Welcome to our Train Art Online Auction, where you will bid on 12 custom-painted train models that showcase the creativity and vision of WBL's artists. This online auction is part of WBL's Give the Gift of Hip-Hop campaign where we will be giving back to our community this end of year season.

You can sign up early by clicking the "Auction" tab at the top of this page, click "Register to BID" and you are all set!

Your winning bids will go directly to supporting our cultural diplomacy initiative sending our local artists abroad to Paris and Uganda!

Every train starts at just $200, and every dollar you bid over the starting price is tax-deductible. Not only are you supporting talented local artists and WBL’s cultural diplomacy initiatives, but you’re also securing a tax benefit before the year ends.

Place your bid today to make a lasting impact through art and community!

About Us

Words, Beats & Life (WBL) is Washington, DC’s longest running, dopest Hip-Hop based arts educational non profit. We are here to break down those barriers that keep our cities' outstanding young creatives from taking full advantage of the opportunities that come along with living in the Nation’s Capital.

Our goal is to invest in DC’s creative ecosystem and employ our extensive list of artists and creators to be living examples of what our city’s creative youth can accomplish with the right tools and the best role models.

We achieve this goal through our many workshops, after school programs, concerts and festivals. We are unapologetic advocates for the transformative power of hip-hop culture in all its forms. We empower artists, aspiring artists and lovers of expression to relentlessly create, refine and define systems that demonstrate positive change through our individual and collective brilliance.

Our arts based educational programs equip youth, creatives, practicing artists and scholars to move from theory to practice. We harness the power of the imagination to reshape the lives and communities we serve.

Train #11: Jah One