2022 Benefit Auction

Join 500 Capp Street for our inaugural

BENEFIT AUCTION

Benefit Auction Party
October 13, 6:30pm

Silent Auction Open
September 26 – October 14

We are excited to honor Mildred Howard during 500 Capp Street’s Inaugural Benefit Auction.

A key figure in the Bay Area art scene, Berkeley-based artist Mildred Howard is known for her stunning large-scale sculptural installations, public artworks, assemblage sculptures, and mixed media works.

Howard was a part of the Bay Area Conceptual art scene as an up-and-coming artist in the 70s and 80s. Howard and David Ireland share a common interest in the everyday and use light and time as tenants of their practice.

The two artists became long-lasting friends with an introduction through Ireland’s role as Howard’s graduate advisor. When visiting her graduate studio, Mildred states he would be put at ease as he had a deep respect for her practice, stating, “I can finally relax.” He remained encouraging of her work with advice such as “get rid of the clutter” or “paint it out.” The wisdom she learned from Ireland she still passes on to artists she mentors today. Howard credits Ireland as an inspiration for a selection of her works, including Skillet to the Flying Pan: Sitting Black (2007). Read more about Howard here.

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Don’t miss your chance to participate in a lively evening with proceeds funding our exhibitions, programs, and educational workshops in the coming year. We can only continue to encourage artistic experimentation, support new modes of living, and build community with your support.

VIP Hour featuring

Salimatu Amabebe

To David Ireland, dining was everything. Join Amabebe (they/he) – a Nigerian American Chef, multimedia artist, and founder and director of Black Feast – for a special VIP Hour culinary event at the intersection of food and art.

Special performances by

Newoncé Gazelle

Bateria Batuci

Culinary delights by

Miles Ake

Ryoji Kajikawa

Chef Coco

Drinks by

Fort Point Beer

Ghia

Marioni Wine

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Benefit Auction Party

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM – VIP Hour

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM – Festivities & Live Auction

8:30 PM – 10:00 PM – After Party

With special guest chefs, artists, and DJs

Tickets

$150 – Individual Ticket

$500 – VIP Ticket

Sponsorship Levels

$2,500 – Artist Steward

$5,000 – Education Partner

$7,500 – Community Builder

$10,000 – Creator

Purchase your ticket at 500cappbenefit.givesmart.com

Sponsorship packages include unique opportunities of support tailored to your interest. Contact Julianna Heller at julianna@500cappstreet.org to learn more.

Silent Auction

Open September 26 – October 14

Place your bids today by clicking the bid button at the top of this page.

Featuring Artwork and Experiences by

Saif Azzuz

Libby Black

Ajit Chauhan

Linda Connor

Rico Duenas

Ricki Dwyer

Ebti

Matt Goldberg

Ann Hatch

Nathan Lynch

Tom Marioni

Daniel Melo Morales

Jim Melchert

Jennie Ottinger

Gay Outlaw

J. John Priola

Rachelle Reichert

Eric Ruby

Amy Trachtenberg

Andy Vogt

Robert Wilhite

Michael Zheng

Minoosh Zomorodinia

Event Co-Chairs

PJ Gubatina Policarpio

David Wilson

Host Committee*

Drew Bennett

Phoebe Brookbank

Rebecca Camacho

Myles Danielsen

Joanne Easton

Amber Goldstein

Elena Gross

Hilary Hogan

Sophia Kinell

Viet Le

Amelia Manderscheid

Micki Meng

Azzurra Alliata di Montereale

Julie Norris

Laura Pacchini

Lauren Ryan

Ana Saygi

Sarah Wendell Sherrill

Kelsey Shell

Claudia Altman Siegel

Jessica Silverman

Adam Swig

Artist Stewards

Shawn Byers

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Twilight Tour With Live Accordion Performance by Jonathan Kipp

Date: April 20, 2023 (Thursday) 6:30 PM-8:30 PM

Tickets: $25

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Come and experience the changes twilight brings to the amber walls of David Ireland’s house as you enjoy a performance by accomplished accordionist, musician, and accordion repairman Jonathan Kipp. The evening is part of Ann Hamilton’s project, Process + Place: here • there • then • now, currently on view at two sites: Headlands Center for the Arts and 500 Capp Street. Prior to Ireland’s purchase of 500 Capp Street, the House was the home and repair shop of Paul Greub, a Swiss accordion maker. In her project, Hamilton conjures the early history of 500 Capp Street and connects Ireland’s spaces across time and distance as the day fades to twilight. The evening event is a rare opportunity to experience the convergence of Hamilton’s research and Kipp’s response to it in a live performance.

