“Performances by Art That Serves inspired me to use my experience of traumatic events, addiction to the lifestyle of using and selling drugs and pain/guilt/shame to in turn write my own music. Since then I’ve written six songs and it’s the best coping skill I’ve developed to express my emotions and temporarily free my soul from these confined walls.”

— TeeJ, detainee, Chesterfield County Jail

“Art That Serves elevates awareness, promoting a safe space for self-reflection, while positively shifting the culture of our incarcerated community on Rikers Island." 

— Tommy Demenkoff, Director of Arts Education - NYCDOC

“The impact created by Art That Serves cannot be measured through these few penned words. Through their workshops and concerts they create an opportunity for those who are incarcerated to experience HOPE. Their performers engage the soul of their listeners, offering a self-forgiving opportunity to those who have faced difficult times.”

— Warden Karen Tayler, Camden County Correctional Facility

“Art That Serves has been inspirational to hundreds of our Heroin Addiction Recovery Program participants.  The atmosphere of hope they create is one the participants can quickly identify with, attach to, and use for their own personal motivation.”

— Sheriff Karl Leonard, Chesterfield County Jail