---
title: Headlands Center for the Arts
description: A nonprofit arts center in Sausalito offering residencies, fellowships, and awards across all disciplines.
url: https://www.artsume.com/o/headlands-center-for-the-arts
type: organization
createdAt: "2026-05-28"
updatedAt: "2026-09-29"
organizationType: Arts center
location: Sausalito, CA, United States
website: https://www.headlands.org
yearFounded: 1982
---

# Headlands Center for the Arts

*Arts center • Sausalito, CA, United States*

## About

A nonprofit arts center in Sausalito offering residencies, fellowships, and awards across all disciplines.

Headlands Center for the Arts is a nonprofit arts organization based in Sausalito, California, that provides an unparalleled environment for the creative process and the development of new work and ideas. Through its flagship Artist in Residence program, Headlands offers fully sponsored residencies to approximately 50 local, national, and international artists each year, supporting practitioners at all career stages across all disciplines. The organization also offers graduate fellowships in partnership with Bay Area academic institutions, and a range of named awards including prizes for painters, social practice artists, and writers.

Headlands builds understanding and appreciation for the role of art in society through programs for both artists and the public, fostering reflection, dialogue, and exchange.

## Details

- **Founded:** 1982
- **Address:** 944 Simmonds Rd, Sausalito, CA 94965, USA
- **Website:** https://www.headlands.org
- **Social Media:** facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeadlandsArts, instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HeadlandsArts/

## Programs

View current programs from Headlands Center for the Arts on Artsume: https://www.artsume.com/o/headlands-center-for-the-arts