The group Laya Digital Curators provides art training programs in jails, fosters creative expression, and offers opportunities for sustainable artistry, allowing incarcerated artists to reach and sell to a global audience.
MANILA, Philippines – A social enterprise called Laya Digital Curators has been working to empower inmates through art to prevent the cycle of poverty-driven crime, while showcasing their artistry through non-fungible tokens and blockchain technology.
“We have a vision of helping persons deprived of liberty students find a way of becoming sustainable and preventing the cycle of crime being committed due to poverty through art,” said Ro Javier, the chief executive officer and president of Laya. Based on her previous work at the Lapu-Lapu City Jail with Virtualahan, a non-profit group that provides digital job skills training programs, officers asked Javier to conduct a similar training program at the Manila City Jail.
Initially, there was very little funding for the program. Javier recalled that Mexican artist Jerónimo López Ramírez, more known as “Dr. Lakra,” became their first benefactor because he wanted to work with inmates. For some classes, volunteer artists would discuss certain topics and their own experiences. The students found it most inspiring when former inmates who became artists addressed the group.Notoriously overcrowded, during their training sessions, the students found a break from the very rigid jail structure.
Laya offers a two-year training program for student artists, focusing on skill development.
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