[4][5] Williams earned his BFA from the University of Montana, Missoula in 1984; and his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1993.
[6][7] The gallery has exhibited the works of many influential contemporary artists, including Margaret Kilgallen,[8] bell hooks, Paul Sietsema, Arturo Herrera, Rex Ray,[9] Michelle Grabner, Mark Grotjahn, and Ari Marcopoulos.
The film is a documentary about eight artists living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area who are guided by a belief that creativity is a tool for societal change.
The artwork of Amy Franchescini, Alicia McCarthy, Sadie Barnette, Lynn-Herhsman-Leeson, Nigel Poor, Jim Goldberg, Michael Swaine, and Tucker Nichols are featured in the film with music by Marc Cappelle, Kelley Stoltz, Tommy Guerrero, Vetiver, and Devendra Banhart.
[13] The San Francisco Chronicle gave the film its highest possible rating and stated, "the Williamses see art not as the exclusive domain of museums, galleries and collections, but as an essential component of a healthy society — something that can make communities not just more beautiful, but more functional.