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eWkratke Blog – Cultural Education for People in Prison

The House of Culture Foundation (Fundacja Dom Kultury) is implementing the project “eWkratke Blog – Cultural Education for People in Prison” in 2026–2027, with funding from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage under the Cultural Education Programme.

The project continues the Foundation’s long-term educational work in prisons. Its main goal is to develop the cultural, linguistic and social competencies of incarcerated women through regular participation in cultural education activities and creative workshops.

The programme is carried out in two correctional facilities:

• Warsaw-Grochów Remand Prison (closed units),
• External Unit in Warsaw-Bemowo (semi-open units).

Workshops take place four times each month and include writing and editorial classes, meetings with artists and experts from various fields, discussions about culture, literature and the arts, as well as activities designed to foster creativity and self-expression.

The project’s most important outcome is eWkratke.pl, a unique blog co-created by women serving prison sentences. The platform publishes their texts, reflections, interviews, illustrations and reports from cultural events. The blog serves as a space for dialogue between people in prison and society outside, while also functioning as a tool for cultural and social education.

Participants do not have access to the internet. Their texts are written during workshops or in prison cells and are later transcribed and uploaded by volunteers. Readers can comment on the posts, and their messages are delivered to the authors in printed form. The women then write replies by hand, which are subsequently published online. In this way, a genuine dialogue is created between the world behind prison walls and the world beyond them.

The project has a long-term character. The experience of the House of Culture Foundation shows that regular educational activities carried out over an extended period produce lasting results: they strengthen communication skills, build self-confidence and a sense of agency, and support participants in preparing for life after release.

Beneficiary

Fundacja Dom Kultury (House of Culture Foundation)
18 Kalenicka Street
04-367 Warsaw, Poland

Project Duration

March 2026 – December 2027

Funding

The project is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund – a state special-purpose fund, under the Cultural Education Programme.

In accordance with applicable regulations, information about the funding is also published on the Foundation’s social media channels and in promotional materials related to the project.

Amount of funding: 100000 PLN
Total project value: 100000 PLN
Date of contract signature: 18 May 2026

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Photo: Archive Fundacja Dom Kultury

Photo: Archive Fundacja Dom Kultury

Graphics: Aleksandra Głowacka

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Can history become a tool for education, creativity and social change? At Fundacja Dom Kultury, we believe it can. That is why we are launching “The Battle of Grunwald – A Prison Strategy Game”, a project that combines history education, art history, model-making, creative arts activities and strategy games with the social reintegration of people serving prison sentences.

The project is being carried out simultaneously in the Warsaw-Białołęka and Warsaw-Służewiec Remand Centres. It involves 40 men serving prison sentences.

From Matejko to a Strategy Game

The project begins with an introduction to the history of the Battle of Grunwald and the world of strategy games. The first workshop will be led by Grażyna Bastek – art historian, curator at the National Museum in Warsaw and one of Poland’s leading popularisers of art history. The starting point will be an analysis of Jan Matejko’s famous painting The Battle of Grunwald, which for more than a century has shaped Polish perceptions of one of the most important events in the history of Central Europe.

Participants will then work with artist Waldemar Petryk to create three-dimensional models of the battlefield. These will not be traditional historical reconstructions. Instead, the models will be designed as game boards inspired by the structure of a chessboard, enabling strategic gameplay.

The next stage will involve creating miniature figures representing the Polish-Lithuanian and Teutonic armies and developing the rules of an original strategy game inspired by tabletop wargaming mechanics. The workshops will be led by Krzysztof Nessel, who holds a Master’s degree in Social Rehabilitation and has long been involved in model-making and strategy games. Participants will learn the fundamentals of tabletop wargames, jointly develop the game rules and create cards describing the capabilities of individual military units.

The project will culminate in an online game between the two institutions. Immediately before the battle begins, participants will draw lots to determine whether they will fight on the side of the Polish-Lithuanian forces or the Teutonic Knights. As a result, the outcome of the battle will remain uncertain until the very last move. The finale will also include a lecture by Marcin Miros entitled “What If the Teutonic Knights Had Won?”, exploring the possible consequences of a Teutonic victory for the history of Poland and Europe.

Culture as a Tool for Social Inclusion

People in prison belong to groups particularly vulnerable to social and cultural exclusion. Long-term isolation limits access to culture, education and contemporary social developments. It also makes it more difficult to develop interests, acquire new skills and maintain connections with social life outside prison.

