News
Art project creates bridge between incarcerated people and their communities
Antonio Espinosa is featured on Kare 11 local news. Read the full article on Kare 11.
Minnesota Women’s Press Highlights Artist, Jennifer Marx
Art from the Inside artist, Jennifer Marx, shares her thoughts on incarceration during the pandemic, “Freedom is precious. We take it for granted, and we do not know what it is like to lose all sense of freedom until we are stripped of it.”
National Association for Public Defense Conference 2022
Art from the Inside presents at the NAPD Conference with artists.
Online Roundtable: Art from the Inside + Just Education
This roundtable conversation with ART FROM THE INSIDE (AFTI) founder ANTONIO ESPINOSA is about the transformational power of art, hosted by JUST EDUCATION and the WEISMAN ART MUSEUM. This discussion was facilitated by INGRID NUTTALL (Just Education co-founder), and includes ELAINE AUYOUNG (Donald V. Hawkins Professor and Associate Professor of English), and AFTI ARTISTS.
Exploring Life & Business with Antonio Espinosa of Art from the Inside
VoyageMinnesota highlights the extraordinary life stories of everyday folks, told in their own words. They recently sat down with Antonio Espinosa for an interview. Check it out!
Antonio Receives the Bush Fellowship
We are so happy and proud to announce that the amazing founder of Art From the Inside, Antonio Espinosa, has received the 2021 Bush Fellowship.
A Perspective from the Inside: Jordan Blevins
Jordan Blevin shares his perspective about Art from the Inside.
Black History Month
During February, Antonio helped to organize events honoring Black History Month at the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC). Watch the three-part video series on YouTube. Read more.
Honoring Officer Joseph Gomm
Today, we honor Officer Joseph Gomm, a fellow officer of mine who was murdered by an offender at my workplace, the Stillwater Prison on July 18, 2018.
Seeking Videographer and Documentary Artist
We’re looking for someone, or a team of people, enthusiastic about telling every day, authentic stories through film, audio, and photographs. We’re working on a passion project that means a lot to us and we’d like someone to document it. We think the right person is someone who has an eye and ear for storytelling or someone who is interested in documentary work.
What Can I Do to Make This Place Better?
Art From The Inside was a creation between me and my wife, Jessica. We were trying to answer the questions: How can we make this place better? How can we turn something negative into something positive?