The 14th edition of Charlottesville SOUP will be held on Monday, March 8 starting at 7:30PM. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we’re taking SOUP to Zoom. Tickets are required to attend this special “TV Dinner” edition, and tickets are no longer available. Applications to present are closed.
**If you were unable to reserve tickets in advance but would like to make a donation towards the SOUP grant, you can make a donation online here with “SOUP grant” in the memo between now and March 8 at 6PM.**
What is SOUP?
SOUP is a seasonal public dinner series to support creative projects right here in Charlottesville. At each SOUP, attendees give a $10 donation and in return they receive soup, salad, bread, dessert—and a vote. During the meal, community members 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 his or her 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.
SOUP: TV Dinner Edition
At our virtual event on March 8, get to know Charlottesville artists, vote on your favorite creative project, and enjoy a delicious dinner—all from a warm, cozy spot on the couch. Attendees will hear up to four local artists pitch their creative projects in need of funding. At the end of the evening, each attendee will cast their vote for which project to fund with the money raised from the ticket sales.
Our friends at Pearl Island and Bowerbird Bakeshop are collaborating with us to create a delicious meal you can enjoy while you listen to the night’s presentations. When purchasing a ticket attendees living in the Charlottesville area can indicate that they would like dinner.
Attend
Tickets to this event are no longer available. Here's what you need to know:
All tickets are $10 each, regardless of whether or not your ticket includes a meal. 100% of each $10 ticket purchase is pooled to create the artist grant. Thanks to our sponsors, we've been able to cover dinner from Pearl Island and Bowerbird Bakeshop up to 175 attendees, so the ticket price to attend is unrelated to the cost of the meal.
All attendees need a ticket in order to submit a vote and receive a dinner. (For example, if there are three people in your household who plan to watch, eat dinner, and cast a vote for their favorite project, you will need three tickets).
Dinner is available to anyone able to pick up their order from Pearl Island. Pick-up times and instructions will be sent via email closer to the event. Dinners are limited. To indicate that you would like a dinner with your SOUP ticket, select “SOUP Ticket + Dinner” with the protein option of your choice.
What's on the menu? Choose between Sous Poulet (Haitian inspired chicken and gravy with marinated chicken in a sweet and mildly spicy sauce) and vegan Creole Beans (red beans, onions, peppers, and Pearl Island's Caribbean Seasonings). Each dinner is gluten-free and includes Kale Salad and Rice with Pigeon Peas. Dessert from Bowerbird Bakeshop will also be available.
Not in the area, but still want to attend? Already have dinner plans? We would love to have you. To attend without a meal, select "SOUP ticket (NO DINNER)".
Want to increase the artist grant? Make an additional donation toward the artist grant when you purchase your ticket.
This just in! Market Street Wine chose some wines to go with Pearl Island take-out, and 15% of all wine purchases go to the artist grant. Purchase wine for pick-up here.
Tickets to this event are no longer available.
Special Matching Grant
Our community partner Ting Charlottesville is offering a $750 matching grant. Each donation made toward the artist grant will be matched 1:1 (up to $750).
Charlottesville SOUP is a program of New City Arts and made possible by generous community sponsors like Ting and an Albemarle County Lift grant.
March 2021 Artist Presenters
Kim Marris Rishi and Suzanne Holt: A documentary photographer and narrative journalist creating a multimedia exhibit chronicling Black Lung in the Virginia coalfield communities.
Ti Ames: A Black non-binary theatermaker who seeks to fund an original one-act radio play entitled, “See About The Girls,” tackling mental health and childhood trauma in the Black community.
Myra Anderson: A passionate poet and Cville native seeks funding to self-publish a poetry book (Reclaimed Roots) about her enslaved ancestors at Monticello & the University of Virginia.
Brielle DuFlon: An artist and weaver seeking to create an online space that serves as a fiber resource library and storytelling platform, natural dye blog and textile store.
March 2021 Grantee
New City Arts Initiative awarded Charlottesville poet Myra Anderson a $3,710 grant to self-publish a poetry book (Reclaimed Roots) about her enslaved ancestors at Monticello & the University of Virginia.
