500 Capp Street – The David Ireland House

The David Ireland House at 500 Capp Street is now open to the public.

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.

SITTINGS

A solo exhibition by Bay Area artist David Wilson developed over 4 months in residency at The David Ireland House in 2021. Wilson imbues a generosity of his process by making space for others to be creative through his invitations of maps and imprints.

Join Value Culture and The David Ireland House for an intimate evening with music by world renowned 14th century Sufi chamber fusion ensemble, Falsa.

Artist conversation between David Wilson & Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo

Join us for an intimate artist conversation between David Wilson (David Ireland House resident artist) and Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo (Guest artist-curator at Southern Exposure) on Wednesday, June 23 at 6pm. Drop by in person, or tune in on Instagram Live @500cappstreet.

Saturday, June 26, 12-5pm. Wander 20th and Utah street and visit new exhibitions at Catharine Clark Gallery, The David Ireland House, KADIST, and Southern Exposure! While safety protocols remain in place, fixed start times do not, and we are all open 12-5 pm with no appointment necessary.

What We’re Up To

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#fromthearchives David Ireland, Confluxus, 1977, installation for exhibition “18 Bay Area Artists”, University of California, Berkeley Art Museum. Play-Doh and paper on drywall. 10x46 feet (approx.) #davidirelandhouse #500cappstreet

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Today, Saturday June 19 is the release of a new recording at Sittings Site 1 by the legendary sound artist Maggi Payne. Maggi is a composer of electronic and electroacoustic music, video artist, flutist, recording engineer, and was the co-director of the Center for Contemporary Music at Mills College for 26 years. For this site recording, Maggi responded to the environmental soundscape of the space with a flute performance. Thanks to 500 Capp Street's own Camile Messerley @camilemesserley for her field recording contribution to this piece.

Drop by The David Ireland House 500 Capp St garage anytime Saturday from 12pm to 5pm to grab a copy of the maps to all three Sitting Sites. Once you have the directions, you can visit this public space any time you please. Site 1 will feature Maggi Payne's sounds for two weeks, Site 3 will continue to feature James Cagney's @real_james_cagney poetry reading for another week (care of @delaplanesf), and Site 2 will feature the carnatic saxophone recording of Prasant Radhakrishnan @prasantmusic for the duration of the show.

Enjoy!

*also, since this is an experiment in engaging public space, the sites are likely to change, be affected, and be in varying states of 'functioning,' so thank you for your patience and openness to the chance elements of working in the elements. Feel free to email info@500cappstreet.org with any questions / concerns / ideas etc. Thank You! #davidirelandhouse #500cappstreet #ribbonspublication #sittings

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Co-presented by The David Ireland House and @southernexposuresf ... Join us for an intimate artist conversation between Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo and David Wilson on Wednesday, June 23 at 6pm. Drop by in person, or tune in on Instagram Live @500cappstreet. David Wilson is the resident artist of The David Ireland House while artist Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo @bluekaza is the guest artist-curator of Southern Exposure’s current exhibition, “We use our hands to support”. They have previously collaborated with one another and now find themselves in the same neighborhood doing collective exhibition work. Join the artists as they check in on each other, share stories and, exchange experiences of their work processes in an intimate one-on-one dialog.

Doors: 5:30 pm PT
Program: 6:00 pm PT

Free and open to the public.
#weuseourhandstosupport #sittings #lukazabranfmanverissimo #davidirelandhouse #500cappstreet #southernexposure

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Saturday June 12, is the release of a new recording at Sittings Site 3 with poet James Cagney @real_james_cagney. James Cagney is a poet from Oakland, Ca. His work has appeared in Alta, The Maynard and Poetry Daily. His first book, Black Steel Magnolias In The Hour Of Chaos Theory, won the PEN Oakland 2019 Josephine Miles award. It is available now from NomadicPress.org. More of James’ writing can be found at TheDirtyRat.blog. Site 3's poetry recording series is curated by the amazingly talented Sophie Appel and Cole Solinger of Delaplane Gallery @delaplanesf. Documentation courtesy of Delaplane.

If you missed Trisha Low, Gin Hart, or Tongo Eisen-Martin's site recording, we now have the videos of their readings and other site recordings on https://vimeo.com/500cappstreet

Drop by The David Ireland House 500 Capp St garage anytime Saturday from 12pm to 5pm to grab a copy of the maps to all three Sitting Sites. Once you have the directions, you can visit this public space any time you please. Site 3 will feature James Cagney's reading for two weeks, Site 1 will continue to feature Zero Charisma @z.e.r.o.c.h.a.r.i.s.m.a sound recording for another week, and Site 2 will feature the carnatic saxophone recording of Prasant Radhakrishnan @prasantmusic for the duration of the show.

Enjoy!

*also, since this is an experiment in engaging public space, the sites are likely to change, be affected, and be in varying states of 'functioning,' so thank you for your patience and openness to the chance elements of working in the elements. Feel free to email info@500cappstreet.org with any questions / concerns / ideas etc. Thank You! #davidwilson #sittings #ribbonspublications #jamescagneypoet #thedavidirelandhouse #500cappstreet #delaplanesf

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#fromthearchives #davidireland #davidirelandhouse #500cappstreet #sanfrancisco

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Saturday June 5 is the release of a new sound recording at Sittings Site 1 by the amazing Zero Charisma @z.e.r.o.c.h.a.r.i.s.m. Zero Charisma is the musical of persona Oakland based artist Micah Morris. photos by Love Nguyen @open_hearts_club

If you missed Peekaboo, Larry Rinder and Colter Jacobsen, or Prasant Radhakrishnan's site recording, it is now available at https://vimeo.com/500cappstreet

Drop by The David Ireland House 500 Capp St garage anytime Saturday from 12pm to 5pm to grab a copy of the maps to all three Sitting Sites. Once you have the directions, you can visit this public space any time you please. Site 1 will feature Zero Charisma's sounds for two weeks, Site 3 will continue to feature Trisha Low's poetry reading for another week, and Site 2 will feature the carnatic saxophone recording of Prasant Radhakrishnan for the duration of the show.

Enjoy!

*also, since this is an experiment in engaging public space, the sites are likely to change, be affected, and be in varying states of 'functioning,' so thank you for your patience and openness to the chance elements of working in the elements. Feel free to email info@500cappstreet.org with any questions / concerns / ideas etc. Thank You!

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.