Operation ARTS

Creates exposure to music and other artistic forms to highlight the experiences of women impacted by incarceration and brings arts programming to Louisiana jails/prisons.

  • In 2024, Operation Restoration's Senior Advisor Quality Care Innovator, Montrell Carmouche, served on the advisory board for the exhibit “Captive State: Louisiana and the Making of Mass Incarceration,” at the New Orleans Historic Collection.

  • Unthinkable Imagination: A Creative Response to the Juvenile Justice Crisis was a collaborative exhibition in 2023 exploring one of the most critical issues facing our communities today – mass incarceration. A follow up to the 2019 award-winning show Per(Sister), Unthinkable Imagination focuses the lens on young people’s experience with the justice system.

    OR partnered with Newcomb Art Museum at Tulane University to create the exhibition, and featured work of members of Operation Girls, OR's mentorship program for justice-impacted girls.

  • In 2019, OR partnered with Newcomb Art Museum at Tulane University to create the exhibition Per(Sister) to share the stories of currently and formerly incarcerated women in Louisiana, and bring to the forefront the myriad issues as identified and expressed by the women themselves. The show is currently traveling throughout the United States.

  • In 2019, OR partnered with New Orleans Chamber Orchestra (NOCO) to create “Restoration through Music”: A Concert Series for Incarcerated Women which seeks to provide concert music experiences for incarcerated women in Louisiana.

  • In 2019, OR invited celebrated choreographer and educator, Suchi Branfman to lead workshops for women incarcerated at Orleans Justice Center.

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