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Women use collage art in a Lima prisonCEFR A1
6 Mar 2026
Adapted from Adriana Hildenbrand, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by steven maarten william V, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
78 words
- Women in a prison attended a collage workshop every week.
- Each session lasted two hours and used many pictures.
- The pictures helped women tell stories without words.
- The work gave time for thinking and calm.
- The sessions helped women keep friendship and support.
- Some women moved to other parts of the prison.
- Prison life is hard and crowded for many women.
- Collages often show many thoughts beyond the paper margins.
- Art gave women a place to show feelings.
Difficult words
- prison — building where people are kept as punishment
- collage — art made from many pictures and paper
- workshop — group class to learn and make things
- session — one meeting or time of an activitysessions
- crowded — many people in a small space
- support — help and advice from other people
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Discussion questions
- Do you like making art with pictures?
- Have you ever been in a group class or workshop?
- Do you think art can show feelings?
