Donation

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Nov 10, 2011 at 4:12 pm
Bill and Margi Snyder ($250.00 USD) Said:

Apr 16, 2013 at 5:35 pm
tina king ($80.00 USD) Said:

VESTIVAL here we come!

Apr 4, 2013 at 8:39 pm
7S Landscaping & Farms ($40.00 USD) Said:

Apr 5, 2012 at 3:40 am
Angie Kincaid ($40.00 USD) Said:

May 11, 2012 at 4:26 pm
Exodus Chiropractic ($40.00 USD) Said:

Apr 11, 2012 at 10:41 pm
Kim Taylor ($40.00 USD) Said:

Apr 4, 2013 at 8:26 pm
Knoxsauce ($40.00 USD) Said:

Looking forward to Vestival 2013!

Dec 5, 2011 at 2:19 pm
PF ($10.00 USD) Said:

May 3, 2012 at 10:18 pm
Savory and Sweet Food Truck Knoxville Said:

Wee Hoo, Vestival 2012!

Your Generosity

Your donation empowers the Vestal community. Vestal is part of the City of Knoxville empowerment zone due to its poverty level, unemployment rate, poor housing conditions and low educational levels. Vestal is a community with both rural and urban characteristics and celebrates its own history with the Knoxville area. The once-a-year springtime fundraising event is known as “VESTIVAL”. Vestival supports diverse musical genres for the general public with emphasis on the citizens of the Vestal community. The totality of Vestival events includes, in addition to music…

local arts and crafts vendors
food vendors
children’s activities
a Mother’s Day brunch
an art exhibit
a local history exhibit
old-fashioned cake walks

The Candoro Marble building, in the height of its grandeur, was the site of a major employer that crafted and polished marble stonework used in several local and national structures. Though most of the outbuildings remain in ruins, people enjoy exploring the grounds, eating great food, and envisioning a bright future when Candoro Marble and the Vestal community are both restored to their former glory. Your donation to Candoro is the perfect way to honor the legacy and lifetime of Albert Milani who crafted marble for decades at Candoro Marble Company.

What can you do?

Visit Candoro, and discover a time in history when Knoxville was widely known as The Marble City. Serve as a vendor at VESTIVAL. Complete and mail the 2013 Vendor Form to Candoro Arts & Heritage Center, PO Box 9473, Knoxville, TN 37940.

Walk the grounds and ponder the architecture of Charles Barber and ironwork of Samuel Yellin. Read through the blog, and tell a friend about this beautiful structure. Share some images from the Candoro Photo Gallery or simply donate online. Candoro Arts & Heritage Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the Candoro Marble Building, and community development. Our vision is to become an arts and history museum showcasing the rich history of Vestal – the heart of Knoxville, once referred to as “The Marble City.” Located at 4455 Candoro Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920 Read the Blog

Candoro Arts & Heritage Center

is a non profit 501 (c) 3 organization, and your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. If you would like to mail your donation please send to: Candoro Arts & Heritage Center P.O. Box 9473 Knoxville, TN 37940

IMPORTANT

When making your online donation, please be sure to fill in ALL FIELDS of the donation form in order for your comments to appear.

The Space

The space is a fittingly elegant venue for hosting events. It is the perfect space for events that are under 100 guests. Consider holding an off-site corporate meeting at Candoro. The beautiful building and grounds are great for a small wedding. Think about using Candoro Marble as a space to teach a course. The rooms and lighting are just right for an art or history exhibit. The Candoro building and its shaded grounds are now available for rental at affordable prices. Please call Trudy at 865-384-1273 for more information.

Opportunities

Locals are enjoying the life drawing courses that are held at Candoro Marble. Today, art and art-related themes are the underpinning for all the creative goings-on at Candoro Marble’s main building. It is a setting that unites the power of art and the beauty of architecture.

Visit

Anyone who has an educative spirit will enjoy a visit to Candoro. It is a great place for walking around and taking in the feel and the spirit of the marble craftsmen who once held marble finishing jobs for over five decades. At this point in time, there is considerable support among Knoxville citizens about the future of Candoro Arts and Heritage Center. The goal has been to re-purpose Candoro as a place to enrich the lives of local citizens and reach out to the Knoxville population at large about revitalizing the Vestal neighborhood.