Headlands Center for the Arts
944 Fort Barry
Sausalito, CA 94965
Headlands Center for the Arts provides an unparalleled environment for the creative process and the development of new work and ideas. Through a range of programs for artists and the public—including artist-guided walks, dinners, exhibitions, hands-on thematic sessions, and performances—we offer opportunities for reflection, dialogue, and exchange that builds understanding and appreciation for the role of art in society.
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Desire Trails
Sunday, March 8, noon
Tickets: 35 USD (25 USD for members)
Magnify your interpretation of this beloved locale as you see, touch, hear, and converse alongside fellow amblers as you embark on Headlands anew. Reconvene at the Mess Hall to swap stories of your steps and enjoy a post-trek meal. Ticket price includes meal; walks last approximately one hour.
Fieldwork session: “If All Action Were Music“
March 8, 15, and 22, 2–5pm
300 USD (265 USD for members)
To the tune of George Brecht, who said, “music isn’t just what you hear or what you listen to, but everything that happens,” artist Chris Kallmyer introduces score-making as a methodology for writing prompts that focus intention, expand creative practice across disciplines, and invite presence and focus to everyday actions and objects.
Fieldwork session: “Future Present“
Tuesday, March 10, 17, and 24, 7–9pm
100 USD (85 USD for members)
This March we’re inquiring within as three artists tell us fortunes for an unknown future. Hear artist Dario Robleto DJ from “Setlists for a Setting Sun,” have your French toast read like tea leaves with writer Erin Wilson, and visit Chris Woebken’s studio to investigate artifacts and inventions from a speculative future.
Fieldwork session: “Weaving Baskets & Stories“
Sunday, March 22 | 2–5pm
90 USD (80 USD for members)
Employing nimble fingers and minds alike in this introduction to basket weaving, interdisciplinary artist Sasha Petrenko will guide participants in the dexterous intertwining of utility and narrative in this communally oriented craft.
Spring members dinner
Wednesday, April 1
Studio visits at 5:30pm; dinner at 6:30pm
Tickets: 20 USD, open to members at all levels
Members are invited to enjoy studio visits with current artists followed by a chef-prepared family-style meal in our historic, artist-renovated Mess Hall.
Spring open house
Sunday, April 19, noon–5pm
Free, Mess Hall Café Open
Open House provides a once-in-a-season opportunity to meet current artists, view works-in-progress, attend performances and readings, and enjoy a homemade lunch in the Mess Hall Café.
Fieldwork session: “Scent Lab“
Sunday, May 3, 10, and 17, 2–5pm
300 USD (265 USD for members)
Discuss sense memory, local scent ethnobotany, and how to source and situate aromas—delicate or devious—with ecologist Jennifer Robin Berry and artist and mechanical engineer Paolo Salvagione.
Graduate fellows exhibition
May 3–June 7
Opening reception: Sunday, May 3, noon–5pm
Free, Mess Hall Café Open for exhibition opening
Join us and our seven 2014–15 Graduate Fellows for the opening reception of their culminating exhibition, guest curated by Zoë Taleporos, Public Art Program Associate for the San Francisco Arts Commission, and Co-Director of Royal NoneSuch Gallery in Oakland.
Fieldwork session: “DIY—Dye it Yourself“
Sunday, May 10, 2–5pm
90 USD (80 USD for members)
Spend this Mother’s Day with renowned textile artist Sasha Duerr, founder of Permacouture Institute, for an afternoon exploring the alchemy of natural plant-based dyes, catalyzed by seawater and rust. Take home a silk scarf that brilliantly preserves the season’s palette.
Benefit art auction
Wednesday, June 3, 6:30pm Offsite: The Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason Center
Save the date for an evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, entertainment, and live & silent auctions featuring work from leading contemporary artists.
