Prison Arts Blog
TPW Statewide Convening 2024
In May, Joey Reyes and Henry Frank attended the 2024 TPW Statewide Convening, joining community-based organizations from arts, restorative justice, post-release, and cognitive behavioral sectors. The event facilitated networking, collaboration planning, and program...
8th Annual Skateboard Fundraiser!
Join us for a collaboration between WJA and the Humboldt SkateLab! When: July 6, 2024 Time: 5pm- 9pm | Where: Madrone Taphouse/421 3rd St., Eureka CA 95501 The inspiration behind this exciting project came when Chad Regan, owner of Humboldt Skate Lab, read about a...
Steamroller Print Project Wrap-Up ’24
Just Artists had their first Steamroller Printing Event, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Diablo Valley College. It was a beautiful sunny day and everyone arrived without any complications. As they were setting up, there was already a crowd building. At 11:00am, the...
Steamroller Print Project Event
TAKING LIBERTIES: THE HORRORS AND HUMANITIES OF INCARCERATION JUST ARTISTS!, William James Association Tuesday, March 26, 2024 11:10 am Commons: Panel discussion: Arts in Corrections with returning residents and instructors 12:00 - 2:00 pm Parking Lot 8: Live...
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,...
Pelican Bay UNLOCKED, Episode 4: World On Fire
Pelican Bay UNLOCKED, Episode 4: World On Fire Calls from prison are always poignant. You do what you can to dispel the distance and connect with the thin, tinny voice coming at you over institutional wires. You share lives and days and hopes and fears--even...
Art Takes Down Walls
I was a participant in WJA's Prison Arts Project (aka Arts in Corrections) for six years (2003-2009) in San Quentin Prison. That was eleven years, 2 prisons, a four-and-a-half-hour board of paroles hearing, and three years on parole ago. I am about to hit my five year...
Questions and Concerns on impact of Coronavirus 19 and Distance Learning:
Update on Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation actions on Coronavirus 19: April 8, 2020 a statewide lockdown was put in place. Limited movement population for two weeks. Important reminder to all WJA contractors. Funds for Arts in Corrections programs are...
Links in the Time of Coronavirus
CA Arts Council COVID-19 News and Resources Poets & Writers: Resources for Writers in the Time of Coronavirus COVID-19 & Freelance Artists Artist Relief Fund Grants Springboard for the Arts – Emergency Resources for Artists Emergency Resource List,...
3/19/20: CDCR COVID-19 Update: Population movement limited
Good evening, This email is sent to provide significant updates to CDCR's response to COVID-19. Please share with anybody you feel would benefit from this information. To receive these updates directly, please email me. There are currently no confirmed cases of...