This is why initiatives that enable active participation in culture are so important. The project is not limited to teaching historical facts. Participants become co-creators of the creative process – designing, building, painting, planning and making decisions. They learn cooperation, responsibility for a shared task and long-term planning.

The project also helps counteract the effects of social and digital exclusion that often accompany long-term imprisonment. Participants are introduced to contemporary forms of activity enjoyed by millions of people around the world, including model-making, strategy games, historical re-enactment and project-based creative work. They gain new skills and knowledge about cultural phenomena that are widely accessible outside prison but often remain beyond reach within it.

New Passions and New Opportunities

Throughout our work, we have repeatedly observed that contact with culture can become the beginning of lasting change. For some participants, this will be their first encounter with art history. For others, it may be the beginning of an interest in history, model-making, miniature painting or strategy games.

“The Battle of Grunwald – A Prison Strategy Game” demonstrates that history education does not have to be confined to textbooks and that culture can provide a space for developing new interests, strengthening skills and rebuilding a sense of agency. It is another project by Fundacja Dom Kultury that uses art, education and creativity as tools for the social inclusion of people serving prison sentences.

The project is implemented by Fundacja Dom Kultury thanks to funding provided by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage under the National Centre for Culture programme “Culture Interventions 2026.”

 

 

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Fundacja Dom Kultury is preparing an exhibition summarising ten years of W Kratkę magazine, created since 2013 by women incarcerated in the Warsaw-Grochów Remand Centre in collaboration with visual artists.

At the end of 2026, Fundacja Dom Kultury will present an exhibition marking the tenth anniversary of W Kratkę – a unique project that has been developed since 2013 in the Warsaw-Grochów Remand Centre.

W Kratkę is one of the most interesting initiatives combining contemporary art, cultural education and socially engaged activities carried out in Polish prisons. The magazine is created by women serving prison sentences in collaboration with visual artists, designers, educators and editors. Each issue brings together two worlds: the experiences of incarcerated people and the language of contemporary culture and art.

In 2026, the tenth anniversary issue of the magazine will be published. To celebrate this occasion, we are preparing an exhibition presenting the achievements of the project and the story of a collaboration that, for more than a decade, has connected incarcerated people with renowned contemporary artists and a younger generation of creators.

What will be on display?

The exhibition will feature original artworks published in W Kratkę, including drawings, prints, illustrations, objects and projects created specifically for individual issues of the magazine. These will be accompanied by selected editorial materials, photographs and documentation of the magazine’s development.

The exhibition will present not only finished artworks but also the collaborative process between incarcerated participants and artists. Visitors will be able to see how successive issues of the magazine were created, how relationships developed between participants, and what role art played in fostering dialogue, agency and participation.

Artists

Over the past ten years, the magazine has brought together both established figures of Polish contemporary art and emerging artists. The exhibition may include works by Paweł Althamer, Artur Żmijewski, Daniel Rycharski, Małgorzata Jabłońska, Piotr Szewczyk, Dorota Podlaska, Dariusz Vasina, Beata Sosnowska, Agnieszka Dybowska, Agnieszka Gójska, Magda Byczewska, Anna Tyczyńska, Agnieszka Semaniszyn-Konat, Justyna Kabala, Darren Kruk and Paweł Dunal.

An important part of the exhibition will also be works by students of the Graphic Design Department at SWPS University, who have contributed illustrations and graphic designs to the magazine for several years.

Venue

The exhibition will be presented in the foyer of Komuna Warszawa Theatre, one of Poland’s leading independent cultural institutions. The open nature of the foyer will make the exhibition accessible both to visitors coming specifically to see it and to audiences attending performances and other events organised by the theatre.

Publication and accompanying activities

An integral part of the project will be a publication containing a curatorial text and a selection of materials documenting the history of W Kratkę and the activities developed around it since 2013. The publication will serve as a lasting record of the project and a tool for disseminating its results.

Why is it important?

W Kratkę is more than a magazine. It is a long-term process of cultural education, empowerment, self-advocacy and increasing the visibility of incarcerated people in public life. The project demonstrates that culture can be a tool for communication, cooperation and social inclusion, while art can create a space for encounters between people who normally live on opposite sides of prison walls.

The exhibition will provide an opportunity to look back at ten years of this extraordinary collaboration and at art created in places where it is not usually expected to be found.

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Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland under the Visual Arts Programme.

