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Follow the artists, exhibitions, milestones, and cultural conversations shaping the work of the Returning Artists Guild.

WYSO: How the RAG Supports Artists Behind Bars

WYSO’s ReEntry Stories talks with the RAG co-founder Aimee Wissman about the organization’s work to support incarcerated artists and expand access to creative opportunities behind bars.

Columbus Alive profiles Aimee Wissman and the beginnings of the RAG

Ahead of the RAG’s first gallery exhibition, Grind/Time, Columbus Alive talks with co-founder Aimee Wissman about art, incarceration, reentry and the beginnings of the Returning Artists Guild.

Wexner Center Highlights RAG’s Work Expanding Arts Access

An early collaboration with the Ohio Prison Arts Connection shows the RAG helping create arts access, connection, and community for people during incarceration and reentry.

Cincinnati’s Local 12 Covers Through the Wire Exhibition

Cincinnati’s Local 12 News covered Through the Wire, a collaborative exhibition featuring work by currently and formerly incarcerated artists at the Strauss Gallery at Artspace in Hamilton, Ohio.

Gab Street Talks Art, Reentry and the RAG

Gab Street Podcast hosts Aimee Wissman and Kamisha Thomas discuss the early work of the Returning Artists Guild and the experiences that led them to create it.

Columbus Alive Features Aimee Wissman Ahead of RAG’s First Exhibition

Ahead of the RAG’s first gallery exhibition, Grind/Time, Columbus Alive talks with co-founder Aimee Wissman about her experience with incarceration, the role art played during her time in prison and her work to change the conversation around incarceration and reentry.