Celebrating 50 years + Change of Venue!

ATTENTION: CHANGE OF VENUE! We are now meeting on Sunday, December 17th at Barrios Unidos, located at 1807 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062. The William James Association staff and board invite you to join us in celebrating fifty years of fostering arts, environment,...

Celebration and Solicitation

“It means a lot. I know since I started coming, I have pushed myself to finish a lot of things. I won’t give up. I won’t sit back and be a spectator in my life. I want to be strong and follow through.” ~ participant in choral group at SF...

2013 Accomplishments and Accolades

San Francisco Chronicle, Weekend section, “On the Line” photo and listing for SF Public Library exhibit opening, June 13, 2013, with Panel of Former Prisoner Artists. Read coverage on exhibit & panel in SAN QUENTIN NEWS, September 2013, Page 2 & also...

Guillermo Willie, getting out and giving back

Willie was “inside” for 38 years and once he connected with his creativity, he became very involved in Arts in Corrections.  Willie’s been out for 5 years now and is thriving.  He was involved in the first few years of Poetic Justice Project...

Ronnie Goodman: The Color of Hope

Ronnie Goodman: The Color of Hope Linocuts, Drawings, & Paintings from San Quentin and Folsom State Prisons December, 4 – 30, 2010 (Reception: Saturday, December 4th, from 7-11 pm) Precita Eyes Mural Arts & Visitors Center – 2981 24th Street, San...