Collaborations

We don't do this work alone. Our programs are built with artists, writers, and organizations who believe, as we do, that creative work can change lives inside prison and after release. Together we bring Comic Creation, Writing as Meditation, and Hope & Mic to people in prisons and in re-entry.

In 2025, the Ben Free Project won a Silver Anthem Award for Partnership or Collaboration, in the Education, Art & Culture category. The honor recognized Comic Creation, our weekly program at Lancaster State Prison, funded through a California Arts Council contract and taught in partnership with three-time Ringo Award winner Rylend Grant and Half-Evil Comics. Through this work and our wider programming, we've partnered with Caits Meissner of PEN America, Austin Alexander of Hope & Mic, and Dr. Randall Horton to bring healing, storytelling, and advocacy into prisons and beyond.

If your organization shares our mission, we'd love to hear from you.