Create: New Beginnings® is a series of restorative art workshops designed for women in prisons, jails, and reentry facilities. Rooted in Scripture and the core values of the Prison Fellowship Academy®, this program empowers women to acknowledge critical emotions and develop self-awareness through the lens of artistic expression. Through 10 simple art workshops, participants look to the past for understanding—and look forward to a new beginning.
In-Prison Workshops
Women living in prison often feel isolated and alone. In general, they have much less communication with one another and fewer visitations with their families and spouses than men living in prison. We quickly began to realize that Create: New Beginnings would provide the safe space they need to discuss topics that are often taboo in prison culture, such as sources of shame and self-doubt. Create: New Beginnings also emphasizes the importance of healthy relationships and creates an environment where women can be open and vulnerable with one another.
Create: New Beginnings is giving prisoners—and Prison Fellowship staff—a chance to experience God’s provision.
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Create: New Beginnings, Prison Fellowship's unique restorative art program for incarcerated women, celebrates a graduation in Oklahoma.
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The Create: New Beginnings workshop brings restoration behind bars through the healing power of art and community.
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