Arts Alliance Fundraiser a Night to Remember

On Saturday night, October 12, 2019, 80 Hilltown residents, artists, and art lovers gathered at the Velvet Restaurant at the Worthington Golf Course for a evening of good food, entertainment, and a fabulous silent auction featuring works donated by 26 talented local artists. The event raised over $4,000 to support the joint efforts of the Hilltown Arts Alliance and Hilltown Community Development to grow the local “creative economy.” The funds will directly benefit both organizations as they expand and enhance the Hilltown Open Studio Tour in June 2020, along with several other collaborative projects to assist local artists in the region.

The Hilltowns are home to a large and diverse group of working artists, all of whom depend on some mixture of galleries, studio tours, online sales, and commissions to support their creative endeavors. The Hilltown Arts Alliance was formed to help artists connect and work together to access new opportunities, both to develop their skills and sell more of their work. Through a partnership formed with Hilltown Community Development in 2018, the organization has been able to offer new business classes and marketing workshop, promote more exhibit opportunities, and explore additional place-making and cultural district formation work.

For more information about the Hilltown Arts Alliance or to get updates when the Hilltown Studio Tour returns in 2020, visit www.hilltownartsalliance.org!