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			Behind the Scenes At the Windows Project 1991- 2005 ARTSHIP Foundation has assembled over the years a large, permanent collection of original works of art, artifacts, folk art, costumes, a small library of art and reference books, and materials and equipment used for exhibitions and performances. Before being located on the vessel Artship , which was moored at the historic 9 th Avenue Terminal in Oakland from 1999 to 2004, the collection was housed at the following East Bay locations where Windows Project exhibitions were created and staged. • Jack London Square , Oakland : Two locations on Water Street , along the Oakland Estuary, now occupied by major restaurants. • Oakland Yacht Club, 51 Jack London Square : In the unused areas of the historic Yacht Club now demolished. Some photographs on this page are from that space. • Vintage WWII-era Fire House: Middle Harbor Road , Oakland . Currently the permanent collection is housed in an office building on San Pablo Avenue , Emeryville, in space generously donated by Artship patron Lottie Rose.











	The unique exhibitions and installations of the Windows Project were made possible by the synergy of art and artifacts, large and small, from the wildly eclectic Artship collection, together with raw materials, space and technical know-how donated by so many.


			The first exhibitions of the Windows Project were called “People and Cloth” and provided the widest possible interpretations of body coverings and enhancements imaginable. Artists used bottle caps, pins, window screens, broken mirrors, eyeglass frames, as well as the usual medium of fabrics, to create works for this exhibition. Some of the photographs on these pages are from that period.
	The Windows Project showcased both art organizations and individual artists.

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Behind the Scenes At the Windows Project 1991- 2005