Friday, 02 November 2007 01:51

Inside-Out Art Show at Mule Creek State Prison

Hundreds of items including hand-crafted pottery, wood items and paintings will be offered at the 19th Annual Inside Out Art Show & Sale today and Saturday at the Mule Creek State Prison cafeteria. All items are made by the Mule Creek Arts in Corrections and Mill & Cabinet programs, and proceeds benefit Operation Care. The show is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Visitors are asked to avoid wearing blue jeans. The art sale is so popular that show organizers have arranged a sort of lottery for the opening on Friday from 8 to 8:30 a.m.  Visitors at the door when the show opens will receive a ticket, which, after being drawn at random by Warden Rich Subia, enables them to enter the show one-by-one and select one item for purchase. After 8:30 or so, the doors will open to all and there will be no limit on purchases. Inmates participate in the program with the knowledge their artwork will be sold with the proceeds going to Operation Care which helps victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. For more information, contact Lynn Shield at Operation Care -- 223-2897.