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Imagination, improvisation create beauty in miniature

March 23, 2026 by Edwin Chavez

An incarcerated man creates miniature furniture by hand.   San Quentin resident Marcos “Sanchez” Valdivia employs imagination and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS Tagged With: San Quentin

Artwork in minimum security housing unit brings unity

March 18, 2026 by Jason Jackson

Two residents turn their love for art into rehabilitation and a way to break down long-standing barriers. If a person walks around the dorm and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS Tagged With: San Quentin

Violinists practice all around San Quentin

March 6, 2026 by Ben Greenspon

Music calms the savage beast. The Violins in Prison program gives San Quentin residents a chance to transform their lives through music. San … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS Tagged With: Friends of San Quentin Strings, Violins in Prison

El impacto cinematográfico dentro y fuera de las cárceles

December 30, 2025 by Edwin Chavez

Por el segundo año consecutivo la carpeta roja fue desplegada dentro las paredes del Centro de Rehabilitación de San Quentin. Evento en donde se … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS, ESPANOL, SPANISH Tagged With: San Quentin, San Quentin Film Festival, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

Creative talents on display at San Quentin’s second film festival

December 19, 2025 by Jason Jackson

The captive creativity and immense talent of San Quentin resident filmmakers shone through at the second annual San Quentin Film Festival Oct. 23-24. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: San Quentin Film Festival

Aztec dancers connect with culture, religion, identity, heritage

December 11, 2025 by Cesar Martinez

The culture of Aztecan Dance displays spiritual symbolism through dress and physical movement. The Nahua tribal warriors, called Aztecs, arrived in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS Tagged With: Aztecan Dance, Aztecs, Danza Cuāuhocēloti, Nahua, San Quentin, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

Work behind the scenes takes community effort

December 8, 2025 by Bostyon Johnson

San Quentin’s version of a red-carpet event, the 2025 San Quentin Film Festival, celebrated and highlighted the transformative power of film and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS Tagged With: San Quentin Film Festival

Images, inferiority, outlawed culture plague generations

December 1, 2025 by Jerry Maleek Gearin

As a result of the power of images, outlawed culture, and inferiority complexes, psychological trauma has plagued generations for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS

Expressive arts offer mental health reprieve

November 26, 2025 by Ben Greenspon

Over 200 San Quentin Rehabilitation Center residents packed Chapel B for expressive arts night, one of the many events in efforts to raise awareness … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS, MENTAL HEALTH Tagged With: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Mental Health Week, National Library of Medicine, UC Berkeley

Thousands of hours dedicated to create replica coat of arms

November 21, 2025 by Edwin Chavez

A native of Mexico uses art to connect with his beloved state of Michoacán.  For David Guerra, 39, who is serving a life sentence, art has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ARTS

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