First Friday - Free Event

Self-taught, Michigan-based artist, Christopher Levitt, works in graphite, colored pencil, and acrylic paint. He began his practice in 2010 while serving a life sentence in Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC). From 2021-24, Levitt was featured in the University of Michigan's Prison Creative Arts Project for incarcerated artists (PCAP). He received an honorable mention in the 25th annual PCAP Art Exhibition in 2021. In 2023 Levitt's piece, “Hard Rock”, won first place in Colorado State University Pueblo's (CSUP) Black History Month Student Art Show and in 2023 the sale of his artwork helped to raise money for CSUP’s incarcerated students at the first annual CSUP Levitt Fund Scholarship art exhibit and fundraiser. In addition to his work as an artist, Levitt mentors other inmates who want to learn how to paint. He also continues to work with CSUP to expand inmates' access to art and art education through the Levitt fund…