More information on Ann Hamilton’s project, Process + Place: here • there • then • now can be found here.

About Jonathan Kipp:

Jonathan Kipp is a percussionist, accordionist, teacher, and accordion repairman based in San Francisco. He plays a wide variety of styles, from classical to folk, acoustic to electronic, jazz to pop to avant garde. These days you can find him accompanying the Turkish bands Nakarat and Metanastys.

Youth Education Program

YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAM

Designed by 500 Capp Street Artist Guides with educator Amy Berk, the youth education curriculum fosters hands-on experiences and introduces concepts in very accessible terms. Expanding on the artist-driven initiatives of 500 Capp Street, teaching artists are invited to create their own curriculum for workshops built around experimentation, interpretation, and community. The curriculum is creative, accessible, off-beat, and uniquely positioned as an exploration of the work of David Ireland and conceptual art in general. Participatory in nature, educational workshops embrace everyone having the capacity to be an artist, a core philosophy of David Ireland.

David Ireland did not take himself too seriously, and his sense of humor provides a crucial access point for young artists to learn that art can be a portal to what’s possible and imaginable. The curriculum itself is intended as an evolving document built around core concepts and signature lesson plans. For something as abstract as conceptual art, performance, and interpretation, our workshops by design result in a concrete expression, object, experience, and memory.

HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Since 2022, 500 Capp Street issues open calls to local high school students each year to apply for summer internship opportunities through City Studio’s program, Artivate. Four to five week long internships for 2-3 selected interns will be composed of three 4-hour shifts per week, working at the David Ireland House under the guidance of the art and education staff. Summer internships will culminate in an event open to the public where, in the collaborative, artist-driven spirit of 500 Capp Street, interns are invited to select roles for themselves and help develop the event.

Artivate: Our Food, My Work, Our Land/Recipes of Resilience

Artists in Conversation: Amy Berk and Georgia Horgan

Education Tours

YOUTH EDUCATION TOURS

Schedule your next class field trip at The David Ireland House – a living sculpture! Facilitated by our Artist-Educators at the David Ireland House, private youth education tours expose students to the art of the everyday and the conceptual framework and clever interventions of David Ireland. With an emphasis on the humor, playfulness, and experimentation of finding art anywhere and everywhere, youth tours center on making conceptual art accessible to young people. Students will learn a brief history of 500 Capp Street and David Ireland before touring the House and current exhibitions. Tours take about an hour and a half, opening up to discussion and questions with students, teachers, and facilitators. All ages, including parents, are welcome to join your group for the tour. For more information or to schedule your class tour, contact education@500cappstreet.org.

UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE STUDENT TOURS:

We also offer private tours serving undergraduate and graduate classes in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Students are guided through the House, introduced to current exhibitions, and have the opportunity to explore the Paule Anglim Archive Room in addition to learning about the history of the House and the work of David Ireland. Led by artist guides, curator of exhibitions and programs, and our archivist, students will experience a behind the scenes look at the inner workings of 500 Capp Street. For more information or to schedule your class tour, contact visit@500cappstreet.org.

PAST VISITORS:

Columbia Park Boys and Girls Club

San Francisco Art Institute’s City Studios Youth Program

The Berkeley School, K-8 Students

SF Parks and Recreation’s Mission Arts Center

FAMSF Internship Program

41 Ross Youth Artist Residency Program, High School Students

Marin Country Day School, K-8 Students

Omnes Education

Architectural Association, School of Architecture

California College of the Arts, Architecture

California College of the Arts, Fine Arts

California College of the Arts, Design

California College of the Arts, Humanities

University of San Francisco, Art History and Museum Studies (Graduate)

University of San Francisco, Art Studies

San Francisco State University, Art (Graduate)

San Francisco State University, Studio Art

Stanford University, Undergraduate Arts Intensive

High School Summer Internship Program

Beginning in 2022, 500 Capp Street issues open calls to local high school students each year to apply for summer internship opportunities. Four to five week long internships for 2-3 selected interns will be composed of three 4-hour shifts per week, working at the David Ireland House under the guidance of the art and education staff. Summer internships will culminate in an event open to the public where, in the collaborative, artist-driven spirit of 500 Capp Street, interns are invited to select roles for themselves and help develop the event.

Memoria Trans SF

Memoria Trans SF hosted by Julián Delgado Lopera & Marcel Pardo Ariza

Drop by and share your trans archives. Let’s write our story together.

For questions or more info please contact visit@500cappstreet.org

Upcoming Dates

Thursday, November 9th, 5:00-7:00 PM

Thursday, November 30th, 5:00-7:00 PM