PHASE TWO
Art Remains
To support Art Remains, we launched a fundraiser to raise $100,000 while simultaneously launching a granting program, supported by the fundraiser, that would offer larger grants to artists, collectives, and organizations that have a broad impact in their communities. These grants are meant to offer foundational, longer term stabilization to “community connectors” that serve as hubs with wide ripple effects.
Our Art Remains fundraiser ran for 3 months, and we were able to raise over $115,000. This fundraiser was largely supported by a number of community-led initiatives. We could never have done this without the efforts of our community!
The grant review was completed by 7 folks from our community, including 2 Lamplight Board members, 1 Lamplight team member, and 4 members from a variety of areas in the broader creative community. We created a scoring system that considered community impact, damage from Helene, and grant reach, as well as space to amplify applications from communities who might not otherwise receive funding.
The recipients represent a diverse range of applicants from Swannanoa, Asheville, and Marshall, representing a range of both mediums and organization types. We offered 6 grants of $15,000, 2 grants of $10,000, and 1 grant of $5,000.
We are very happy to share with you the recipients of the Art Remains Grants:
Asheville Community Theater • Drones in the Garden • Madison County Arts Council • Marshall High Studios • Noir Collective • Revolve • Sister Soul Sessions • Story Parlor • Swannatopia
Instead of traditional grant reporting, we did something different. This past July, we hosted a conversation at Drop of Sun Studios with grantees to hear directly from them—about how the storm affected their work, how your support helped them recover, and where they are today.
