Sarah Ross

Co-founder & Co-director of Art + Exhibitions

Sarah Ross is founder and co-director of Prison + Neighborhood Arts Project, which works at the intersection of art and justice, collaborating with incarcerated artists and writers to produce work, exhibits and dialogue.

The collaborative models Sarah employs to build a robust community of educators and learners at Stateville Prison impacts the ecology and dialogues of the Chicago art and justice communities. She also supports the work of other artists, writers and organizers across the city. She promotes community-defined forms of art, creative expression, and creative production, working with artists to adapt their courses to the demands of a prison to raising funds for artist projects and stepping in and out as needed.

Photo credit: Ally Almore