Date: 4/19/2009
Time: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: 944 Fort Barry

Ticket Info: ADMISSION IS FREE!

Mess Hall Café Open from Noon - 4:30PM

Just three times per year Headlands Center for the Arts invites you behind the studio doors of its world renowned Artist in Residence program to witness the creative process of writers, musicians, dancers, choreographers and visual artists of all kinds. This Spring welcomes a diverse group of individuals from California, New York, Portugal and the UK, all of each of whom are deeply engaged with environmental, national, physical, cultural, communal and aesthetic issues. Join us for the first Open House of 2009!

So, come visit our historic 1907-era buildings, listen to fiction/non-fiction readings, discuss works-in-progress with artists, see musical/dance performances and enjoy a delicious locally grown lunch prepared by Chef Keith Mercovich in the Mess Hall.

Some of the Bay Area’s best artists and performers have honed their chops at the Headlands Center for the Arts and its open house events are a great opportunity to see what’s new in the arts and who’s going to be the next big thing.
– San Francisco Chronicle

NEW DURING SPRING OPEN HOUSE!
Explore the Golden Gate National Recreation Area by visiting our Park Partners during Open House. Participating organizations include the Headlands Institute and the Marine Mammal Center. More information will be available at the check-in table at 944 Fort Barry.

Schedule of Performances, Readings and Screenings
Basketball Court
12PM-2PM
Extension of Genine Lentine’s Listening Booth project (also in the Project Space)

Gym: Performances of works-in-progress
12:00-1:00 pm
Theresa Wong (AIR '09): Solo songs and improvisations (cello, voice), including readings from "On Growth and Form" by poet Genine Lentine (AIR '09)

1:00-1:30 pm
Trio: Fred Frith (guitar) /Annie Lewandowski (accordion) Theresa Wong (cello/voice)

1:30-2pm
Quartet of Fred, Annie, Theresa Wong and Ellen Fullman (AIR ’08) on the Long String Instrument

2:00-5:00 pm
Theresa Wong’s Improvised Opera project: A continual flow of songs, improvisations, movement and dance sketches
Theresa Wong cello/voice
Michael Carter electronics
Luciano Chessa piano/dan bau
Shayna Dunkleman percussion
Ellen Fullman long string instrument
Dohee Lee percussion/voice
Heike Liss visual set/video/photography
Kanoko Nishi koto/bass koto/piano
With guests Fred Frith, Annie Lewandowski and others

Rodeo Room: Readings and Screening
2PM
Reading by Robin Ekiss

2:20PM
Reading by Michael Muhammad Knight

2:40PM
Reading by Genine Lentine

3PM
Reading by Megan Pruiett

3:20PM
Reading by Melissa Stein

4PM
Screening of "Soft Materials" (2005) by Daria Martin

Artists in Residence
Desirée Holman, interdisciplinary (California)
Michael Muhammad Knight, writing (New York)
Genine Lentine, writing (California)
Daria Martin, interdisciplinary (United Kingdom)
Jennifer & Kevin McCoy, installation (New York)
Miguel Palma, sculpture/installation (Portugal)
Flora Wiegmann, dance/choreography (California)
Theresa Wong, music/composition (California)

Recipient of the Visions from the New California Award
Jane Castillo, installation

Tournesol Awardee
Paul Wackers, painting

Marin Arts Council Studio Award
Daniel McCormick, sculpture/installation

Graduate Fellows
Colette Campbell-Jones, photography, SFAI
Caroline Cloak, installation, UC Davis
Taha Belal, visual, CCA
Michael Hall, painting/video, Mills College
Emily Prince, drawing/installation, UC Berkeley
Manuel Rios, printmaking/installation, CSU, Sacramento
Anthony Ryan, painting/drawing/printmaking, San Francisco State University
Naomi Vanderkindren, photography, Stanford

Affiliate Artists
Robin Ekiss, poetry
Georgia June Goldberg, installation (Alumni Affiliate)
Christopher Gray, visual
Eric Hongisto, painting
Ginelle Hustrulid, film/video
Robin Johnston, fiber/visual
Julie Lara Kahn, multidisciplinary
Pawel Kruk, visual
John Lee, writing
Justin Limoges, visual
Emily McLeod, photography
Danielle Mourning, film/video/photography
Megan Pruiett, writing
James Sansing, sculpture/installation/photography
Wayne Smith, visual/sound
Gareth Spor, visual (Guest Affiliate)
Melissa Stein, poet
Eric Theise, film/printmaking (Alumni Affiliate)
Richard T. Walker, film/video/performance
Vanessa Woods, film/video

Staff
Holly Blake, painting