The FOR-SITE Foundation is dedicated to the idea that art can inspire fresh thinking and important dialogue about our natural and cultural environment.
The mission of the FOR-SITE Foundation is to support the creation, understanding and exhibition of new art about place. The FOR-SITE Foundation fulfills its mission through three key program initiatives: Artist Residencies FOR-SITE awards artist residencies and financial support to selected artists whose work conforms to the organization's mission. The residency is designed to provide the...
The Foundation maintains a 50-acre residency site ten minutes from the historic gold-mining town of Nevada City. Artist residencies and education programs are offered at the site throughout the year. FOR-SITE's program of exhibitions and commissioned works in the Presidio of San Francisco was launched in 2008 with the creation of Spire by artist Andy Goldsworthy. The partnership with the...