Field Notes - FOR-SITE Foundation

09-07-16 Allison Stone talks Art in the Presidio

Allison Stone has worked for the Presidio Trust for 15 years. A planner by training, she has supported many post-to-park transformations, from creating a world-class More

08-26-16 Art in the Parks and “Home Land Security”: A Partner’s Perspective

Sabrina Bedford is the Art in the Parks coordinator at the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, one of FOR-SITE’s partners (along with the National Park Service and More

06-23-16 Q&A with “Home Land Security” Curator Cheryl Haines

Field Notes recently talked with FOR-SITE Executive Director Cheryl Haines about her latest site-responsive project in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Home Land More

03-01-16 Fall 2015 Education Program Perspective — Instructor Brian Conley

BRIAN CONLEY Fall 2015 Instructor In what way(s) did you incorporate the site into the structure of and inspiration for your class? The class was titled “Non-Site More

02-09-16 Fall 2015 Education Program Perspective — Frances Richard, Guest Instructor

Frances Richard Fall 2015 Guest Instructor Frances Richard is the author of three books of poems: Anarch. (Futurepoem, 2012), The Phonemes (Les Figues Press, 2012) and More

11-12-15 FOR-SITE Foundation to host “Ai Weiwei: LEGO Collection Point” at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture

LEGO Collection Point is part of Ai Weiwei’s ongoing efforts to challenge censorship. In an Instagram post on October 23 Ai announced that LEGO had denied his request for More

09-28-15 Beyond Alcatraz: @Large One Year Later

Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the opening of @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz. Since the opening, Ai has regained his right to travel freely following the More

07-27-15 Spring 2015 Education Program Perspective — Peter von Tiesenhausen, Guest Artist

Peter von Tiesenhausen Spring 2015 Guest Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen’ multidisciplinary practice includes painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, installation, More

06-22-15 Spring 2015 Education Program Perspective — Mary Elizabeth Hogan, Student

Mary Elizabeth Hogan Spring 2015 Student I am interested in definition and the process of defining in regard to place and orientation. The efforts to explain one’s More

Yours Truly postcards completed by visitors to @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz

06-12-15 @Large: Attendance, Accolades, and Impact

After seven incredible months, @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz has drawn to a close. The exhibition has attracted a robust and deeply engaged audience and received many More