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- EIN 84-1617222
- (415) 362-9330
- 2 Marina Blvd Bdlg C Ste 255 San Francisco CA 94123-1284 USA
- www.for-site.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts Education
Mission: Our exhibitions and commissions, artist residencies, and education programs are based in the belief that art can inspire fresh thinking and important dialogue about our natural and cultural environment.
Programs: Exhibitions/commissions: the for-site foundations acclaimed exhibitions and installations offer new ways to experience the natural and cultural resources of public parks and historic places. With groundbreaking projects commissioned for san franciscos presidio, fort point, and alcatraz island, for-site has created an innovative model for artistic collaborations on national park land.
education: since 2003, for-sites education program has enriched the experience of graduate-level art students with learning opportunities that extend beyond the traditional academic curriculum. For-site offers educators affiliated with the foundations institutional partners the space and resources to create a course or seminar focused on their interests. The foundation provides access to the nevada city residency site and funding that covers essential project expenses. Students are in residence for no less than two three-day sessions during an academic term. Upon completion of the project, students work with instructors to produce course documentation in the form of a publication or other record of the class.
publications: the for-site foundation is dedicated to the idea that art can inspire fresh thinking and important dialogue about our natural and cultural environment. Through exhibitions, commissions, artist residencies, and education programs, we support the creation and presentation of innovative art about place.