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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, […]