The fifth annual Koestler Trust Scottish Prison Art Exhibition is set to be unveiled this week. Soar - HM Prison Shotts.
The artworks will be on show at the Tramway on Glasgow's south side. Beyond the Wall - HM Prison Glenochil.
Each year the Koestler Awards attract hundreds of entries. Canada - HM Prison Kilmarnock.
Works come from prisons, secure hospitals, secure children's homes and community justice services. Don't Go! Says the Rose - HM Prison Shotts.
The 2013 exhibition has been curated by young people from the Kibble Safe Centre in Paisley. Enlargement of Yellow Ink Bottle - HM Prison Barlinnie.
More than 900 Scottish artworks were entered for the show. Mamba Queen - HM Prison Perth.
The title of this year's exhibition is Release. Glencoe - HM Prison Dumfries.
The Koestler Awards prison art scheme has been run for more than 50 years. Mystic Living - HM Prison and Young Offenders Institution Cornton Vale.
Dr Joan Mackenzie, Kibble Safe Centre executive director, said the selection process proved a valuable experience for the young people involved. Street Art - HM Prison Dumfries.
“Release will be a superb chance to see some of the high quality art, craft and creative writing being produced within the country’s prison and secure systems," said Koestler Trust chief executive Tim Robertson. The Austin Seven - HM Prison Edinburgh.
The artworks cover a wide range of themes including the Scottish landscape, home, identity and freedom. Sparrows - HM Prison Edinburgh.
The Scottish Prison Service said it was grateful for the positive learning opportunity the programme provides. Sound and Vision - The Ayr Clinic.
Lesley Hepburn, from Glasgow Arts, added: "It is a key element of our vision to inspire and engage audiences and add to our understanding of today's world and society." The Power of Nature - Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre.
The Koestler Trust aims to help offenders, secure patients and detainees lead more positive lives by motivating them to participate and achieve in the arts. Tree of Forgiveness - HM Prison Inverness.
The awards were set up by Arthur Koestler after campaigning for the abolition of capital punishment in the 1950s. Untitled - State Hospital.
Creative Scotland are the sponsors for the Koestler Trust event. Untitled - HM Prison Addiewell.
The exhibition at the Tramway starts on Saturday 2 November. Untitled - 218 Project.
The exhibition is being opened by Olympic Champion Katherine Grainger. Scottish Harbour - Kibble Safe Centre.
