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The fine art of punishment™ • The Barnes Collection and the Youth Study Center |
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| The New Amistad: living history at the ArtJail. | |
A full-size replica of the slaveship Amistad engulfed by The Artjail - is it sinking or rising? More text here... |
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| The Fine Art Television Network: Mega-TV at the ArtJail. | |
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| The New Plantation Cafe: fine dining at the ArtJail. | |
Diners will watch the chain-gangs of Youth Study Center inmates learning valuable job skills working the fields of the ArtJail plantation. The food served at the Plantation Cafe will, as much as is possible, be sourced from the plantation. READ MORE >> |
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| Luxury living and commanding views: The Condos at the ArtJail. | |
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| Costumes and uniforms at the ArtJail. | |
Diners will watch the chain-gangs of Youth Study Center inmates learning valuable job skills working the fields of the ArtJail plantation. The food served at the Plantation Cafe will, as much as is possible, be sourced from the plantation. READ MORE >> |
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| The green roof: agricultural education at the ArtJail. | |
Diners will watch the chain-gangs of Youth Study Center inmates learning valuable job skills working the fields of the ArtJail plantation. READ MORE >> |
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| The Big Sign: a new cultural beacon for Philadelphia at the ArtJail. | |
Topping out at 640 feet the Big Sign makes the ArtJail the tallest building in the Parkway neighborhood. Because of it's unique position in the cityscape the sign dominates the visual landscape from many directions and is visible from a great distance, especially at night. The sign is sure to become as recognizable a symbol of Philadelphia as the Liberty Bell. The diverse imagery of the sign appeals to a broad range of people - there's a little something for everyone! We've adapted the daring aesthetic strategy that Dr. Albert C. Barnes used in creating his famous groupings: mingling classic paintings with "low" and industrial cultural materials to create an visually pleasing educational experience. |
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| The Media Skin: innovative multi-media at the ArtJail. | |
Diners will watch the chain-gangs of Youth Study Center inmates learning valuable job skills working the fields of the ArtJail plantation. The food served at the Plantation Cafe will, as much as is possible, be sourced from the plantation. READ MORE >> |
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| Creating new traditions: subversive underground education at the ArtJail. | |
The education of our young inmates is one of our top priorities here at the ArtJail. The social relationships and cultural forces that result in an inmate population that is disproportionately made up of low-income people of color are too deeply entrenched to respond to traditional programs of reform so we have set aside the basement level of the complex for The Underground Education Center. Visitors to the Barnes Collection may experience a frisson of fear as they see the young My First Prison® inmates "escaping" through concealed hatches, hidden doorways and false walls as they leave the traditional classrooms of My First Prison® and head downwards into the UG Center . |
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| The Youth Study Center Mega-TV: 24 hour entertainment at the ArtJail. | |
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