Illinois Humanities’ Envisioning Justice Artist & Humanist Commissions support 14 Illinois-based arts and humanities projects that respond to the impacts of mass incarceration and help envision and devise strategies for a truly just society. Projects will be completed by summer 2021 and will include such subjects as recidivism, extralegal torture, wrongful convictions, and reentry. Artists and humanists will also develop an “instructional prompt” based off of the commissioned work for an Envisioning Justice Activation Kit that will promote reflection, conversation, and action from viewers and participants.

Below is a list of the artists and humanists commissioned. Click on the project titles below for more information and for artist and humanist profiles.

Alexandra Antoine and Brandon Wyatt Our Agreements	Tara Betts and David Weathersby Unbarred Poetics
Antonio Burton Bars & Gates: COPY+PASTE+DELETE	Chicago Torture Justice Memorials (CTJM) Guide to Narrate the Struggle for Justice of Jon Burge Torture Survivors
Maya Dukmasova truth, facts, reality | stories, claims, lies	William Estrada and Jasmin Cardenas PUPPETS + RESISTENCIA PROJECT
Michael Fischer There But For The Grace	Sonja Henderson and Janice Bond Mothers Healing Circle
Renaldo Hudson Chasing Hearts	Amber Ginsburg and Aaron Hughes Tea Project
Joshua Jackson From Prisoner to Professional	Mitchell S. Jackson Survivor Files
Patricia Nguyen Combat Breathing & the Chicago Torture Justice Memorial Project	Naimah Thomas The Forgotten