500 Capp Street announces new collective leadership structure
500 Capp Street announces the adoption of a forward-looking vision for collective leadership at The David Ireland House, representing a more inclusive and contemporary pathway for institutional management in the art world. For the first time, a collective of five people will be sharing oversight of the organization as co-leaders. Read More
a lament
On December 9, 2024, yétúndé olagbaju‘s collaborative performance project will make connections between memorial and monument work to collective grief work. More info here.
Mildred Howard at KQED
Collaborating with the Muses Part One received a review from KQED. Read the article
500 Capp Street receives prestigious grant
We are excited to announce that 500 Capp Street is a recipient of the The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts grant for multi-year programming!
[moisture ++++ more] An Experimental Cacophony / A Way of Being Together / A Writing Workshop
On January 19, 2025, join makers and thinkers from UNIDEE’s second Neither on Land nor at Sea residency module for a speculative and fun experimental writing workshop. We will collectively think about the site, experience, and implications of MOISTURE. Our time together will culminate in a collective cacophonous reading that spans each participant’s chosen world. Tickets
Our Newest International Artist Resident
500 Capp Street is pleased to announce our 2024-2025 International Artist Residency recipients, SHIMURAbros based in Tokyo and Berlin. More info here
a spiral fuels and fills opens on November 9, 2024
yétúndé olagbaju, 500 Capp Street’s 2023-2024 International Artist Residency recipient launches their exhibition project this November. Read More
Everything’s a Rock
On the occasion of Annie Albagli’s exhibition, Milk Teeth, writer and curator Amanda Nudelman was commissioned to write a text, Everything’s a Rock. Please find it here.
Programming at 500 Capp Street is supported by Teiger Foundation, Grants for the Arts, California Humanities, Zellerbach Family Foundation, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Sanger Family Foundation, The Henry Luce Foundation, The Mary Crocker Trust, The San Francisco Arts Commission and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
David Ireland
1930 – 2009
American artist David Ireland is admired internationally for a diverse body of work concerned with the beauty inherent in everyday things and the making of art as a part of daily life.
The David Ireland House
David Ireland’s residence at 500 Capp Street in San Francisco’s Mission District is widely considered the centerpiece of his prolific career.