Category: CPA EVENTS

PHOTOS! Prison Arts Program Annual Show 2019

This year’s Annual Show ran June 7th-28th at Capital Community College. It featured over 700 artworks, all created during the past year, from over 120 inmate artists and alumni artists who now living in their communities. Inmates and staff work all year toward this unique and extraordinary community event! Enjoy the photos!

Prison Arts Program Annual Show 2019

Featuring New Artwork! Opening Reception, June 7, 2019, from 5 to 7 pm. The reception is free and open to the public!

PHOTOS! Celebrate CPA’s Prison Arts! Fundraiser

“Sincere Attempts to Confront Darkness”

From: “Best of Hartford 2019” Issue, Hartford Magazine, May 2019 Hartford Magazine wrote a wonderful article about our Prison Arts Program exhibition, “How Art Changed the Prison” at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.

Local Marathoner Runs for CPA’s Culinary Training Program

Local marathoner and owner of the Pond House Cafe, Louis Lista, celebrated his 60th birthday by running the Philadelphia Marathon. Leading up to the event, he raised tens of thousands of dollars for the “Run Louis Run” fundraiser supporting CPA’s Culinary Training Program. 

“Manchester’s Scarf Lady” Crochets for FWC’s Winter Boot Party!

Known as “Manchester’s Scarf Lady”, Toni Sullivan plans to crochet 500 scarves for Footwear with Care’s upcoming Winter Boot Party. 

CPA is hosting their 20th Annual Resettlement Halloween Brunch!

Community Partners in Action’s Resettlement Program is hosting its 20th Annual Halloween Brunch on Sunday, October 29th, 2017 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at the Pond House Cafe in West Hartford, CT! READ MORE