We are so pleased to announce that Represent Justice has invited the Prison Story Project to host a screening of Master of Light at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on March 24, 2023 at 7:00pm.
The Winner of the SXSW 2022 Documentary Feature Grand Jury Award, Master of Light highlights George Anthony Morton, a classical painter who spent ten years in federal prison for dealing drugs. While incarcerated, he nurtured his craft and unique artistic ability. Since his release, he is doing everything he can to defy society’s unlevel playing field and tackle the white-dominant art world. George faces his demons when he returns to his hometown, Kansas City. He does so by painting his family members. Diving deeper into his soul with every brushstroke, George shines a bright light on racial injustice; on the intergenerational trauma that, inescapably, comes with it. What emerges is a deeply personal tour de force, and a powerful, positive portrait of an artist.
The Prison Story Project is also working with the artists on Arkansas’ Death Row to collect art for an exhibit in conjunction with the showing of the film. The exhibit will be up from March 19-26 in the parish hall at St. Paul’s.
Here are two recent pencil drawings from one of our artists:
