The 16th edition of Charlottesville SOUP will be held on Sunday, May 1 starting at 5:30PM at Eastwood Farm & Winery. A limited number of tickets to this event open to first-time in-person attendees on April 14 and to all attendees on April 15. Tickets are limited and SOUP events often sell out quickly. Buy tickets here.
Photo Credit: Amative Creative
SOUP is a community dinner series to create a crowdfunded grant for an artist in the Charlottesville area. At each SOUP, attendees give a $10 donation and in return they receive a meal and a vote. During the meal, artists make short presentations about their creative projects in need of funding. At the end of the meal, each attendee enters a voting booth to cast their vote for which project to fund with the money raised from the meal that night. We’ll award the grant right then and there. Consider SOUP an experiment in civic engagement and a chance to play a role in supporting creativity in our community.
Charlottesville SOUP: Outdoor Edition
At our outdoor event on May 1, get to know Charlottesville artists, vote on your favorite creative project, and enjoy a delicious dinner—all under a big, open tent at Eastwood Farm & Winery overlooking the mountains. .
Our friends at Tilman's are collaborating with us to create a delicious meal to enjoy during the event. Attendees can choose a delicious sandwich and salad from Tilman’s that will be boxed individually. Dessert is included. Vegetarian and vegan options are available, and all sandwiches can be made gluten-free.
Thanks to a $1,000 match from Ting Charlottesville, a $1,000 donation from Comfiart, and the generosity of community members, this event's grant could exceed $3,000. For the first time, all artist presenters are guaranteed $100.
Attend
Tickets open to first-time in-person attendees on April 14 and to everyone on April 15. Please read the "Important Info" on the Eventbrite page before purchasing tickets. Tickets to this event are available here.
Questions? Find a ticket FAQ here.
Want to increase the artist grant? Whether or not you can make it to the event, you can make an additional donation toward the artist grant here.
May 2022 Presenters
Jess Walters: A mixed media artist and transplant recipient producing a documentary about surviving kidney failure and finding community and healing through art.
Adrienne Oliver: A writer and educator championing celebration, witness, and play through a weekend-long creative sanctuary for artist-mothers and storytelling.
Kendall King: An artist, gardener, and farmer planning to launch a free community seed exchange and accompanying zine.
May 2022 Grantee
New City Arts Initiative awarded Jess Walters a $3,585 grant to produce a documentary about surviving kidney failure and finding community and healing through art.
Thank you
Charlottesville SOUP is a program of New City Arts. The May 2022 SOUP dinner is presented by Eastwood Farm & Winery and made possible by generous sponsors like an anonymous donor, The AV Company, Champion Brewing Company, Comfiart, and Ting Charlottesville.
