Let’s Open the Door, Oakland
Visit the Oakland exhibit live on June 26 and 27, 2026 at LakeFest Oakland.
Pop-up doors in Oakland
Everyone deserves a decent place to call home. For 50 years, we have turned our mission into a reality by helping millions of people around the world build, improve or finance their homes.
Today, we’re building on that momentum.
We’re popping up in 9 cities with an art installation of 10 doors, each featuring work from local artists and real homeowner stories.
Together, they represent what’s possible with a safe, decent foundation.
Building on our momentum.
Through hands-on builds, pop-up exhibits, compelling new research and powerful storytelling, we’re bringing housing to the center stage at a global scale. Learn more.
Dean Stuart | Featured artist
For the past 10 years, Dean has balanced his career as an illustrator and a gallery artist. This is a teaser image of his door artwork.
I had two ideas when sketching for this project. One was making a very fantastical and conceptual depiction of what a home is, a cross-section of the interior of a home with lots of rooms. That might be exciting to draw.
Or I could go in the other direction and create a piece more humbling and truer to what my home is. I looked at our walls and saw all the loose papers and drawings taped to them. Cups of pencils and pens are easily accessible on my desk and my daughters’ as well. Our home is an open invitation for our daughter to create.
My goal with this piece was to challenge myself technically by creating several layers of images to create a larger scene. But I also wanted to take on the challenge of making something super personal. A literal window into my family’s life. It’s something I don’t share publicly. But when it comes to art, and especially in this current time, I think authenticity is what we want the most. And getting my daughter’s help was the most fun part of this project!
Wells Fargo | Featured partner
For more than 30 years, Habitat for Humanity International and Wells Fargo have worked side by side, bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope. Through the 2025 Wells Fargo Builds® program, the company is providing more than $4.6 million in grant funding to Habitat for Humanity International to help more than 200 families across 131 communities nationwide. Learn more about our Habitat legacy partner.
Are we popping up in your city?
Learn about other pop-up locations and hear from homeowners about why home matters to them. Check out our other event stops!
Every gift opens a door!
It starts with you. Your donation, even just $10, can open the door to a safe and decent home for many families.
Explore Let’s Open the Door
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Over the past fifty years, we have helped more than 65 million people around the world build, improve or finance places to call home. Now, we’re building on that momentum.
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Behind every open door is a story. As we build on fifty years of making home possible, we’re highlighting some of the people and innovations at the heart of our mission.
See Habitat’s work in Oakland.
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