Lamplight Silent Auction! | Ends 5PM EST on Monday, Dec 23rd

We’ve launched an online auction!

We’ve curated a special collection of experiences and items (including this incredible vanessa german painting, shown above!) for you to bid on!

You can bid on:
– Private Karaoke Party in the Drop of Sun Live Room
– 2 Night Stay in the Drop of Sun Apartment
– vanessa german Original
– Throw a Pool Party!
– 2 Nights at a Lake Cabin
– Fender Jazzmaster
– Backlund Rockerbox II DLX
– Merge Records Vinyl Collection
– Secretly Canadian + Dead Oceans + Jagjaguwar Vinyl Collection

All proceeds for this auction will benefit phase 2 of our Helene Relief efforts, a program to support and stabilize artists, organizations, and collectives who have been deeply impacted by Helene. Check out the rad items we’ve listed, and share our auction with your community near and far who might be looking for ways to support our community in this recovery.

The auction will run through December 23rd.

Happy Bidding!

SWANNATOPIA RETURNS!!! “Alive at the Bait ‘n’ Tassle” | December 17 2024 – January 6 2025

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Welcome back to our dear friends, Swannatopia!

Join us at Swannatopia’s Annual Holiday Light Show Eggstravaganza!

Open Dec 21 2024 – Jan 5 2025 at Lamplight AVL – 821 Haywood Road

Experimental Art Club does ChandeLURES!

An ALIVE shop and vernacular habitat fro late night hangs.

A tangential part of Deer Freaks… and Decoys! on view Sept 27 – Mar 15 below and in conjunction with The Farm at Black Mountain College at BMCM+AC

For more information, visit swannatopia.com or call 256-EGGS-4-US

Benefit Show: Mary Lattimore at Ayurprana | Dec 27th at 7PM

Mary Lattimore and the wonderful team at Ground Control Touring have decided to present the show on December 27th as a benefit for Lamplight AVL’s Recover, Remain, and Thrive initiative.

The artists and arts organizations that make the Asheville area the special, vibrant place we call home have been deeply impacted by Hurricane Helene. Many have lost homes, studios, equipment, and livelihoods. Lamplight AVL is an Asheville-based 501c3 that supports the community through engagement with music and the arts. 100% of the proceeds from this event will go to this program, which enables artists to recover, remain in the area, and continue to create the work that inspires our community. Funds are distributed directly to artists over multiple phased projects, ensuring that recovery is both immediate and foundational, and maintaining the Asheville area’s identity as an arts haven for residents and visitors alike.

Don’t miss your opportunity to see this incredible show featuring the incomparable Mary Lattimore, with special guests Min Xiao-Fen and Tashi Dorji, and know that by purchasing a ticket you are changing the lives of Asheville area artists.

Hiss Golden Messenger at Ayurprana | Jan 24th at 7PM

The folks at Ayurprana thrilled and honored to welcome Hiss Golden Messenger to the APLR stage on Friday, January 24th, 2025. This incredibly intimate show finds Hiss Golden Messenger band leader M.C. Taylor performing solo and playing his adored and critically acclaimed album Bad Debt in its entirety. We couldn’t be more elated to announce that one of our favorite musicians Rosali will join Hiss Golden Messenger on this momentous occasion. Rosali, who released AOTY contender “Bite Down” this past March, will play a can’t-be-missed stripped-down solo set as well.

Portions of the proceeds from the APLR show will benefit Lamplight AVL’s RECOVER + REMAIN + THRIVE efforts. In the wake of the devastating hurricane Helene and subsequent catastrophic flooding, Lamplight AVL is working to launch phased support of local artists to ensure their immediate and foundational recovery, with a vision of artists remaining and thriving in Asheville.

Get your tickets today!

Eulogy Benefit Show | Friday-Saturday Dec 6-7

Another rad benefit show at @eulogyavl by @burialbeer with Asheville artists @thegetrightband & @nerdalertmusic plus many more special guests!

Originally scheduled to take place at @salvagestation these shows will now benefit @lamplightavl plus local artists from the River Arts District and members of the Salvage Station crew

Name Your Own Price 🎟️s are on sale now! Available for as little as $1 for WNC locals. For non-local fans we suggest a donation of $50 or whatever you can afford. 100% of the proceeds with no service fees will be donated.

Carly Owens Open Studio | Saturday December 7th, 2024 2-5pm

Join us Saturday, December 7th for an open studio with current artist in residence, Carly Owens
Weiss. Come meet the artist, gain insights into her creative practice and view the work she has
produced during the residency. Drop in between 2-5pm, light refreshments provided.

RESCHEDULED – APRIL FOOLS CROCTOBER FEST | April. Times TBD

We’re thrilled to announce that, after the artists were not able to come into the space due to Helene, these shows will now be installed in April! We’ll be updating details as we get closer to the date.

JOIN US FOR CROCTOBER FEST!!! April Exact times TBD.  There will be a raffle for one of the paintings that will be chosen at the end of the month.

Live music (tbd), hot dogs, croc art as far as the eye can see, tshirts, stickers, prints, drinks and good times!

 

Film, Zine Release, and Artist Talk | Saturday August 17 7pm

Come enjoy some free experimental film, refreshments, and zines on August 17th at 7 pm. Cecilia will be showing a collection of poetry based film and zines with a short artist talk at the beginning of the night.

Open Studio Hours | Sunday August 18 12pm-5pm

Join Cecilia Moushey as they open up the studio to visitors to see the work they’ve created while in the residency!

Make Art at Open Studios with Meg Winnecour | Mondays through Fridays, July 2-26

July 2-7… cyanotypes and free-stitching

July 8-14…acrylic nature portraits

July 15-21…watercolor and dye explorations

July 22-26…cyanotypes and free stitching

Meg Winnecour will run an open art studio for a month, a space in which she will make her work (acrylic nature portraits on panel, watercolor and dye explorations on paper, and free-stitched cyanotypes) in a public way, and invite people to come into the space and make some work of their own, with or without her help. She will work in a new medium each week (cyanotype, acrylic paint on panel or canvas, and watercolor on paper). Her dream would be for her West Asheville neighbors to stop in for an art experience on their way to the bakery or the library, folks out running errands stopping in to see what’s going on and then getting pulled into making a piece of their own, dear friends stopping in for a chat. More than anything, Meg wants to add beauty and connection to her neighbors’ lives through time spent chatting and making a piece of art to take home.

Meg will be sharing the residency space with Ben Berry, who will be hosting open studios on Saturdays in July; Ben welcomes folks to stop in to contribute to a book he’s writing. You can learn more about Ben’s events here.