incarcerated people

“On the Inside” reception (Read More)

On the Inside is a group show of LGBTQ+ artists who are currently incarcerated. The art is made from basic materials the prisoners have access to behind bars: mostly letter sized paper, dull pencils, ball-point pen ink tubes (the hard shell is deemed too dangerous), and unlikely innovations such as using an asthma inhaler with Kool-Aid to create an airbrushed painting. The exhibit is the culmination of a multi-year project conceived of by Tatiana von Furstenberg in collaboration with Black & Pink. The project started with a small ad in the Black & Pink newsletter, a monthly publication filled with prisoner-generated content, sharing stories about prison life. Ignited and inspired by this call for art, more than four thousand pieces were submitted.

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On the Inside Virtual Curator Talk: Tatiana von Furstenberg, project creator, and Eline Mul, exhibit designer (Read More)

This virtual curator talk featuring Tatiana von Furstenburg, project creator, and Eline Mul, exhibit designer, will focus on the "On the Inside" a group show of LGBTQ+ artists who are currently incarcerated, which is on display in the Osborne Family Gallery from May 20 – July 31 during Criss Library’s regular hours of operation.

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“On the Inside” Speaker Event: UNO TRAC (Transforming, Renewing, Achieving, and Connecting) a Higher Education in Prison Program (Read More)

A virtual talk and Q&A with Ms. Peggy Jones and Dr. Steve Langan to discuss On the Inside, a group show of LGBTQ+ artists who are currently incarcerated. Jones and Langan will be discussing their work with UNO TRAC (Transforming, Renewing, Achieving, and Connecting) a Higher Education in Prison Program. The UNO TRAC program provides for-credit general education and Inside-Out classes to incarcerated students at the Omaha Correctional Center, a student organization for formerly incarcerated students on campus, and community symposia highlighting trends and problems connected to higher education in prison, mass incarceration, and reentry. Jones and Langan will share their experiences teaching artistic and creative classes in TRAC, the impact on students who are incarcerated, and connect their work to the On the Inside themes of identity, self-empowerment, and finding dignity while incarcerated through creative expression. A question-and-answer session will follow the talk. Registration is required. More information here.

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