Headlands Center for the Arts
944 Fort Barry
Sausalito, CA 94965
Recent program
Other Histories, A Thematic Group Residency, winter 2012
“If the role of an artist is to expose and unveil and to unmask and even to make the invisible visible and the unseen seen in public view, what happens when your subjects are people who are not all comfortable with being visible?” –Allison Smith, Program participant
Other Histories invited ten artists to explore twin themes—”Knowing War” and “Global Human Movements: Immigration”—over the course of a week-long, live/work residency in Headlands’ unique setting as former U.S. military fort and current National Park area.
More about Other Histories here.
2013–2014 artists programs
Artist in Residence Program
March–December 2014
Application deadline: June 7, 2013
Eligibility: Artists from around the world working in all disciplines at all career stages; students not eligible
The Artist in Residence (AIR) program awards fully sponsored residencies to approximately 45 local, national, and international artists each year. Residencies of four to ten weeks include private studio space, chef-prepared meals, comfortable housing, and travel and living stipends when available.
Tournesol Award
July 1, 2013–June 30, 2014
Application deadline: May 3, 2013
Eligibility: Bay Area residents working primarily in painting; must have received MFA from accredited institution within past five years
The Tournesol Award recognizes one Bay Area painter each year, supporting him or her in taking major steps toward establishing and maintaining a career in the Bay Area. The Award is designed to support a full year of artistic work and development, and includes a 10,000 USD cash stipend, a private studio, and a funded final exhibition or project of the artist’s choice.
Affiliate Program
July 1, 2013–June 30, 2014
Application deadline: April 15, 2013
Eligibility: Bay Area residents working primarily in visual arts, film/video, writing, social practice, architecture or design; students not eligible
The Affiliate Artists Program awards partially subsidized participation in an immersive studio practice program to approximately 20 Bay Area artists annually. Affiliates receive subsidized studio space in an artist-rehabilitated former military building, as well as full access to Headlands’ creative community.
Application and program details here.
About artists programs at Headlands
Headlands Center for the Arts is a multidisciplinary, international arts center located just north of the Golden Gate Bridge in the Marin Headlands, a part of the Golden Gate National Parks. Artists Programs at Headlands are designed to support artists, the creative process, and the development of new, important work. These programs provide opportunities for research, experimentation, professional development, and peer-to-peer exchange—and ultimately aim to foster creative breakthroughs and new modes of working and thinking.
All told, more than 70 artists participate in our programs each year. By bringing together local, national, and international artists from a wide range of disciplines—including visual and interdisciplinary artists, architects, dancers, choreographers, musicians, composers, writers, and curators—our programs enable the exchange of ideas and approaches that help catalyze new cultural and social perspectives.
