This winter, we’re raising $120,000 to support both our ongoing work and our exciting expansion at 2 Westwood Place.
At Lamplight AVL, we believe that artists are the heart of our town. At our home in West Asheville, our residency programs give artists the space, time, and resources they need to create innovative work and share it with our community.
Just down the road, at 2 Westwood Place, we’re building the next chapter of that mission: A new, mixed-use creative space. At the heart of 2 Westwood will be affordable, community-minded artist studios – with several spaces priced below market value to help artists stay and create right here in Asheville. Later next year, a portion of the building will become a community-funded, arts-forward event space. 2 Westwood is being designed as a third space for Asheville’s creative community that will host: open studios, shows, music, workshops, and other arts-centered programming.
This expansion grows directly out of our Recover, Remain & Thrive Program, launched in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Last year, you helped us fund and distribute immediate relief grants to help artists recover and long term sustaining grants to help artists remain in Asheville. Now we‘re raising $120,000 to help artists thrive in our community.
Your contributions will directly support:
• The operation of our new artist studios,
• Development of the community event venue,
• Affordable creative spaces,
• Inclusive, public arts programming,
• And our ongoing residency program.
Every contribution helps create a space where artists and the Asheville community can thrive together.