W Kratkę 10. – a jubilee issue of a magazine created in prison

 

Graphics: Anna Majcher

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We have begun work on the 10th, jubilee issue of the art-social magazine “W Kratkę,” created by women serving prison sentences together with collaborating artists, educators, and editors from outside. The project is carried out by the Fundacja Dom Kultury at the Warsaw Grochów Remand Prison and the External Unit in Warsaw-Bemowo.

“W Kratkę” has been created since 2013 as a result of regular cultural education and editorial work. Each issue is the outcome of several months of collective effort – from the first texts, through editing, to graphic design and publication. Thanks to the support of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage under the “Magazines” programme, the magazine is now published regularly each year.

Work on each issue begins in March with writing and editorial workshops. The texts are authored by incarcerated women, who develop their language, communication, and creative skills during the sessions. The editorial process is led by Agata Maczkowska – a journalist, teacher, communication trainer, and actress with the Wolandyjski Theatre, who serves as editor-in-chief of the issue. The overall project is coordinated by Justyna Domasłowska-Szulc, president of the Fundacja Dom Kultury.

From June, the graphic design phase begins. The illustrations and visual identity are developed by artists from the Department of Graphic Design at SWPS University in Wrocław, working together with graphic design students under the supervision of Dr Małgorzata Jabłońska and Dr Piotr Szewczyk. The online publication and digital archive of the magazine are managed by Małgorzata Brus.

The completed issue will be released in autumn – first in a digital version, then in print. In November, it will be distributed to prison libraries across Poland, thanks to cooperation with the Office of the Director General of the Prison Service, as well as to readers outside prison.

Each issue of “W Kratkę” is created by new authors and contributors, although some return to take part in subsequent editions. As a result, the magazine remains a living, evolving editorial project – a space for work, dialogue, and building connections between the prison environment and society.

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“W Kratkę” – The Only Magazine of Its Kind in the World

Since 2012, a unique journalistic and artistic editorial team has been operating in the Warsaw-Grochów prison. The editorial meetings bring together an average of 20 incarcerated women and people from the outside world: journalists, writers, teachers, visual artists, and students of journalism, graphic design, and communication. The aim of these meetings is not only to prepare the next issue of “W Kratkę” but also to explore fundamental questions about the significance of culture and art and their social roles. A crucial aspect of the project is also the social reintegration of incarcerated individuals through active participation in cultural life.

A Unique Collaboration of Art and Incarceration

“W Kratkę”, published as part of cultural education initiatives by the Warsaw-based Fundacja Dom Kultury (House of Culture Foundation), benefits from a comprehensive graphic design, made possible through collaboration with lecturers and students from the Department of Graphic Design at SWPS University. This partnership has been ongoing since 2021. The magazine stands out due to its thoughtful and original graphic concept, developed under the artistic direction of Dr. Małgorzata Jabłońska and Dr. Piotr Szewczyk, the creator of the magazine’s layout. Their contribution ensures that “W Kratkę” is unique—not only among prison publications but also within the realm of artistic magazines. The project also provides students with valuable experience, as they create illustrations for each issue as part of their professional training.

A Magazine That Unites Different Perspectives

The magazine holds significant appeal for a wide audience, including socially engaged artists, educators, psychologists, social activists, and, most importantly, incarcerated individuals themselves. Its high-quality design and publishing standards also make it attractive to art enthusiasts. Thanks to the collaboration between Fundacja Dom Kultury and the Director General’s Office of the Polish Prison Service, the printed version of the magazine is distributed to prison libraries across Poland, while the digital edition is available to the general public.

Since 2022, “W Kratkę” has expanded its editorial team to include male inmates from the Wołów Prison, followed in 2023 by incarcerated men from the Warsaw-Białołęka Detention Center. This development has broadened the range of topics covered in the magazine and enriched the diversity of writing styles and perspectives.

Education and Creativity in Prison

Producing “W Kratkę” is not only about editing articles but, above all, about intensive cultural education. Participants engage in workshops that serve as the foundation for their written work. Their contributions are then published, helping to disseminate knowledge about culture both within prison walls and to the outside world.

„We know from bitter experience that life in prisons too easily fades into obscurity, becoming invisible and, to outsiders, somewhat unreal. (…) But deprivation of liberty should not mean deprivation of respect, visibility, and a sense of purpose. And this is what ‘W Kratkę’ is about: dignity in a difficult—perhaps the most difficult—situation in life,” wrote Agata Czarnacka in the editorial of the magazine’s 8th issue.

