Category: CPA EVENTS

POSTPONED: Celebrate CPA Prison Arts! 2020

As you know, Governor Lamont has declared a public health emergency and prohibited events of 50 people or more to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Your health and safety are of the utmost importance to Community Partners in Action. Therefore, we are postponing Celebrate CPA Prison Arts! 2020 scheduled for April 23rd. We believe this… Read more »

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!

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.