Events

Special Event

Special Event

Join us for a panel discussion on artistic practice inside prisons featuring our special guests ELIZABETH DAY, Co-Director of Boom Gate Gallery at Long Bay Correctional Centre; LUKE PATTERSON, Gamilroi poet and musician; and TOBY MARTIN, musician, songwriter, and cultural historian.

What are we talking about?

From April to June 2025, we are discussing “Women and Prison.” Although the prison has historically been seen as a male-dominated space, women’s correctional facilities are seing an increasing number of inmates. Together, we’ll explore the complicated relationship between gender and carcerality by examining the lived experiences of women inside.

  • Facilitators

    The Bridges Inside team

    Text

    A Bound Woman is a Dangerous Thing (2019); DaMaris B. Hill 

  • Facilitator

    Emma Tseris & Scarlett Franks

    Texts

    ‘“My Voice Was Discounted the Whole Way Through”: A Gendered Analysis of Women’s Experiences of Involuntary Mental Health Treatment’ (2022); Emma Jane Tseris, Eva Bright Hart, and Scarlett Franks 

    Madness Made Me (2014); Mary O’Hagan 

  • Facilitator

    Sacha Jamieson

    Texts

    ‘Holistic Conceptualisations of Health by Incarcerated Aboriginal Women in New South Wales, Australia’ (2019); Sacha Kendall et al.

    ‘Listen’ (2023); Sylvia Roberts

    #FreeHer Yarn; Sisters Inside