The Guardhouse Program
Launched by FOR-SITE in 2023 marking 20 years dedicated to the presentation of art about place, The Guardhouse Program invites three artists each year to activate a former military guard station at the main entrance to Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, presenting new work that responds to the natural and cultural significance of the site and its surroundings. Selected artists work closely with FOR-SITE to develop their proposed ideas. Installations are viewable through the windows 24 hours a day. Learn more about the program.
FOR-SITE acknowledges that The Guardhouse is located on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula.
The Guardhouse Program is presented by FOR-SITE in partnership with Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, and is made possible thanks to generous support from the ARB Fund.
Upcoming Project
Main Entrance, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
January 19 – February 14, 2026
FOR-SITE, in collaboration with WORTHLESSSTUDIOS, is honored to present 1-800 Happy Birthday at The Guardhouse as part of The Guardhouse Program, which is designed to serve three artists annually, each of whom will create a temporary art installation inside a historic, former military guard station at the main entrance to Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture. This program activating The Guardhouse is free and open to the public, viewable through the windows 24 hours a day.