International Recognition

The project has gained recognition not only in Poland but also on the international stage. “W Kratkę” and Fundacja Dom Kultury participated in Jenny Brockman’s Entanglement 4 #Melody in Kassel, as part of documenta 15. Artists engaged in the foundation’s prison projects, including Małgorzata Jabłońska, Piotr Szewczyk, and Józek Gałązka, contributed to this prestigious event. The initiative was curated by Antek Burzyński.

A Changing Editorial Team

The magazine has different editors-in-chief over time, and the prison editorial team evolves as well—female inmates complete their sentences, are released, or are transferred to other facilities. However, the foundation of “W Kratkę” remains unchanged: regular cultural education, which ensures the continuity of this exceptional project.

More than just a magazine, “W Kratkę” is a creative space where incarcerated individuals and artists collaboratively explore the essence of culture, art, and humanity—regardless of their circumstances.

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The special edition of “W Kratkę – On Beauty” was published thanks to a grant from the YES Foundation.

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The Dom Kultury Foundation cooperates on an ongoing basis with the Detention Centre in Warsaw Grochów and the Detention Centre in Warsaw – Białołęka, as well as with the Department of Graphics at Wrocław’s SWPS University, in the persons of Dr Małgorzata Jabłońska and Dr Piotr Szewczyk, and their students, in creating the ‘W Kratę’ magazine. 

Dr Małgorzata Jabłońska

Dr Piotr Szewczyk

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An amazing publication by Małgorzata Jabłońska of the Graphics Department at Wrocław’s SWPS University dedicated to the process of creating “In a Grid” from a graphic designer’s point of view.

The authors of the publication are Paulina Woźniak and Mateusz Antczak.

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Co-financed by funds from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Fund for Promotion of Culture – state purpose fund.

 

 

Grphics: Andrzej Budek

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From a Prison Vegetable Garden to Independence

At the Warsaw–Grochów Remand Prison, in the External Unit in Warsaw–Bemowo, we are launching the pilot project “From a Prison Vegetable Garden to Independence” – an initiative that combines education, working with nature, and the development of social competences among incarcerated people. The garden is being implemented in close cooperation with the Prison Service. The project is carried out by the Foundation for Culture House in partnership with the Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development of the Polish Academy of Sciences, within the programme “Idea Incubator 3 – support for the development of social innovations in the field of social inclusion”, implemented by the Shipyard Foundation.

This initiative is part of a broader process of identifying and developing new solutions in the area of social inclusion – from early-stage ideas, through testing, to the dissemination of the most effective models.

About the project

The project involves creating a model vegetable garden within a penitentiary setting. The garden will serve as a space for learning, cooperation, and building responsibility. Participants will gain practical horticultural skills, learn the principles of ecological cultivation, and develop teamwork and planning abilities.

The programme has both educational and practical dimensions and is based on regular work in the garden, combined with preparatory workshops. It includes planning crops, plant care, basics of food production, and reflection on healthy lifestyles and independence.

As shown in the pilot programme, working with plants strengthens a sense of agency, reduces stress, and allows participants to see tangible results of their work – which is crucial in the process of social reintegration .

Why a garden?

People in prison often experience isolation, tension, and a lack of control over their lives. This project responds to these challenges by creating a space for action, shared responsibility, and relationship-building. Working together in the garden supports the development of social skills, cooperation, and a renewed sense of purpose.

At the same time, participants acquire concrete vocational skills that can be used after release – both in employment and in everyday life .

Social innovation

The project is developed within the Idea Incubator programme, which aims to support innovative solutions in the field of social inclusion. Two incubation cycles will be carried out, and the most promising ideas will receive financial and substantive support for testing and development.

In addition, selected solutions will undergo an acceleration process, and the 10 best social innovations will be disseminated as scalable models that can be implemented elsewhere.

“From a Prison Vegetable Garden to Independence” contributes to this process as a new approach to rehabilitation – based on work, relationships, and real experience of change.

Partnership and team

The project is coordinated by Beata Matusiak-Bulak from the Foundation for Culture House. The innovation is developed by Ruta Śpiewak and Adam Czarnecki from the Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development of the Polish Academy of Sciences – researchers working at the Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development of the Polish Academy of Sciences and specialising in social farming and its applications across Europe.

This combination of practical experience and academic expertise creates a strong foundation for developing a solution that can be expanded and implemented in other penitentiary institutions.

 

Graphics: Klaudia Borawiak

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Can theatre, improvisation, and stand-up comedy support the social reintegration of people deprived of liberty? What cultural education tools help build relationships, develop social competencies, and strengthen a sense of agency? These are some of the questions that will be explored by participants in the project “No One Is Left Behind – A Creative Meeting of Theatre Practitioners Working in Prisons”, implemented by Fundacja Dom Kultury in cooperation with partners from Poland, Italy, and Ireland.

