Waymakers Collective x Invest Appalachia

Appalachian Futures: Exploring Investment Opportunities to Grow the Arts + Culture Sector in Central Appalachia

Waymakers Collective empowers Appalachia’s creative future through art and community.  With support from Invest Appalachia, Waymakers Collective is exploring creative investment approaches to support arts and culture in Central Appalachia.  

Waymakers Collective + IA are working to engage the region’s artists, cultural organizers, arts institutions, and others working in the creative placemaking field to better understand your investment needs and potential structures to provide flexible, non-extractive financing solutions to support your work and financial sustainability.

If you are an individual artist, an arts or culture entrepreneur, or a leader of an arts and culture organization, we want to hear from you!

Please complete the survey by Monday, December 15, 2025.