500 Capp Street – The David Ireland House

The David Ireland House at 500 Capp Street is open for tours.

The David Ireland House at 500 Capp Street presents exhibitions and educational programs celebrating Ireland’s artistic legacy and hosts collaborative events to strengthen San Francisco’s cultural community, bringing together artists, scholars, teachers, students and the public, as Ireland’s home did during his lifetime.

Light Repair with Rico Duenas, extended to Oct 2

Duenas’ intervention at the House can be viewed Wednesday-Saturday. Lamp Repair Shop can be visited in the Garage Saturdays in September, 12-5pm.

Lamp Making Workshop

Come and tinker with us as artist and electrician Rico Duenas leads a lamp making workshop for all ages to learn the basics of putting together a lamp. SOLD OUT!

Poetry Reading with Lourdes Figueroa, Karen Llagas and friends, Sept 21

The House At Night/La Casita en la Nochecita. Tuesday, September 21. Doors open at 6:30pm. Event begins at 7pm. The poetry reading will take place outdoors on our terrace. Please dress accordingly.

FOXY

A performance-based oral history project of recorded stories about David Ireland and his home at 500 Capp Street.

What We’re Up To

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We are extending Rico Duenas’ exhibition, Light Repair to October 2nd. Reserve your tickets while they are still available, link in bio. The House is inspired by the transformational power of light in a room and the implications of highlighting and staging stripped-down everyday objects in an elevated view. Duenas @doingbigthingslittle works with unassuming objects and construction materials to repurpose them into lamps, and sources of light. Duenas’ intervention at the House can be viewed Wednesday to Saturday.

In the photo by Eric Ruby, Duenas highlights a section in the lightwell which used to be the original outdoor facade of the house: Rico Duenas, Untitled, 2021. Found Base from an elevator part, perforated metal shade. #davidireland #500cappstreet #ricoduenas #victorianhouse #lightrepair Succeeding photos by @eric.ruby

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Come enjoy The David Ireland House between sunset and dusk. Join the Twilight Tour of “Light Repair” tomorrow, Thursday September 9th 2021 7:00-9PM. Get tickets through the link in our bio. When the sun drops on the horizon, the exhibition, Light Repair, subtly illuminates textures, shapes, and material with a special glow from the many light sculptures placed throughout the House. Come alone or with friends. An artist guide will be on hand to answer any questions. Light Repair features the work of artist and electrician Rico Duenas @doingbigthingslittle The exhibition is inspired by the transformational power of light in a room and the implications of highlighting and staging stripped-down everyday objects in an elevated view. #davidirelandhouse #500cappstreet #ricoduenas #bayareaartist #lightrepair

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We are so excited to invite you to our next curated exhibition at the David Ireland House, Light Repair, featuring Bay Area artist and Union trade electrician Rico Duenas. We’ve created mediations around the house honoring the transformational power of light in a space. Including the valuable capacity of an artists hand by rectifying a situation with a simple act like a repair. Our garage space will be transformed into a lamp repair shop where you can bring in any broken lamp that needs repair (Saturdays 12-5pm). See you in our next opening on Saturday, September 4, 12-5pm! The exhibition runs until the end of the month. Sign painting by @caitlynmariegalloway

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Happy Birthday David Ireland! (August 25,1930 - May 17,2009). It was not until his 40s that Ireland decided to dedicate himself to work as a full-time artist. Then, contributing to the changing the landscape of conceptual art and minimalism in printmaking, sculpture and architecture together with a community of Bay Area artists. Who are the women that shaped him? His niece, artist Ursula Brookbank creates a sculptural performance today at the garage front facing 20th Street to mark the occasion. We hope to see you witness this magical performance with us. Check out the link in our bio. August 25, Wed, 8:30pm (when the sun has set). See you! Image Credit: Ursula Brookbank. #ursulabrookbank #500cappstreet #bayareaartist #davidireland #outdoorperformance

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.