and Susan Shaw (Curator)
- Channel 4 interview with Tim Robertson at the UK 2011 Exhibition
- Art by Offenders exhibition: Inmates happy to be framed - Rupert Christiansen, Daily Telegraph
Review of the 2011 UK Exhibition. - North prisoners' work is showcased at Southbank Centre - Coreena Ford, Sunday Sun
“FROM haunting landscapes to stunning sculptures, many of these works of art are worthy of a spot in a top gallery.”
Review of the 2011 UK Exhibition. - Critic's choice (Time Out)
For the UK 2010 Exhibition, more - Midweek Radio 4
Two of the curators of the Royal Festival Hall 2010 UK exhibition talk about their experience. Listen again - How a little praise in prison can go a long way (Guardian Article 24 August 2010)
On the Edinburgh exhibition in 2010 Read the article - Critics' Choice (Time Out, Oct 2009).
Koestler exhibition is recommended in Time Out's Around Town listings. More - Prison poems at the Chelsea Flower Show (The Guardian, 19 May 2009)
Silver Medal for Koestler Award Winner Dean Stalham. More - Art thief turned artist (Surrey Herald, 14 May 2009)
Profile of Koestler Award winning artist Dean Stalham. More - Statement by the Koestler Trust (The Times letters page, 11 April 2009)
Our response to the disclosure of a Koestler-Award-winning artist. More - Removal of Koestler sculpture from Royal Festival Hall (The Independent, 11 April 2009)
Deborah Orr comments on the issues. More - Offender art at the Chelsea Flower Show (Evening Standard, 9 April 2009)
Koestler Award winner's work for the Eden Project garden. More - Free thought (BBC Radio 3, 22 Sept 2008)
Talk by Koestler Chief Executive Tim Roberton. More - Offenders turned curators. (The Times, 1 Oct 2008)
Inside report on Koestler's young curators project. More - Art from behind closed doors. (The Guardian, 26 Sept 2008)
The Koestler Trust and ex-offender artist Dean Stalham. More - There's real for you.(Time Out, 11 June 2008)
Review of Koestler Award-winning plays at the Union Theatre. More - The secret of redemption? Art.(The Guardian, 2 April 2008)
Jeremy Havardi finds thatthe Koestler Awards rehabilitate criminals. More - Gutsy, poetic writing by an ex-con. (What's On Stage, 17 Feb 2008)
Michael Coveney reviews the new play by Koestler Award winner Dean Stalham. More - Arts in prison can bring hope to broken lives (Guardian Unlimited, 19 July 2007)
David Lammy has made a wise decision regarding Koestler Trust funding says Erwin James. More - Inspiring look at life behind bars (Evening Standard, 12 July 2007)
Five stars for Koestler Exhibition from critic Sue Steward. More - I'm stunned by the freedom of prison artists (The Times, 11 July 2007)
Grayson Parry on curating the Koestler Exhibition at the ICA. More - Odd is good (The Guardian, 11 July 2007)
The Koestler Awards, a 'Turner prize for prisoners', are finally making it into the mainstream, reports Iain Aitch. More - I could easily have been a serial killer (Guardian Unlimited, 11 July 2007)
Maev Kennedy talks to Grayson Perry at the Koestler Exhibition Opening. More - Art helps inmates go straight (Manchester Evening News, 6/3/2007)
Art projects make prisoners less likely to re-offend, a new report has revealed. More - The fine art of starting over (Observer Review, 17/09/2006)
The Koestler award scheme, which has inspired prisoners for 45 years, is a testament to the redemptive power of creativity. Robert Chesshyre More - Treasure in the hearts of those behind bars (West End Extra, 1/10/2006)
Prison is a place for punishment, writes Jonathan Allen, but it is has spawned an impressive array of artwork by inmates. More - Young offenders find an escape route (Daily Telegraph, 22/09/2004)
The Arts Column, Rupert Christiansen. More - Art behind bars (The Spectator, 18/09/2004)
Ariane Bankes on how Arthur Koestler's prison experiences led him to start an annual award. More - Will's praise for Con artisits (Camden New Journal 02/10/2003)
The writer Will Self opened this year's Koestler Exhibition of prisoner art and had nothing but praise. By Claire Davies. More - Creative Freedom (New Statesman 15/09/2003)
William cook finds there are no bars to the imagination in a prisoners' art show. More - Guilty Pleasures (Observer Review 06/10/2002)
What makes one person choose painting and another robbery? More