Tramway 25 Albert Drive, Glasgow G41 2PE
Our World: A Koestler Arts exhibition for Scotland
Co-curated by Fife College learners from HM Prison Shotts
Tuesdays to Fridays 12 to 5pm
Saturdays and Sundays 12 to 6pm
Koestler Arts is the UK’s best-known prison arts charity. They have been championing and exhibiting artwork from the criminal justice system for 60 years. In this new show, Koestler Arts is returning to Tramway to exhibit visual art, poetry and music from across Scotland.
Every artwork in Our World is made by someone in a Scottish prison, young offender institution, secure hospital or under supervision in the community, and was entered into the 2022 Koestler Awards for arts in criminal justice.
To select work for this show, Koestler Arts partnered with Fife College – the National education provider, delivering learning in all public Scottish prisons. A group from HM Prison Shotts used their artistic and design skills to help select the artwork and chose the title Our World. They hope this exhibition expresses how much people who are in prison or confined care about what is happening in the wider world.
24 January – 26 February 2023
Tramway, Glasgow
Koestler Arts is delighted to be returning to Scotland for a show celebrating artwork from Scottish prisons and other establishments entered into the 2022 Koestler Awards for arts in criminal justice.
Tramway is an internationally acclaimed venue for contemporary visual and performing art, housed in a former tram depot. Koestler Arts last exhibited here in 2017, so we’re very excited to be returning in 2023.
To select work for this show, Koestler Arts partnered with Fife College – the National education provider, delivering learning in all public Scottish prisons. A group from HM Prison Shotts used their artistic and design skills to help select the main themes and artworks for this exhibition. They hope this exhibition expresses how much people who are in prison and other secure settings care about what is happening in the wider world.
“‘Our World’ is to share. Everybody’s got a part to play… not just a single individual.”
– Co-curator from HM Prison Shotts
Some of the artworks on display in this exhibition are available to purchase on our online shop.
Opening Hours:
Tues – Fri 12 noon – 5pm
Sat – Sun 12 noon – 6pm
Mon – closed
Address: Tramway, 25 Albert Dr, Glasgow G41 2PE
