Arts for Appalachia is an artist-founded, non-profit environmental initiative focusing on the restoration of Appalachia in the wake of hurricane Helene. The process involves a composition, artwork, piece of jewelry or craft, that is donated by an artist or artist collective in support of new large-scale rebuilding project. The collaboration has supported communities in Black Mountain, Garren Creek, Swannanoa, Marshall and other affected areas. This initiative assists artists and art institutions in engaging internationally-recognized locally-led conservation projects, in collaboration with matching funds partners. Both art and rebuilding WNC are about legacy - what we leave behind for the future. Both are artifact. One is the visual of a moment in time, the other is the visual of all time compounded.