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Shortening Art Exhibit on Alcatraz
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Shortening on Alcatraz by Nelson Saiers

Alcatraz, best known for the historic federal penitentiary and occupation by the Indians of All Tribes, also has a long tradition of welcoming artists to provoke thought about freedom and incarceration.
Ai Weiwei, Trace 2014 (New Industries Building, Alcatraz)

Ai Weiwei Explores Human Rights and Freedom of Expression in Series of New, Site Specific Installations Inspired by Alcatraz Island

May 13, 2014
Opening September 27, 2014, @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz will feature a series of seven site-specific installations by artist Ai Weiwei in four locations on Alcatraz Island, offering a new cultural lens through which to experience the notorious military and federal penitentiary turned national park.
Ai Weiwei, Trace 2014 (New Industries Building, Alcatraz)

Ai Weiwei explores human rights and freedom of expression through seven new site specific installations inspired by Alcatraz Island

September 24, 2014
Featuring seven new sculpture, sound, and mixed media works by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz explores human rights and freedom of expression in the context of this iconic historic site.
Homeland Security Exhibit

Site Responsive Exhibition Convenes 16 International Artists To Reflect On Human Impact And Increasing Complexity Of National Security In Our Time

Home Land Security exhibit

June 23, 2016
Home Land Security brings together work by 16 contemporary artists and collectives from around the globe to reflect on the human dimensions and increasing complexity of national security, including the physical and psychological borders we create, protect, and cross in its name.
Ranger Michele Gee experiences the Portal

Portals Connecting San Francisco to the World Comes to Crissy Field

Global Public Art Initiative

July 11, 2017
The National Park Service and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy are partnering with Shared_Studios and Luminalt Solar Energy Solutions to present the San Francisco Portal at Crissy Field.
Mark di Suvero sculpture

New Partnership to Launch SFMOMA's Off-Site Programming

December 12, 2012
Next spring (May 2013-May 2014), the SFMOMA in partnership with the National Park Service and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy will present a major outdoor exhibition of sculptor Mark di Suvero’s works near the Golden Gate Bridge.
Ai Weiwei, Trace 2014 (New Industries Building, Alcatraz)

FOR-SITE Foundation in Partnership with the National Park Service and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy Commissions New Site-Specific Artwork on Alcatraz Island​​​​​​​

December 3, 2013
America’s most infamous island to serve as site and inspiration for new sculpture, multimedia, and sound works exploring individual and creative freedom.
Giuseppe Penone's "Idee di pietra" on display at upper Fort Mason
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Art in the Parks

The program mission of Arts in the Parks is provide programs to connect our visitors with creative experiences in the park that are transformative, unexpected, and inspirational.
Tunes on Trails outdoor performance at Lands End
Park E-Ventures Article

Drums, Waves, Wind: Adams’ “Inuksuit” at Lands End on July 29

Up to 99 percussionists, arrayed across Lands End, pound out rhythms that mix with crashing surf and the songs of birds. This is John Luther Adams’ Inuksuit , performed in a partnership of SFJAZZ and the Parks Conservancy.
Home Land Security Exhibit
Park E-Ventures Article

Home Land Security' Art Certain to Spark Dialogue in Uncertain Times

Learn the story behind Home Land Security, an exhibition in the Presidio exploring complex themes of safety, national identity, and global security. Fittingly, the idea for this exhibition—open until December 18—was born halfway around the world.