“INSIDE/OUTSIDE” ART SHOW FEATURES ARTWORK FROM PRISONERS AS WELL AS SUPPORTERS OUTSIDE OF PRISON
Evansville, IN—A traveling exhibit including audio, visual, and written artwork by both free and incarcerated artists will humanize prisoners, relay their experiences, and showcase their talents. This collection was curated by Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) Watch and has already been on display in Bloomington and Indianapolis, IN. Evansville Letters to Prisoners will host the show at StaC Art Gallery on June 1. The event will also offer a letter-writing station for attendees to write to the incarcerated artists, free literature written by people who are incarcerated, and readings of letters and poetry from prisoners.
What: Inside/Outside Art Show
Who: Evansville Letters to Prisoners in collaboration with IDOC Watch
When: Friday, June 1, 5:30 – 9p.m. (the art will be on display today, May 30 – June 2)
Where: StaC Art Gallery, 416 Washington Ave., Evansville, IN 47713
Evansville Letters to Prisoners fosters connections across prison walls as a step toward building a world without incarceration. ELTP supports prisoners through writing letters, raising money for prisoners, building awareness of the prison-industrial-slavery complex, and collaborating on other related projects.
IDOC Watch is a collective of activists inside and outside the Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC) who exchange emotional, material, and legal support and work to challenge incarceration and the prison industrial complex as a whole. Outside members relay prisoners’ experiences and struggles through social media and events like this.
Evansville Letters to Prisoners
P.O. Box 6263
Evansville, IN 47719
Related Links:
Evansville Letters to Prisoners: https://www.facebook.com/evansvilleletterstoprisoners/
IDOC Watch: https://www.idocwatch.org/
Evansville Inside/Outside Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/193189861500629/
Bloomington Inside/Outside Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/864859077040284/
Indianapolis Inside/Outside Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/328136214376920/
Indianapolis Media Coverage: https://www.nuvo.net/arts/may-first-friday-rabble-harrison-center-kime-contemporary-and-sugar/article_f7163602-5331-11e8-810c-4bee0caf480d.html
