EVENTS
2025 Year In Events
WJA Year in Events 2025 1/2 Cutting Edge Podcast: WJA Executive Director, Laurie Brooks 1/5 Seeing Thru Stone Exhibit Closing Reception/UCSC-IAS 1/14 …
Requisitioning Freedom: Indigenous Artists of the Americas
Morris Graves Museum of Art Sunday, July 6, 2025 / 2:00 pm Artist Talk: Henry Frank/Julie McNiel This reflection comes from Henry Frank, exhibiting artist, returned resident, William James Association Communication Director, and teaching artist. His…
9th Annual Skateboard Art Fundraiser
July 5, 2025 / 6-9pm / Epitome Gallery Collaboration with Humboldt Skate Lab and William James Association It was a cool Saturday night in Old Town, Eureka—the first Arts Alive of the summer. Epitome Gallery, a local art store and gallery, hosted the…
50th Anniversary Potluck BBQ
Event: 50th Anniversary Potluck BBQ Date & Time: Sunday, September 22, 2024 / 10 am – 3 pm Location: Miwok Park, 2200 Novato Blvd, Novato, CA We are excited to continue our 50th-anniversary celebration of the William James Association and the…
Taking Liberties – “The Horrors and Humanities of Incarceration”
Join us Saturday, August 10th from 11am – 1pm for a lively panel discussion with JUST ARTISTS: Henry Frank, Nicola Bucci, Gary Harrell, Isiah Daniels, Felix Lucero, Katya McCulloch, Beth Thielen, and Art Hazelwood. Prints from the WJA Prison Arts …
WJA 50th Anniversary Celebration
Celebrating and Thanking Our Community! Previous Next A two-day event was held in December to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the William James Association and the 46th anniversary of the Prison Arts Project. The event was full of art workshops, delicious food,…
The Transformative Canvas of Art: An In-depth Look at Henry’s Journey with the William James Association
The gentle hum of conversation in a cozy cafe provided the perfect backdrop as I settled down across from Henry, a beacon of hope and transformation whose story exemplifies the incredible healing power of art and its capacity to redefine lives. His tale is not just…
2022 Year in Events
February Prison and Poetry: Jorge Nuñez’s Unexpected Road to the Arts “I was fascinated by that little bit of his story and reached out to him, wanting to know how a former teenage gang member became a published poet and playwright, and he was kind enough to share his…