Artists Meg Mulhearn and David Lynch have envisioned a project where they bring the coast to the mountains. Many things today are experienced through a screen or grid, whether by social media or video, and they will use the idea of a grid or…

Saturday, September 20th, 1-4pm Join us for an afternoon viewing of photographs taken by Jade Aster throughout the course of their residency! Our current artist-in-residence, Experimental instant film photographer, Jade Aster, blends art…

Drum Major Instinct x Katherine Young Presented by Lamplight AVL at Drop of Sun Studios Lamplight AVL invites you to Drop of Sun Studios for a behind the scenes peak at a recording by Drum Major Instinct and Katherine Young. A limited number…

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…

Join us on April 11th, 2025 at 7pm for Shane Justice McCord's Tree of Heaven Album Release Show with special guests TBA. $10 suggested donation, pay what you can Tree of Heaven is a solo album recorded throughout 2024 to tape and computer.…

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…

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…

Join us on Oct. 6th at 7pm for a live recording at Drop of Sun Studios with experimental legends Drum Major Instinct & Kramer! This event is free, but a reservation is required. RSVP here! A limited number of guests will sit quietly…

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

Join us Friday, June 21, at 7:30pm at The Residency at 821 for an evening for an open house evening of art and creativity.  Chuck Gutierrez and LimaqWNC will be providing Peruvian vegan light bites. Water is our theme for the night, and we'll…

Join us at Lamplight AVL's Residency at 821 on 4/26 and 4/27 for two performances with Wind Cults and guests. Brett Naucke, Adam Lion, and Thom Nguyen will perform both evenings from 7-9pm. On Friday, 4/26, they will be joined by Zach Cooper,…

Join Sarah Louise, whose music has been called “Mystical” by the New York Times and “In tune with the thrust of existence” by NPR, for a community sharing circle. Bring ideas, questions, creative projects, jokes – anything that wants…

Please join us on March 8th and 9th!  Lyle de Vitry invites the community to attend an exhibition of his work and creative exploration at Studio 821. During his time in residence, he will develop lyrics for unfinished songs. The drafted lyrics…

Listen in! Click HERE to listen to the full show on the archives from December 16, or scroll down to "Playlists" for a scrollable version of the show! Swannatopia, our current artists in residence, have partnered with 103.3 Asheville fm this…

Join us at 821 Haywood Rd, as Tara Foley and Alex Theodoropulos, the husband and wife team known as Spyrodon, share a musical, fabric, and visuals performance! These two have come down from New York to create a new round of work as our artists-in-residence,…

Join us at 821 Haywood Road as artist-in-residence Katt Naz hosts open studio hours all week to share her latest works! And as we celebrate the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, Arepas Venezolanas made by the artist’s mom Araceli (@aras_latinfood)…

Join us at 821 Haywood Road on September 2, from 1 til 8 pm, for a Zine Release and Art Show! Our friends at Swanatopia, who brought us The Bug Mall last winter, are back!  In conjunction with Black Mountain College Museum, Swannatopia's Madalyn…

Join us at 821 Haywood Road at 4 pm on July 29th, for a writing salon with Rachel Hanson, our artist in residence for July of 2023! Writing Salon with Rachel Hanson: The Stories We Want to Tell and How to Begin For some writers, starting…

Join us at The Residency at 821 on May 7 at 3 pm for Andrew Weathers' performance and installation! Over the course of his residency with us, Andrew has walked from our location at 821 Haywood Road to the banks of the French Broad River every…

Join us at the Residency at 821, at 821 Haywood Road, on February 4 from 9 am to 5 pm, as Aparna Sud shares the beautiful pieces she has created during her stay as artist-in-residence. Aparna has been exploring style and technique during her…

Brett Naucke's new work, "Room Without Time", was a living installation for multichannel audio and visual elements built over the month of November 2022 at The Residency at 821. Public viewings were held on November 30th, December 1st, and 2nd.…

Come by 821 Haywood Road for a workshop to learn more about Make Noise's O-Coast with synthecist Bana Haffar! Two time slots. Advanced sign-up required. Over the month of September, our friends at Make Noise Music are presenting a series…

Lamplight AVL has teamed up with a fiscal sponsor! While we work to complete our nonprofit status, we feel so lucky to have partnered with Weathervane Music, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance independent…