The project is addressed to cultural and educational officers of the Polish Prison Service working in correctional facilities within the Warsaw District. Its aim is to strengthen the competencies of professionals responsible for cultural education in prisons, facilitate the exchange of experience between practitioners from different countries, and develop new approaches to using artistic activities in the social reintegration of incarcerated people.

The two-day training event will take place in Warsaw on 23–24 September 2026. The project is implemented in partnership with the Polish Prison Service and involves organisations and institutions with extensive experience in using culture and the arts for educational and social purposes: Nowy Teatr, Klub Komediowy, the Kobietostan Association, and the Italian organisation CCO – Crisi come Opportunità, which has many years of experience in cultural education programmes within juvenile correctional institutions.

The first day of the training will take place at Klub Komediowy and will focus on the use of stand-up comedy, improvisation, and humour as tools for educational and social work. Participants will learn basic stand-up techniques, develop communication skills, explore ways of building relationships with audiences, and prepare their own short stage performances. The day will conclude with a collective performance created by the participants.

The second day will be held at Nowy Teatr. The programme will include workshops led by educators from Nowy Teatr, the Kobietostan Association, and the Italian organisation CCO. The sessions will focus on the use of theatre and paratheatrical methods in work with people living in conditions of isolation, as well as on methods of fostering engagement, cooperation, and dialogue through artistic practice.

An important part of the project will be the panel discussion “The Role of Cultural Education in the Social Reintegration of Incarcerated People.” Educators representing partner organisations, cultural institutions, and the Prison Service will be invited to participate. The discussion will focus on the importance of cultural education in preparing incarcerated people for their return to society, as well as on opportunities for strengthening cooperation between cultural institutions, non-governmental organisations, and correctional facilities.

One of the key outcomes of the project will be the development of a practical toolkit for Prison Service cultural educators. The publication will include descriptions of methods, examples of good practice, and inspiration for implementing theatre-based, artistic, and educational activities within correctional institutions.

The project has an international character and is based on the belief that access to culture and participation in artistic activities can play an important role in the process of social reintegration. The meeting will provide an opportunity to exchange experience, build lasting partnerships, and jointly develop new approaches supporting the work of educators and cultural officers working in correctional environments.

Funding

The project “No One Is Left Behind – A Creative Meeting of Theatre Practitioners Working in Prisons” has been funded from the state budget through resources allocated by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage under the National Centre for Culture’s SYNERGIE Programme, 2026 Edition.

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Graphics: Klaudia Borawiak

“Reading Workshops in Prisons” is a reading development programme implemented by Fundacja Dom Kultury in 2026 in five prisons in the Warsaw district. As part of the project, we will carry out cycles of workshops based on working with literature related to the Warsaw Uprising — memoirs, non-fiction and historical studies.

The project will involve over 100 incarcerated men in:
– Warsaw-Białołęka Remand Prison,
– Warsaw-Grochów Remand Prison,
– Warsaw-Służewiec Remand Prison,
– Radom Remand Prison,
– Grójec Remand Prison.

In each facility, a cycle of 6 sessions will be delivered.

The project responds to concrete needs: limited access to books, lack of reading habits, and difficulties in working with texts. Literature becomes a working tool here — a starting point for discussion, analysis and structuring knowledge.

The Warsaw Uprising is a topic that is strongly present in prisons and evokes intense emotions. Participants often feel a strong connection to it, but this is not always supported by structured historical knowledge. In many cases, their understanding is based on informal narratives, simplified accounts or popular legends rather than formal education or engagement with primary sources.

For this reason, we work directly with texts: we read, analyse, compare different perspectives and organise facts. The workshops are led by experienced educators who provide historical context and support participants in working with texts.

The project is addressed to men, as they most frequently identify the Warsaw Uprising as a subject that genuinely interests them.

As part of the programme, we deliver historical lectures, discussions of books, authors and literary genres, analysis of selected text excerpts (including Białoszewski, Bratny, Kamiński, Davies), workshops focused on reading comprehension and working with texts, creative writing workshops (short forms inspired by memoirs), as well as performative readings and sessions combining text with Uprising songs.

The workshops are led by:
– Piotr Prasuła (Museum of Literature),
– Marcin Miros (Warsaw Uprising Museum),
– Jerzy S. Majewski (miastarytm.pl),
– Dr Paulina Potasińska (Polish Language Foundation),
– Adrian Drapich(National Library),
– Kinga Kosik-Burzyńska (Klub Komediowy Theatre).

