Rebeka Burns

Rebeka Burns

Bio

Rebeka Burns taught at the prisons as a facilitator for ArtSpring, a multi-disciplinary arts program featuring dance, writing, theater and music workshops. She is currently conducting research on arts programs in women's prisons as a masters student in Art and Art Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Rebeka Burns Articles

The Power Of Art In Women's Prisons

As an arts workshop facilitator at two maximum-security prisons, I learned how women can find beauty in a tube of paint—even while in jail.

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How One Woman Found Her Way Out Of Down Syndrome Isolation Through Art

Judith Scott remained nearly deaf and completely non-verbal her entire life. Her powerful art is currently on display at the Brooklyn Museum.

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Photo Essay: Art Tells The Story Of Cézanne's Troubled Marriage

A new Met exhibit explores the incredible art that can come from marital mediocrity.

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