the guardhouse program

Launched by FOR-SITE in 2023 to mark 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 through an open call for proposals, artists work closely with FOR-SITE to develop their proposed ideas. Their resulting installations are viewable through the windows 24 hours a day.

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.

The Guardhouse Program 2024 open call for proposals will run November 10-December 10, 2023. Please do not email FOR-SITE with your application.