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Posted: 2016-06-22T13:29:42Z | Updated: 2016-06-22T13:29:42Z

In 2001, artist Lauren Adelman and juvenile defender Francine Sherman began offering art workshops to girls incarcerated at the Spectrum Detainment Center in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The goal was to empower these young women, so often unseen and unheard, through creative expression.

Fifteen years later, this workshop has blossomed into what's now known as Artistic Noise , a program designed to bring visual arts practice and entrepreneurial skills to young people who are incarcerated, on probation, or somehow involved in the justice system. An exhibition entitled "Infinite Revolution," on view this summer, will celebrate the immense artistic talent of the individuals involved in the Artistic Noise community, and their bold spirits that refuse to be muffled.

"So much of what we do and what were focused on is give kids who are often silent a way to have their voices heard and their stories told," Adelman explained to The Huffington Post. "Whether they are physically removed from society or just dont feel like they have a voice, through art they are making this visual noise."