Headlands Center for the Arts
| Established | 1982 |
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| Location | Fort Barry, Marin Headlands, California |
| Coordinates | 37°49′44″N 122°31′21″W / 37.829°N 122.5224°W |
| Type | Art |
| Director | Sharon Maidenberg |
| Website | Official website |
The Headlands Center for the Arts hosts an internationally recognized artist-in-residence program, interdisciplinary public programs, and subsidized studio rentals for San Francisco Bay Area artists of all disciplines. It is situated in a campus of artist-renovated military buildings in the Marin Headlands, in Marin County, California.
Headlands Center for the Arts (Headlands) provides an environment for creative process and the development of new work and ideas. Through artists’ residencies and public programs, Headlands offers opportunities for artist research, dialogue and exchange that build understanding and appreciation for the role of art in society.
Headlands Center for the Arts was conceived through a planning process conducted by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area after the transfer of former military property to the National Park Service. The Park Service engaged a number of nonprofit organizations as "Park Partners", to assist them in restoring the historic buildings and developing interpretive programs for the public. Headlands was incorporated in 1982 by a founding board of directors consisting primarily of local artists. In 1994 Headlands secured a long-term cooperative agreement for use of the buildings within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Originally inhabited by Coast Miwok, the area was used for military installations including Fort Barry for more than a century, before the United States Army withdrew in 1972 and turned over the land to the National Park Service. Headlands is housed in a cluster of nine historic, 1907-era military buildings at Fort Barry. Residency studios, offices and public rooms are located in two four-story former army barracks and feature 13-foot ceilings, large windows, oak balustrades, maple floors, and redwood wainscoting.
Since 1985, Headlands has renovated these historic structures through granting commissions to artists. Major American artists, including Ann Hamilton, David Ireland, Bruce Tomb, and John Randolph, have designed and supervised the renovation of the public rooms in the main building.
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