500 Capp Street open call, San Francisco

The 2025-2026 Artist Residency at 500 Capp Street will be an open call to international and U.S. based artists with generous multi-year support from the Sanger Family Foundation.

This 2 month residency program at 500 Capp Street in San Francisco, CA will begin in the Spring of 2026 and end in Summer of 2026. Artists will have two months for research, which will culminate in a 2 month exhibition after the research period ends. This year’s program will highlight the conceptual, and urges artists to create work that pushes the boundaries of material and medium. They are especially interested in artists working with sculpture, and artists who support David Ireland’s artistic philosophies. The residency is intended to give creative space for developing an idea, and executing it for exhibition purposes. The Application process runs from August 11- September 30th, 2025. The next resident/s (solo, collaborative or collective) will be announced on the 20th of November 2025.

The selected artist(s) will use The House as their live or work studio, have access to The Paule Anglim Archive Room and David Ireland Archive (time capsules of Bay Area Conceptual Art from 1975-2009), and consult with curator Lian Ladia on their final project. The project will conclude with a final exhibition of work made during the residency, but during their time in the house research can include installations, interventions, and other types of public programming. The artist(s) will be supported throughout the residency and afterward by the staff and resources of The House, extending the impact of the program far beyond the two-month period. There will be a $5,000 travel stipend, a $2,500 honoraria for the individual or collective, and up to a $10,000 production budget.
There is a $10 application fee.

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