http://williamjamesassociation.org/blog Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:30:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en San Francisco's Intersection for the Arts is celebrating their 45th Anniversary and are launching a new award that "celebrates artists and organizations making a profound impact in the world." The Awards honor two individuals and two organizations who inspire collaboration; ... http://williamjamesassociation.org/blog/2010/06/william-james-association-to-receive-changemaker-award-from-intersection-for-the-arts/ Arts in Corrections at San Quentin State Prison, photography by Peter Merts - petermerts.com http://williamjamesassociation.org/blog/2010/03/slideshow-by-peter-merts/ As you may or may not be aware, Arts in Corrections faces elimination in January. This urgent situation has developed from the current state budget crisis with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s response being to layoff staff in education, vocational, substance abuse, and other inmates programs – including ... http://williamjamesassociation.org/blog/2009/12/help-save-arts-in-corrections-update/ Dear friends and supporters of Prison Arts, An urgent situation has developed from the current state budget crisis with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s response being to layoff staff in education, vocational, substance abuse, and other inmates programs - including the one Artist Facilitator at each prison. We need your help ... http://williamjamesassociation.org/blog/2009/10/save-arts-in-corrections/ Just wanting to share a story from the PBS NewsHour about the power, beauty, and complexity of poetry classes in prison: Richard Shelton, a poet and professor at the University of Arizona, has been coming into prisons as a volunteer since the early '70s, when a man on death row wrote ... http://williamjamesassociation.org/blog/2009/08/video-poetry-program-gives-prisoners-unexpected-voice/ Peter Merts' Slide Show of San Quentin's Arts In Corrections program is featured on Photo Philanthropy - a new website that is dedicated to showcasing the work of photo documentaries.  Kudos to Peter for his beautiful photography that shows off the beauty of what is happening in the 20x40 box ... http://williamjamesassociation.org/blog/2009/07/sq-arts-slide-show-by-peter-mertz-featured-on-photo-philanthropy/ The Prison Arts Project at San Quentin is going strong with activities seven days a week - painting, drawing and printmaking classes, inmate bands, theater, writing workshops and book-binding. We received a $25,000 challenge grant from the Marin Community Foundation, which means that your donation to support the Prison Arts Project ... http://williamjamesassociation.org/blog/2008/05/prison-arts-project-at-san-quentin/