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Artists Standing Strong Together (ASST, "assist")

is a nonprofit arts organization

whose mission is to connect independent artists with resources.​​

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We believe that by serving our community of artists, we serve our art.​​​​

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YOU belong here.​

Welcome!

ASST stands in solidarity and love
with everyone who has been affected
by Hurricane Helene. 

We understand this as an ongoing crisis, and we are uniquely mobilized to provide support over the long haul.

If you are a storyteller currently experiencing great need, apply for emergency financial assistance through our Storyteller Relief Fund.

If you want to bolster the SRF,
your contribution of any amount helps. 

Storyteller
Relief
Fund
(SRF)

Saturday, October 5 from 7:00-9:00pm EDT
Storytellers Giving Back:
A Benefit for the Jonesborough Community
Live from the Jackson Theater in Jonesborough, TN
with Sheila Arnold, Donald Davis, Andy Offutt Irwin, Bil Lepp,
Paul Strickland, & Jonesborough's own Barbara McBride-Smith as Emcee. 
Livestreaming for free.


Donations going to
the United Way of East Tennessee Highlands.
 

Other Ways You Can Help 

Sunday, October 6 from 2:00-5:00pm EDT
Storytelling Benefit Concert
raising funds for Hurricane Helene Relief
online from Better Said Than Done, Northeast Storytelling, and 
Six Feet Apart Productions 
with Adam Booth, Norm Brecke, Alton Chung, Willy Claflin, Lyn Ford, Kevin Kling, Brandon Leake, Anne Rutherford, Regina Stoops, Dovie Thomason,
Donna Washington & others, plus special guest
Michael Carson, President, International Storytelling Center.

Monday, October 7 from 4:00-5:30pm EDT
ASST weekly community gathering ~

the water cooler for independent artists everywhere 

This Monday, our focus topic will be A Time of Reflection & Sharing. 

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Come when you can. Stay as long as you like. Bring colleagues and friends. 
 

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