Art auction
Original works go up for bid through the night. Take home a piece for your wall — the full sale price goes to B:E.
Beyond Emancipation presents · in collaboration with Tyranny Allen Gallery
Beyond Emancipation presents BE.ART Art Auction
An evening of live art, an auction of original work, wine & spirits and charcuterie — with every dollar raised going to Beyond Emancipation, supporting Oakland's young people as they build a life beyond foster care.
- Art auction
- Live art
- Guest speaker
- Wine & spirits
- Charcuterie
- When
- Saturday, December 5, 20264 PM onwards
- Entry
- $150100% to B:E
The evening
One night in the gallery. Art that gives back.
Live art
Watch a canvas come to life in the gallery as the evening unfolds, painted live in the room.
Wine & spirits
A poured bar to sip on while you walk the walls and size up your bids.
Charcuterie
Boards of cured meats, cheeses and accompaniments, set out across the gallery.
Inside the gallery
The work on the walls. And the studio behind it.
Tyranny Allen Gallery
Tyranny Allen Gallery
Tyranny Allen Gallery
Tyranny Allen Gallery
Tyranny Allen Gallery
Tyranny Allen Gallery
Executive Director, Beyond Emancipation
Guest Speaker
Dave Leimsieder
Executive Director, Beyond Emancipation
“Countless youth will exit foster care without a safety net. Beyond Emancipation continues to provide a lifeline for young people.”
Dave knows the road B:E's young people are on. About 20 years ago he emancipated from foster care in Arizona after six years in the system, graduated high school and moved into his first apartment at just 17.
Today he leads Beyond Emancipation, which has doubled down as a Housing First organization and its Creative, Connected, Resourceful, Whole coaching model. At BE.ART he'll share why your support matters, and where it goes.
The cause
Every ticket is a donation.
“To support young people as they imagine and create their own life beyond foster care.”
For 30 years, Beyond Emancipation has coached Alameda County youth through the leap out of foster care — into stable housing, school, work and a life of their own. BE.ART is donation based: your $150 entry and every winning bid go straight to B:E.
Learn about Beyond Emancipation →30years
of hope and resilience for Alameda County foster youth
500+youth
current and former foster youth supported by B:E each year
300–400a year
young people leave foster care in Alameda County annually
50%
of foster youth experience homelessness at some point after leaving the system
Housing
A safe, stable base while youth learn to thrive as young adults.
Education
Diplomas, GEDs and the path into college or training.
Employment
Preparation for living-wage jobs and real careers.
Transitions
Coaching through the hardest years right after emancipation.
Figures from beyondemancipation.org.
461 9th St, Suite C, Oakland, CA 94607
The gallery
Tyranny Allen Gallery
A contemporary Black-owned art gallery and community space in the heart of Old Oakland. For BE.ART, Tyranny Allen opens the walls to Beyond Emancipation — the art, the room and the night all in service of Oakland's foster youth.
Tickets
Your entry is your gift.
BE.ART is donation based. Every ticket and every winning bid goes to Beyond Emancipation. Space in the gallery is limited.
- Entry to the BE.ART Art Auction
- Live art in the gallery
- Remarks from B:E's Executive Director
- Wine & spirits
- Charcuterie
FAQ
Good to know
Where does the money go?
Everything raised — ticket sales and auction bids — goes to Beyond Emancipation, an Oakland nonprofit supporting young people as they transition out of foster care.
What does the $150 ticket include?
Entry to the evening: the art auction, live art, wine & spirits and charcuterie.
Do I have to bid to attend?
No. Your ticket is already a donation. Bidding is a bonus — and a way to take a piece home.
Where is the gallery?
Tyranny Allen Gallery, 461 9th St, Suite C, Oakland, CA 94607 — in Old Oakland.
I can't make it. Can I still give?
Yes — use the Donate link to give to Beyond Emancipation directly.