Autonomous Gallery Needs Your Help
Autonomous Gallery
is at a pivotal moment.
For the past year and a half, I’ve built this space into a grassroots hub for art, healing, and community. Now, the need is urgent: to keep the doors open and the space operating.
The Ask
Rising costs are putting pressure on the gallery’s ability to continue.
Goal: $20,000 to stay open through the end of the year
Stretch: $30,000 to expand the space and move toward a nonprofit model
Breakdown:
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Rent: $14,000
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Licenses, fees, insurance: $1,500
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Utilities: $700
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Maintenance & safety: $1,000
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Technology & operations: $2,800
Why It Matters
This is a space for artists without access, people seeking connection, and creativity as a tool for healing and change.
Why Now
The community is here. The work is alive.
What’s at risk is continuity.
The Impact
Your support keeps a grassroots, community-rooted art space alive in the Bay Area.
This isn’t about scaling - it’s about sustaining something real.
If you believe in spaces like this, I invite you to support.
May we all get free together.
Help Sustain Autonomous Gallery
$9,737.11 raised
97 donations
49%
Frequency
One time
Monthly
Amount
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Notes for Zachary (optional)
$25 Digital Gratitude
In addition to having your name added to our supporters list, you’ll receive a digital thank-you artwork created by gallery artists. You’ll also get free entrance to one workshop of your choice, giving you a hands-on experience with the creative process happening at Autonomous Gallery.
$50 Gallery Friend
All previous rewards, plus a DIY collage kit to create your own artwork at home, along with a small print from the gallery. This tier emphasizes participation — connecting you directly with the creative process, even from afar.
$100 Community Builder
All previous rewards, plus you will receive an invite to a supporters appreciation gathering, a small event where you can meet other donors, artists, and community members, and experience the gallery in an intimate and meaningful way.
$250 Studio Supporter
All previous rewards, plus a limited edition print from the gallery, designed by one of our community artists. This tier celebrates your deeper commitment to sustaining the gallery and supporting artists’ ongoing practice.
$500 Collective Supporter
All previous rewards + mystery box of handmade items and artwork by artists in the broader collective. This tier recognizes your deeper support of the space and getting to take a small piece of the creative magic home with you.
$1,000 Sustaining Patron
All previous rewards + a small custom original artwork by Zachary created specifically for you, recognizing your deeper support of the space and getting to take a small piece of the creative magic home with you.
$2,500 Adopt a Month
Your contribution covers one full month of rent, keeping the gallery operational. You’ll receive all previous rewards, a medium custom artwork by Zachary, and special acknowledgment in the gallery as a top supporter, showing that you were instrumental in keeping the doors open.
$5,000
Community Anchor
This tier helps establish long-term stability for Autonomous Gallery. You’ll receive all previous rewards, a large custom artwork, permanent recognition in the gallery, and a private space rental on the date of your choice. You’ll be recognized as a Founding Supporter, a cornerstone in the space’s history and ongoing mission.