Restore Hope for Asheville's Local Artists

The Kress Emporium is a gallery located in the heart of downtown Asheville, North Carolina. We are proud to represent over 100 local and regional artists.

The effects after Hurricane Helene have been devastating to our community. Many of our artists lost their studios and so much of their art to the floods.

Here at the Kress, we were fortunate enough that our building was not harmed. Though the loss of revenue for our artists will have a huge impact for a long time to come as they try to rebuild. The Kress and many of the small businesses in town have been closed due to no power or water for most of October, one of the busiest months of the year. For so many of our vendors, their art is their main source of income for their families. We depend so much on the tourism in our beautiful mountain town.

We are hoping to raise money to give back to our artists, and we know that anything we raise for them can make a huge difference.

Any support that we can give back to the community is so appreciated.

Thank you.