Arts 2 People

Programs: The asheville mural project, a project of arts2people, exists to beautify and diversify asheville's urban landscape, providing artists and local community members with the opportunity to design and implement their own public art. We believe that murals enhance quality of life and create artful metropolitan experience through the transformation of conventional architecture. Our murals are both the testimony and celebration of a lively local arts culture.

mission: to bring the healing power of arts to those in need. The reach program recognizes that arts education is an essential element to a healthy community. Reach out provides an opportunity for those in crisis to access the amazing restorative powers of the creative experience. Through classes and workshops taught by area arts professionals and educators, reach provides a venue for area social service organizations to expand programming for those they serve, utilizing the therapeutic possibilities of the arts. Reach beyond provides professional support programming and resources to benefit the careers of local working artists. Reach in gives anyone the opportunity to explore creativity and get in touch with the artist within.

once a year we shut down lexington ave in downtown asheville for an all day all local, all original street fair. This jam-packed day is filled with wild street performers, unique artwork, and a wide variety of music and just about everyone who wants to have some fun and celebrate in the streets of asheville. Art2people has been presenting laaff for 11 years with the support of the asheville community. We are always looking for more creative help into our events and other programs.

founded in 2007, moving women is a dance performance ensemble that honors and invites the diverse perspectives offered by cross-genre collaboration. Core members challenge themselves by working with other dancers, visual artists, musicians, poets, actors, and performance artists to create original works.

for years arts 2 people has made the success of local creative entrepreneurs a core element of each one of its programs. After many years of development, arts 2 people now presents an essential business management training program designed specifically for artists in business. We are fortunate in our region to have a broad network of organizations working toward community development, and who recognize our working artists as a core part of the strategy for our region's growth and success. Preparing artist entrepreneurs to engage effectively in the process makes the strategy complete. Arc makes accessible the skills needed for efficient business management, allowing the artist more time in the studio or on stage, where they can perfect what is core to their creative gifts. Marketing, bookkeeping, computer skills, planning assistance, tax prep, and more are available, as are computers, peripherals, and costly software.

the freaks of asheville calendar is a project to highlight the creative talents of many notable asheville artists. The calendar is a way to help individual artists relay their story, gain exposure, and market themselves. The calendar is mass produced and distributed through local outlets. Funds go to pay the artists who create the calendar and supports printing costs. Profits from calendar sales go to support arts2people programming.