This fall, Brown Arts Institute (BAI), a university-wide arts research enterprise that serves as a campus resource and catalyst for the arts at Brown University, will launch IGNITE, a series of interdisciplinary, collaborative, impactful projects centered around the possibilities of art as a vehicle for societal change.
Elisabeth Subrin is a filmmaker dedicated to telling stories about misunderstood women. She found the perfect subject for her latest film, Maria Schneider, 1983. The project won best short documentary at February’s César Awards, France’s most prestigious film award ceremony, and has been screened at film festivals around the world, including at The 75th Cannes International
Called “Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration,” the exhibition features paintings, sculptures and other works by prisoners, loved ones and advocates.