500 Capp Street’s mission is to encourage artistic experimentation, support new modes of living, and build community— just as David Ireland did during his lifetime. Located in San Francisco’s Mission District, 500 Capp Street is a physical location rooted in conceptual art that was David Ireland’s home where their collection and archive informs artist-driven exhibitions, programs, educational workshops, and curatorial practice. David Ireland was an artist with a diverse practice who viewed the making of art as a part of daily life. He blended sculpture, architecture, painting, and performance, and drew on ordinary materials such as dirt, concrete, wood, or wire that he collected.
500 Capp Street
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Grant Cycle
- Spring 2023
- Amount
- $100,000
- Type of Grant
- Multi-year Program Support
- Website
- 500cappstreet.org ↗
yétúndé olagbaju, "HORIZON/ you hold my shape", 500 Capp Street, 2022, installation shot. Exhibition at SOMArts, San Francisco.
Catherine Wagner, Blue Reverie (Blue Trilogy), 2025. Archival pigment print. Courtesy the artist, 500 Capp Street Foundation and Jessica Silverman Gallery.
Mildred Howard, "The Time and Space of Now", 500 Capp Street, 2021, mixed media installation. Commissioned by the New Mexico Museum of Art, 2021.
Catherine Wagner, Blue Reverie (Full Score), 2025. Installation view. Courtesy the artist, 500 Capp Street Foundation and Jessica Silverman Gallery.
Annie Albagli, Video still,“
We Become [Vessels],” 500 Capp Street, 2021, mixed media installation. Installed at Headlands Center for the Arts' Gym.
Catherine Wagner, Blue Reverie (Blue Reverie I in-situ / D.I. Chair), 2025. Documentation of installation. Courtesy the artist, 500 Capp Street Foundation and Jessica Silverman Gallery. Photo: Nathan Kosta
Andy Vogt, Wedge (for Bruno), 2014. Salvaged wood lath. Installation at Luggage Store, San Francisco.
“Some company recently was interested in buying ‘my aura.’”
Andy Warhol