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Far Beyond the Walls exhibition, 22 June - 30 September 2024, is a collaboration between the Nevada State Prison Preservation Society, curator Frances Melhop, and Melhop Gallery º7077. This deeply immersive exhibition involves 22 artists, 11 solo exhibitions and 2 group shows. They will take place within the cell housing, medical and culinary spaces of the historic Nevada State Prison.

The objective and intention of this exhibition is to move public awareness towards an understanding of the issues surrounding incarceration in the US, both historically and currently.

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This project is supported in part by the Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities

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