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Date: June 5, 2019
William James Association TeamWorks Art Mentoring Program Awarded California Arts Council “JUMP StArts” Grant
State funds support arts education projects for youth involved in the juvenile justice system
San Rafael, CA– Today the California Arts Council announced a grant award of $28,000 to the TeamWorks Art Mentoring Program of the William James Association as part of its JUMP StArts program.
JUMP StArts supports high-quality arts education and artists-in-residence programs for youth engaged in the juvenile justice system. These may be students who have been arrested, are on probation, or are incarcerated at a juvenile justice facility. Projects must be designed and developed in partnership between an arts organization and a juvenile justice facility or social service organization. The program mobilizes partnerships between arts organizations and juvenile justice entities to create arts-learning opportunities that foster positive socio-emotional, behavioral, academic, and developmental outcomes for system-engaged youth.
With support from the CAC, William James Association will deliver engaging, inspiring, in-depth & on-going visual arts classes led by professional artists at Marin County Juvenile Hall and Marin Oaks High through our TeamWorks Art Mentoring Program. In off-campus mentoring workshops at accessible venues in the San Rafael neighborhood where the highest number of incarcerated youths live, teens can deepen their art engagement and be involved in public art that beautifies and unifies their neighborhood.
“TeamWorks Art Mentoring Program is honored and excited to receive this state funding which will directly benefit Marin’s
juvenile justice system involved youth.” Katya McCulloch, TeamWorks Director.
The William James Association’s TeamWorksArt Program is one of 51 grantees chosen for the JUMP StArts program. The awardwas featured as part of a larger announcementfrom the California Arts Council, with grant funds totaling a projected $24,508,541 for 2018-19, the highest investment in statewide arts programming since the 2000-01 fiscal year.
“Arts and culture are inextricably linked to our humanity,” said Nashormeh Lindo, California Arts Council Chair. “They serve as a universal touchpoint for understanding and addressing our societal issues—dismantling inequity, healing trauma, reframing justice, inspiring truth and shaping futures. The Council is humbled to support the vital work of William James Association’s TeamWorks Art Mentoring Program and its passionate efforts to make a better California for us all.”
To view a complete listing of all JUMP StArts grantees, visit http://arts.ca.gov/programs/program_files/1819/CurrentGrantees/FY18-19_Project_Descriptions_JUMP.pdf.
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The mission of TeamWorks Art Mentoring Program is to teach and encourage creative expression, self-discipline, collaboration and engagement through the visual arts for marginalized youth ages 12-20. The program empowers students in juvenile detention and at alternative education high schools with arts-enriched classes, intensive off-campus art mentoring, exhibit opportunities and community art projects. TeamWorks is a program of the William James Association.
The mission of the California Arts Council, a state agency, is to advance California through the arts and creativity. The Council is committed to building public will and resources for the arts; fostering accessible arts initiatives that reflect contributions from all of California's diverse populations; serving as a thought leader and champion for the arts; and providing effective and relevant programs and services.
Members of the California Arts Council include: Chair Nashormeh Lindo, Vice Chair Larry Baza, Juan Devis, Jodie Evans, Kathleen Gallegos, Jaime Galli, Donn K. Harris, and Louise McGuinness. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov.
William James Association TeamWorks Art Mentoring Program Awarded California Arts Council “JUMP StArts” Grant
State funds support arts education projects for youth involved in the juvenile justice system
San Rafael, CA– Today the California Arts Council announced a grant award of $28,000 to the TeamWorks Art Mentoring Program of the William James Association as part of its JUMP StArts program.
JUMP StArts supports high-quality arts education and artists-in-residence programs for youth engaged in the juvenile justice system. These may be students who have been arrested, are on probation, or are incarcerated at a juvenile justice facility. Projects must be designed and developed in partnership between an arts organization and a juvenile justice facility or social service organization. The program mobilizes partnerships between arts organizations and juvenile justice entities to create arts-learning opportunities that foster positive socio-emotional, behavioral, academic, and developmental outcomes for system-engaged youth.
With support from the CAC, William James Association will deliver engaging, inspiring, in-depth & on-going visual arts classes led by professional artists at Marin County Juvenile Hall and Marin Oaks High through our TeamWorks Art Mentoring Program. In off-campus mentoring workshops at accessible venues in the San Rafael neighborhood where the highest number of incarcerated youths live, teens can deepen their art engagement and be involved in public art that beautifies and unifies their neighborhood.
“TeamWorks Art Mentoring Program is honored and excited to receive this state funding which will directly benefit Marin’s
juvenile justice system involved youth.” Katya McCulloch, TeamWorks Director.
The William James Association’s TeamWorksArt Program is one of 51 grantees chosen for the JUMP StArts program. The awardwas featured as part of a larger announcementfrom the California Arts Council, with grant funds totaling a projected $24,508,541 for 2018-19, the highest investment in statewide arts programming since the 2000-01 fiscal year.
“Arts and culture are inextricably linked to our humanity,” said Nashormeh Lindo, California Arts Council Chair. “They serve as a universal touchpoint for understanding and addressing our societal issues—dismantling inequity, healing trauma, reframing justice, inspiring truth and shaping futures. The Council is humbled to support the vital work of William James Association’s TeamWorks Art Mentoring Program and its passionate efforts to make a better California for us all.”
To view a complete listing of all JUMP StArts grantees, visit http://arts.ca.gov/programs/program_files/1819/CurrentGrantees/FY18-19_Project_Descriptions_JUMP.pdf.
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The mission of TeamWorks Art Mentoring Program is to teach and encourage creative expression, self-discipline, collaboration and engagement through the visual arts for marginalized youth ages 12-20. The program empowers students in juvenile detention and at alternative education high schools with arts-enriched classes, intensive off-campus art mentoring, exhibit opportunities and community art projects. TeamWorks is a program of the William James Association.
The mission of the California Arts Council, a state agency, is to advance California through the arts and creativity. The Council is committed to building public will and resources for the arts; fostering accessible arts initiatives that reflect contributions from all of California's diverse populations; serving as a thought leader and champion for the arts; and providing effective and relevant programs and services.
Members of the California Arts Council include: Chair Nashormeh Lindo, Vice Chair Larry Baza, Juan Devis, Jodie Evans, Kathleen Gallegos, Jaime Galli, Donn K. Harris, and Louise McGuinness. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov.
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Angel Wings: Positive Words that Build Community, mixed media on watercolor paper mounted one styrofoam, 2019
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Our newest Mentor Artist, Louis Murillo, prepares for class--creating "Our Alphabet"
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Dragonfly Quilt presented for juvenile courtroom.
L-R: Victoria Gonzales, guest artist; Peggy Hannon, volunteer topstitching; Katya McCulloch, TW program director; Michael Daly, Chief Probation Officer; Mary Jane Burke, Marin Superintendent of Schools.
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Carlos Santana Mural "Carry Joy" in progress photo.
Commissioned for Creative San Rafael Project
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"Eyes", linocut, hand-colored with Prismacolor pencil
TeamWorks Art Mentoring Program is under fiscal sponsorship of the William James Association, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.
Donations are tax deductible. Federal Tax ID # 23-7320163. www.williamjamesassociation.org
Katya McCulloch, Program Director, katya@williamjamesassociation.org, P.O.Box 151066, San Rafael, CA 94915
