Restorative art on the inside and out
Curator Ericka Scott organizes exhibition of works by prisoners
DENISE SULLIVAN
Jul. 3, 2020 9:30 p.m.
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Ericka Scott was in the middle of curating an exhibit of artwork by men that her husband is incarcerated with when the coronavirus began to spread inside and outside prison walls.
“He was making arrangements, talking to the guys. He was my project manager,” said Scott of her husband, Pride. “I could see the joy through the phone when we decided to do the art show. It brought him closer. Things changed with COVID and I don’t have as much contact with him,” she said
The prison art exhibit, titled “Restoration,” will be presented online later this summer as part of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts fellows program in which Scott was chosen to participate. Providing an opportunity for families of the incarcerated and the public to engage in dialogue about America’s prisons, the discussion comes at a critical time, as the virus courses unabated through California’s system. Like thousands of others with spouses and family members on the inside, Scott’s living in a wait-and-see, day-by-day situation, unsure when the next call will come. [Click San Francisco Examiner to read more.]