The Asheville Artists Flood Collection

A project in Asheville, NC by Erica Schaffel
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A card deck and coffee table book honoring original artwork that was lost, but not forgotten, during Hurricane Helene.
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Backers: 1900
Average Pledge Per Backer: $82

Funded: $155,307 of $15,000
Dates: Oct 4th -> Nov 3rd (31 days)
Project By: Erica Schaffel
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Latest News

Go time!

November 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey ya’ll, At the time I’m writing this email we have 73 minutes left in the Kickstarter, with over $153,000 raised 🤯💕🙏. I’ve gotten  the same questions a few times so, to confirm:  100% the project is a go! We raised over 1000% of... (Read More)

Press + Production Updates

October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey ya’ll, 5 days left in the campaign with over $129k raised. We are TRULY blown away! Today I wanted to share some press + important production updates. First, production updates. For the card deck we partnered with Akron based design studio Art... (Read More)

Coffee Table Book Mockups + meet Andrew!

October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
As promised, I am SO excited to share an early mockup of the coffee table book with y’all!But first, I have to give a major shout out to Andrew Beck (@dabeckrules) for volunteering to put the design for these together! This is our first round of... (Read More)

Meet the Artists: Sophie Paradis

October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! Wow, this has been SUCH a whirlwind! We’ve gotten a LOT done this past week thanks to artists and members of our community volunteering to help!  Mira Gerard graciously stepped up to help curate The Flood Collection! Mira is an... (Read More)

We were selected as a Kickstarter “Project We Love”!

October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Just wanted to shoot a quick note to share this amazing news with all of you: WE WERE SELECTED BY KICKSTARTER AS A “PROJECT WE LOVE”! This is a big deal for visibility. It means they send our campaign out in a newsletter and rank us higher in... (Read More)

Meet the Artists: Aaron Fields

October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey ya’ll, It has been an exhausting two weeks here in Asheville but make no mistake, the prevailing emotion right now in Asheville is gratitude. We are all so grateful to be a part of such a beautiful, special community. And we are beyond grateful... (Read More)

Meet the Artists: Spencer Beals

October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We’re on day 9, with over $25k raised, and almost 300 backers who are now forever a part of our Asheville Artist Community 💕🙏. So we wanted to start introducing ourselves! First up, meet Spencer Beals, @beals.art. Spencer is an incredibly... (Read More)

WE DID IT!

October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey ya’ll, We are 4 days in and WE JUST HIT OUR GOAL!  Now that we have raised enough funds to cover the initial production costs, every additional dollar raised goes directly to the participating artists as soon as the Kickstarter ends in 26... (Read More)

A peek inside The River Arts District

October 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey ya’ll, It’s day 4 and we’re just $2,000 away from our initial goal! SO grateful for each and every one of you 🙏💕. Today I’m filming with a few of the participating artists so I can share their stories with you. In the meantime,... (Read More)

Wow, what a start!

October 5th - via: kickstarter.com
WOW 🤩  Day 2 and we just hit 60% of our goal 🙏🙏🙏💕💕💕 I am just SO moved by all of your love and generosity! And so are the other artists! Cell service is starting to improve a bit in Asheville so artist submissions are starting... (Read More)

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