PAPs (Prison Art Programs)

PAPs (Prison Art Programs) (founded 2013, Yogyakarta, Indonesia), is an art collective founded in 2013 at the Lapas Narkotika Klas IIa Yogyakarta (Yogyakarta Narcotic Penitentiary) by a group of artists-inmates who were concerned about art training inside and outside of the penitentiary. Some of their exhibitions and events include The Swimmer, in collaboration with artist Angki Purbandono at Mizuma Gallery, Singapore (2014), Portable at Biasa Gallery, Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia (2015), Infinity In Flux, Artjog 2015 at Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2015), and Rukun Agawe Santosa, a prison art event in collaboration with Paguyuban Seni Tiyang Biasa at Yogyakarta Narcotic Penitentiary, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2017).