Artist Judith Schaechter‘s stained-glass windows are lauded throughout the world for their beauty, decorative charm, and edgy take on the darker aspects of the human condition. This month’s debut of 17 new pieces at Eastern State Penitentiary is the Ph... »
Since its art program began in 1995, Eastern State Penitentiary has welcomed more than 60 artists to install site-specific works throughout its storied cellblocks. 2012 marks their most impressive program to date, with 11 artist installations on view d... »
The Enlightenment architecture of the Eastern State Penitentiary echoes the old ideal of prisoner rehabilitation, not punishment. While that idea might be trite to many of us, it still retains a kind of aesthetic beauty. After a year of brutally hard w... »
News Jason Lazarus will take your unwanted photos Do you have photos that are too painful to keep around? If so, Chicago-based artist Jason Lazarus will take them. He’s collecting unwanted photos for an art installation. There’s no need to provide the... »
It's been two years in the making, but now an accomplished stained-glass artist is finishing up a series of windows to be installed in the skylights of the historic former penitentiary in Fairmount. »
