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Children's Prison Arts ProjectAn Inventory of their Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
Historical NoteChildren’s Prison Arts Project (CPAP) was developed in 1994 by Birgit Walker, Melissa Thibodeaux, and Mario Jose Olvera as a non-profit project in Houston's West Dallas Juvenile Detention Center. The program was organized with the intention of providing a constructive way for at-risk youth housed in the facility to express themselves through the arts. The program later was expanded to serve juvenile offenders in several other facilities in the area including the Burnett-Bayland Home and the Tejas Home for Youth. In an eleven year period, CPAP’s programs served more than 11,000 such youths and their families. Local sponsors for the program included the Brown Foundation, the Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County and the Houston Endowment Fund. As of 2004, the Children's Prison Arts Project is still in existence. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe collection consists of documents extending from 1994 through 1998. There are also photographs and sound recordings of performances from 1999 through 2002. The Children's Prison Arts Project performance sound recordings make up the bulk of the collection. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsNone. Use RestrictionsNone. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationChildren's Prison Ars Project. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library. Acquisition InformationDonated by: Birgit Walker. Processing InformationProcessed by: Charles Stephenson, June 2006. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description
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