Community Driven

Community Driven
nonprofit for the arts

Lamplight AVL hosts residency programs that provide artists of all genres with space, time, and resources, so they can create innovative work to share with our community.
Current Resident
Zach Cooper | March 2025

Zach Cooper is a Grammy award winning composer, producer and songwriter based in North Carolina. He will be composing a new body of work, hosting a concert series (every Friday in March), and releasing a new album during his month at Lamplight AVL.

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Repeat Until True
Every Friday in March

RUT is an experimental music concert series, presenting NC-based music makers and sound artists. The series takes it’s name from March resident Zach Cooper’s upcoming DOSed album and improvisation protocol, “Repeat Until True.”

Each night will feature different artists and ensembles engaging with the RUT protocol as part of the programming.
Upcoming Resident
Nava Lubelski | May 2025
Call for Artists
Residency Applications Are Open

We review residency applications on an ongoing basis. We welcome artists in all disciplines. We are particularly interested in art that is experimental, inter-disciplinary, and unconventional. Apply + learn more here.
Program Three
Recover, Remain, Thrive

Since the day after Hurricane Helene, Lamplight has been working to support artists in our region impacted by the storm. Learn more here.