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British artist Yinka Shonibare’s large-scale sculptural installation Man Moving Up
Black Gold: Stories Untold

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This summer, FOR-SITE Foundation presents its highly anticipated new project Black Gold: Stories Untold. This innovative exhibition invites more than fifteen contemporary artists to reflect on the resilience, struggles, and triumphs of African Americans who lived in California from the Gold Rush to the Reconstruction period following the Civil War (c. 1849–1877). 

Artist and workers install adhesive artwork onto the sidewalks at Presidio Tunnel Tops
SUPERBLOOMS Launch Party at Presidio Tunnel Tops
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Join us at the Presidio Tunnel Tops for a celebration of SUPERBLOOMS a new art installation. 

NPS Ranger hangs up watercolor art.
Watercolor in the Woods

Join rangers to dabble in watercolors in the heart of Muir Woods.

An NPS ranger holding a small handmade felt animal to the camera at Muir Woods
Felt the Forest: Wildlife Walk & Crafts
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Join Ranger Michelle on a short walk in Muir Woods to reflect on ecosystems, habitats, and concepts of home before tucking ourselves away to craft felt pins of the animals who inspire us.

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Tree Fall by Andy Goldsworthy
Membership Event: Goldsworthy Art in the Presidio
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Andy Goldsworthy is one of the world's most renowned site-specific artists, and the Presidio is home to the largest collection of his art on public view in North America. Come along on this 2.7 mile guided hike and marvel at the park's four installations!

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Tree Fall by Andy Goldsworthy
Membership Event: Goldsworthy Art in the Presidio
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Andy Goldsworthy is one of the world's most renowned site-specific artists, and the Presidio is home to the largest collection of his art on public view in North America. Come along on this 2.7 mile guided hike and marvel at the park's four installations!

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Artist Ai Weiwei, photo by the FOR-SITE Foundation
"Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly"
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Join us for a free screening of the new documentary "Yours Truly" at the Presidio Theatre. 

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Travis Andrews of The Living Earth Show performs "Tremble Staves" at Sutro Baths
Tremble Staves at Lands End
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Join us for the inaugural performance of Tremble Staves by composer and visual artist Raven Chacon with The Living Earth Show

Pianist performing at Fort Point
PianFrancisco at Fort Point

We're doing something that we've never done before: In partnership with our friends at PianFrancisco, Art in the Parks will be hosting a free piano concert in one of San Francisco's oldest and most iconic buildings, Fort Point!