by Laurie | Sep 28, 2018 | Updates
Art is a mindset that is realized, an emotion that needs to be expressed, an energy that needs to be released and a spirit that needs to be calmed. Art is expressed in many different ways: Painting, drawing, sculpting, carving, singing, writing, performed, played,...
by Laurie | Jan 14, 2016 | Updates, Video
A thriving, sustaining art group has rooted itself in the Valley! This brief documentary features inmate artists and their teaching artists: Augustin Lira, Patricia Solarzano Wells, Marsha Jones, Marqus Jones, Michael McCarty, in collaboration with Fresno Arts...
by Laurie | Nov 25, 2015 | Updates
Thank you Arts Council of Santa Cruz County for posting great photos and a sweet blog about the Community Youth Arts Project, Prison Arts Project and William James Association! Click to get the full story Arts EXPOSURE in Santa Cruz
by Laurie | Oct 16, 2015 | Updates, Video
California Arts-in-Corrections video recordings are now available as part of the California Light and Sound Collection on the Internet Archive. (California Light and Sound is a digitizing project of the California Audiovisual Preservation Project (CAVPP). Shout...
by Laurie | Oct 13, 2015 | Updates
The William James Association is doing research to measure how and to what extent Arts in Corrections has affected those who participated in it. We hope that you will help us with this research by sharing your own experiences of the program. We are looking for...
by Laurie | Oct 9, 2015 | Updates
William James Association’s Community Youth Arts Project is looking for visual artists to teach teenagers in Alternative High Schools throughout Santa Cruz County. The mission of the Community Youth Arts Project (CYAP) is to provide quality, in-depth arts...