Remembering Art Auctions Past
This year, join us in celebrating thirty years since the first ever BICAS Art Auction in 1995!
This year’s all-ages bash sure promises to be something special — with food, drinks, music, family fun, and in the place of pride: unique, one-of-a-kind bicycle-inspired art for silent auction, donated by incredible Tucson artists who support our nonprofit mission of transportation accessibility! To keep this work rolling, this year we are asking for a suggested $10-$15 donation to explore the unique, incredible art featured here. The Art Auction will be on Saturday, December 13th, from 5 PM to 9 PM! Bids close at 8 PM. All proceeds go towards accessibility of bicycles and the arts! Slide through for photos from the past few years!
We are seeking art for the 2025 Art Auction!!!
BICAS is seeking bicycle-inspired artwork and art made from bike parts in all mediums. Artists are welcome to use scrap bike parts from BICAS, which are available to our artwork donors for free. Donating to BICAS Art is an excellent way to showcase your art while supporting a crucial cause!
Since returning from the pandemic in 2022, the BICAS Annual Art Auction has stayed true to its 30-year mission as our massive winter fundraiser to fund the work of the entire organization — each year, filling our hearts with wonder at the creativity and generosity of our community!
Let’s pedal together towards arts & bicycle accessibility — with your donated art!
All proceeds benefit bicycle and arts accessibility in Tucson. We are excited and grateful for the support in our mission by many of Tucson’s most skillful working artists and attendees, and we’re so excited to see you there!
Donations for the Art Auction are accepted until December 1st.
Art can be dropped off during open hours (Wednesday-Sunday, 11 AM to 6 PM):
BICAS
2001 N 7th Ave
Tucson, AZ 85705
2024 Annual Art Auction
The BICAS 27th Annual Art Auction was an absolutely wonderful time, and none of it could’ve happened without you! Though got started a little later than we planned, we felt the love from those who brought their excitement and waited for those finishing touches before the party truly began! Thank you to our shining community, our devoted volunteers, our passionate bidders, and all of the spectacular artists who made this magical night possible!
Thank you also to our food sponsor Beyond Bread, our drink sponsor Dragoon Brewing Company, Amelia and Hugo’s, Frozen Delight, and our live musician Paul Opencenensky Project!
Thank you to Lee Ferris for the official Art Auction t-shirt and poster, and thank you to John Bennett and Peggy Dolaghan for the two official Art Auction stickers!
Thank you so, so much, to the many Tucson artists who came out to support the nonprofit mission of transportation accessibility with donated bicycle-inspired art!
All proceeds from the Art Auction go towards promoting accessibility to bicycle transportation and the arts.
27th Annual Art Auction Poster
We’d like to thank the winner of our 2024 Annual Art Auction T-Shirt and Poster Contest, Lee Ferris! This shirt and poster will be locally printed in Tucson, AZ. We were absolutely blown away by the design!
Explore Lee’s incredible portfolio website and instagram.
Past years have took the design used in the Art Auction commemorative shirt and poster on a winding road. Different designs or one and the same, staff created or externally commissioned, the nonprofit has experimented with an approach to this special piece. This made it especially exciting that in 2024, BICAS returned to our roots by holding a contest for a design that will be both on the commemorative t-shirt and the poster! All proceeds go towards our decades-long mission is to promote accessibility to bicycle transportation and the arts.
Thank you Lee Ferris!
Want to get involved in the 2024 Art Auction?
Want to save time dropping off your art? Fill out out Art Intake Form online!
2023 Art Auction
In 2023, we were excited to hold this two-evening fundraiser in the lovely courtyard at the Splinter Collective Warehouse December 8th and 9th, from 5 PM to 9 PM, a community space for safe, accessible, and equitable liberatory art practices and social justice organizing. With fresh ventilation and a spacious walkspace, we’re happy to be holding the event at this venue!
The Return of the 2022 Art Auction
In 2022, BICAS brought back the BICAS Art Auction! The annual art auction is loved by the community and the staff. In 2020 and 2021, we, unfortunately, had to cancel and pivot due to the pandemic, but as we moved past that moment in history, we found a new venue. We had an amazing auction! The CATALYST Arts and Maker Space by SAACA was an innovative creative, cultural, and collaborative space for the BICAS community, with over 14,000 square feet of space. We were super excited to be hosted by them.
Thank you so much Tucson! We appreciate your support of the 25th BICAS Art auction! BICAS hasn’t had one of these events in 2 years due to the pandemic. While most of the staff was new, we managed to pull it off with 500 people coming to the 2 night event and over 100 unique pieces for auction sold in a single night!
Our art auction featured a huge variety of practical and fanciful handmade bicycle-themed art, most of which was created using upcycled bicycle parts. All the art was donated by some of Tucson’s best artists who support the mission of promoting education, art, a healthy environment & making transportation more accessible to our community. We also had live music by Son Jarocho Collective in Arizona and the Hatpin Duo.
This was our biggest fundraising event of the year with all proceeds going toward our various community programs that help people learn how to fix a bicycle, earn a bicycle, create unique art from recycled materials, and provide programs for youth.
Limited Run 2020 Mini-Auction Shirts
Our BICAS and 2020 mini-auction t-shirts were designed by former staff member Jreems Kmchroo and Tucson artist Racheal Rios. They were being produced by the local print shop CREAM Forever.
Art Auction Photo Archives
- 2020 Mini-Auction catalog HERE
- 2017-2019 Art Auction Photos can be found on the BICAS Art Facebook
- 2016 Photos (21st Annual Art Auction) – HERE
- 2015 Photos (20th Annual Art Auction) – HERE
- 2014 Photos (19th Annual Art Auction) – HERE & HERE
- 2013 Photos (18th Annual Art Auction) – HERE
- 2007-2011 Photos – HERE
Contact:
For questions, media, mural requests, metalworks commissions, information on our Annual Art Auction, workshop information, or parts requests, contact the BICAS Art Coordinator at art@bicas.org or 520.628.7950, or stop by the shop at 2001 N. 7th Ave during our open hours. Find out more by following BICAS Art on Facebook, Instagram and on our Etsy shop!