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500 Capp Street is proud to announce Carolina Aranibar-Fernandez (she/her/ella) as our 2026 Artist in Residence. We are deeply grateful to the many remarkable artists who responded to this year’s open call. This year, our call brought us an incredibly strong cohort of artists with whom we look forward to working with in the future. […]

Thank you to all of the wonderful artists who applied to our 2025/26 International Artist Residency Open Call! We were truly inspired by the range, depth, and care in the proposals we received, and we’re grateful for the time and trust you put into sharing your work with us. For this cycle, our residency’s artist will […]

We are thrilled to congratulate the icon Mildred Howard on being awarded a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship! This special occasion not only marks the centennial of the Guggenheim Fellowship but also celebrates Howard’s decades-long career in conceptual art and her invaluable contributions to social justice, history, and community. 500 Capp Street is proud to have played […]

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. This move away from the […]

We are happy to announce that 500 Capp Street has been selected to participate in the inaugural “Philanthropy Factory,” a new initiative honoring Andy Warhol’s philanthropic legacy by providing recent grantees an opportunity to benefit from the sale of Warhol works from the Andy Warhol Foundation’s collection. Highlighted above is a Polaroid taken by Andy […]

500 Capp Street in San Francisco is thrilled to announce our 2023 Collections and Archive Fellows as Alexander An-Tai Hwang, and Lesdi C. Goussen Robleto. The inaugural fellowships are made possible with generous support from the Henry Luce Foundation. The Collection and Archive Fellowship will provide emerging scholars and practicing artists the opportunity to grow […]

The Yearly Artist Residency Open Call at 500 Capp Street, San Francisco APPLY HERE 500 Capp Street is pleased to announce the yearly open call for an Artist Residency. For the first time, the 2023-2024 Artist Residency at 500 Capp Street will be an open call to international, national and local artists with generous multi-year […]

Dear Artists and Supporters, 2022 has been an impressive year for 500 Capp Street.  Throughout this year of growth in programming and community-building, 500 Capp Street prioritized remaining free of charge. In this season of giving, we hope you will consider contributing to 500 Capp Street to ensure free admission with artist-guided tours for 2023 […]

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 […]

About David Ireland’s Broom Collection with Boom Broom Collection with Boom, 1978/1988, is one of the most recognized assemblage and sculptural works by David Ireland. The work was a centerpiece at 500 Capp Street for nearly three decades before its acquisition by SFMOMA in 2007. It is composed of old salvaged brooms left behind by […]

The David Ireland House warmly remembers Constance Lewallen (1939-2022). She was a champion of conceptual art and was an advisor, mentor, and friend to so many. As a prolific curator in the Bay Area Art scene and master collaborator, Connie wrote about and produced over 100 exhibitions, including the works of David Ireland, Jay DeFeo, […]