VISITORS PLEASE NOTE: This exhibit is at the Fort Point National Historic Site, just inside San Francisco Bay at the Golden Gate Bridge. It is NOT at Fort Mason Center For Arts & Culture (FMCAC). Refer to the interactive Google Map below for directions.

FOR-SITE presents Black Gold: Stories Untold, a new exhibition at the Fort Point National Historic Site, on view from June 6, 2025 to November 2, 2025. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Black Gold: Stories Untold brings together 17 contemporary artists and collectives 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). Discover more information and stories about the artists and the exhibition at FOR-SITE’s exhibition pages.

Black Gold was inspired in part by Gold Chains: The Hidden History Of Slavery In California, a public education campaign produced by the ACLU of Northern California, one of FOR-SITE’s community partners. The exhibition is presented in partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.

The Public Opening Celebration Day for Black Gold: Stories Untold takes place on Saturday, June 7, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Fort Point National Historic Site and includes artist talks, music, and performances. No registration is needed. More information is available here. 

Exhibition Dates: Friday, June 6 to Sunday, November 2, 2025
Location: Fort Point National Historic Site, 201 Marine Drive, San Francisco, CA 94129
Hours: Thursdays to Mondays, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Closed Friday, July 4, 2025)
Admission: Free
More Information: FOR-SITE.org

This exhibit is linked to the themes explored in FOR-SITE’s Demetri Broxton At The Guardhouse – Just Beyond The Waters, an installation at FMCAC through August 17, 2025.

About FOR-SITE. Established in 2003, FOR-SITE is dedicated to the creation, understanding, and presentation of art about place. For more information, visit: FOR-SITE.org.