10/10/2024
This is going to be a somewhat long post for me.
We were incredibly lucky to be about an hour east of the Devastation that Hurricane Helene wrought on Western North Carolina. That said, all of our thoughts and energy has been with those affected as we have scrambled to provide help and assistance in whatever way we can.
This has made it really difficult for me to get excited about and promote the Alchemy Artisan Collective Magic Hour event coming up on October 19th from 5-8pm.
In the aftermath of the disaster we have all come together to figure out how we can redirect this event so that it can be used to assist those that have lost literally everything.
The ticket sales for the event were already benefitting a non-profit, but now in addition to that any remaining monies and all magazine sales will be going to benefit western NC.
I addition to that, I will personally be donating 50% of my sales that evening to the Asheville River Arts District. If you are not familiar, this is an area of Asheville that was filled with artist studios and galleries. It is now decimated. The artists lost their buildings, their artwork, their tools & supplies and their livelihood.
https://www.riverartsdistrict.com/donate/
There are obviously tons of great organizations that are working to help those affected, but I felt that artists helping artists would make sense in this instance.
I know it's hard to think about going out for an evening of fun at a time like this, but I encourage you to purchase a ticket and come out to enjoy an evening of art, amazing catered food & beverages, live music and poetry to help us help western NC.
Link to purchase tickets:
https://alchemyartisancollective.squarespace.com/
Much love to you all❤️