Past Events
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January 21 to March 13, 2026 | Newark, Ohio
Imagining Abolition: State Blues at OSU
Imagining Abolition: State Blues at OSU features work by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated Ohio artists through the Returning Artists Guild.
June 13 to July 12, 2026 | Dayton, Ohio
Imagining Abolition: State Blues
Imagining Abolition: State Blues features RAG artists envisioning life beyond incarceration, on view June 13–July 12, 2026 at The Blue House, Dayton, Ohio.
February 26, 2025 | Worthington, Ohio
A World Reimagined: The Work of Abolition
A World Reimagined: The Work of Abolition was a Feb. 26, 2025 panel discussion in Worthington, Ohio, held alongside the Home Free exhibition.
January 1 to March 13, 2026 | Mansfield, Ohio
Imagining Abolition: Blood, Sweat, and Tears, Too at OSU
Imagining Abolition: Blood, Sweat, and Tears Too features artists impacted by incarceration, on view Feb 10–Mar 13, 2026 in Mansfield, Ohio.
November 25, 2025 to January 30, 2026 | Columbus, Ohio
Imagining Abolition: Blood, Sweat, and Tears Too
Imagining Abolition: Blood, Sweat, and Tears Too features RAG artists exploring life beyond incarceration, Nov 25, 2025–Jan 30, 2026, Columbus, Ohio.
July 12, 2025 | Cleveland, Ohio
RAG Day: Yard's Open
RAG Day: Yard’s Open launched the Returning Artists Guild’s Cleveland chapter with art, performances and community centered on prison abolition.
April 12 to May 31, 2025 | Dayton, Ohio
RAG Solo: Joy, Enough is Enough, Who You Are Where You Are
RAG Solo: Joy Hoop's exhibition using materials from her nearly three decades of incarceration, on view April 12–May 31, 2025 at The Blue House, Dayton, Ohio.
January 23 to March 20, 2025 | Worthington, Ohio
Home Free: Ohio Artists Envision Prison Abolition
Home Free: Ohio Artists Envision Prison Abolition features work by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated Ohio artists exploring abolition.
September 14, 2024 | Cincinnati, Ohio
The RAG Yard Day
The Returning Artists Guild and Wave Pool brought Yard Day to Cincinnati with art, music and community honoring people impacted by incarceration.
June 22 to September 14, 2024 | Cincinnati, Ohio
Imagining Abolition: Family Reunion
Imagining Abolition: Family Reunion featured incarcerated, formerly incarcerated and exonerated Ohio artists exploring prison abolition through art.