The project continues our long-term work in prisons. Each group participates in a full cycle of sessions, which allows for a gradual introduction to reading, building core text-based competencies and developing knowledge in a structured way. This model enables participants to move from first contact with a text, through understanding, to their own interpretation.

The project is funded by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage under the “Reading Promotion” programme.

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Subsidized with funds from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Fund for Promotion of Culture – state purpose fund

Honorary patronage of the project titled “Inclusive Contemporary Music – Concerts in Prison: Minister of Culture and National Heritage

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Honorary patronage of the Honorary patronage of the project titled “Inclusive Contemporary Music – Concerts in Prison: Director General of the Prison Service

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Graphics: Klaudia Borawiak

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Film production: Izabela Smyk

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Inclusive Contemporary Music – Concerts in Prison

We are launching a new project titled “Inclusive Contemporary Music – Concerts in Prison”, which has received funding from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage under the Accessible Culture programme, financed from the Culture Promotion Fund.

For the first time, the music of the distinguished American composer Morton Feldman will be performed in a prison setting. As part of the project, we will organize two four-hour concerts of the piece Crippled Symmetry (1983) at the Warsaw-Grochów Remand Prison. The event will be attended by over 200 incarcerated participants—women on one day and men on the other.

The concert will be performed by a trio consisting of Ewa Liebchen (flutes), Emilia Karolina Sitarz (keyboards), and Magdalena Kordylasińska-Pękala (percussion)—musicians long associated with the contemporary music scene and with the performance of 20th- and 21st-century repertoire.

Before the concert begins, we will meet with the participants for a short introduction. We will talk about Feldman’s music, its notation, and ways of listening to it. Participants will also be encouraged to create graphic scores—visual representations of their impressions and observations while listening to the music.

The project brings an artistic event to a place where contemporary music concerts do not normally take place. A prison is a demanding environment—with its own acoustics and the everyday sounds of institutional life—and the audience typically has little or no contact with this type of music. For many participants, this will be their first encounter with contemporary music performed live.

Selected fragments of the concerts will be recorded and made available online, and will also be shared through the prison’s internal radio system so they can be replayed for incarcerated listeners.

The project is implemented in cooperation with the Polish Prison Service, in particular with the Warsaw-Grochów Remand Prison and the District Inspectorate of the Prison Service in Warsaw.

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Podcasts

Contemporary Inclusive Music – Concerts in Prison

Podcast 1
Author: Mariana Krill

A conversation about the role of culture and education in prisons, and why access to the arts should include people with limited access to culture, including those deprived of their liberty.

The podcast refers to the project Contemporary Inclusive Music – Concerts in Prison, carried out on 7–8 May 2026 at the Warsaw Grochów Remand Prison. As part of the project, four performances of Morton Feldman’s Crippled Symmetry were presented by Ewa Liebchen, Emilia Karolina Sitarz, and Magdalena Kordylasińska-Pękala. The concerts were accompanied by introductions to the composer’s work and by graphic score workshops for participants.

The project was implemented with funding from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage under the Accessible Culture programme, financed by the Culture Promotion Fund – a state special-purpose fund.

Produced by: Fundacja Dom Kultury, 2026

Project partners: Warsaw Grochów Remand Prison and the District Inspectorate of the Prison Service in Warsaw.

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Contemporary Inclusive Music – Concerts in Prison

Podcast 2
Author: Mariana Krill

A conversation about the exceptional event of presenting Morton Feldman’s Crippled Symmetry in the year marking the centenary of the composer’s birth at the Warsaw Grochów Remand Prison. For the first time, Feldman’s music was performed in a Polish prison, where more than 200 incarcerated participants attended four concerts, discovering contemporary music and learning new ways of listening.

The podcast refers to the project Contemporary Inclusive Music – Concerts in Prison, carried out on 7–8 May 2026. The concerts were performed by Ewa Liebchen, Emilia Karolina Sitarz, and Magdalena Kordylasińska-Pękala. The events also included introductions to the composer’s work and graphic score workshops for participants.

The project was implemented with funding from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage under the Accessible Culture programme, financed by the Culture Promotion Fund – a state special-purpose fund.

Produced by: Fundacja Dom Kultury, 2026

Project partners: Warsaw Grochów Remand Prison and the District Inspectorate of the Prison Service in Warsaw.

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The 2026 project was co-funded by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund.