culture club
culture club is a quarterly conversation about a topic worth discussing
brought to you by the people behind garden party & sundries collective
currently on hold due to covid-19
future events (TBD)
Forming Identity & Breaking Creative Boundaries
POSTPONED from original march 26 date for safety reasons. future date TBD // topic & lineup may change
in collaboration with black mountain college museum + arts center
this panel discussion will explore identity, individuality, and what it means to be an artist in our ever-evolving cultural climate
in conjunction with the “question everything! the women of black mountain college” exhibition at the black mountain college museum from january 24 – april 25, 2020
$15 general admission / $10 members & students
black mountain college museum
{120 College Street}
panelists: kerry burke, esteban gonzalez, viola spells, angela finney
moderator: tarah singh of the ade project
proceeds benefitting the colorful pages coalition
past events
Cannabis Culture
a paneled discussion about equity in the cannabis & hemp industry
% of sales donated to support southerners on new ground (SONG) black mamas’ bail out action
the panel examined the intersection of the hemp/cannabis industry as it relates to criminal justice, capitalism, and race. we hoped to start a conversation in asheville that would both engage and educate those of us working or spending money in this growing market on how to be responsible allies in efforts to create more equity.
panelists were Z. Smith Reynolds “All for NC” fellow Danielle Adams, Honey Simone of Different Wrld, Michael Hayes of Umoja Health Wellness and Justice Collective, and cannabis lawyer Rod Kight. The moderator was writer Ami Worthen.
let’s talk about sex
a panel discussing sexuality & empowerment with a female identifying + female body focus
held at trade & lore on june 6th, 2018
our first event where we felt so warmed by the community that came out, and humbled by what we learned in its first iteration.
featured:
phlox - artist
amelia cline - obgyn
aleece fosnight - sex counselor
ash gerry - pole dance instructor
% of sales donated to national network of abortion funds
