First of all, thank you to everyone who has given to this project! We have surpassed our initial goal and we are continuing to get new backers. With exactly 24 hours to go, 326 people have given $21,314 to help us move to the new space. We have been excited and honored by the number of people who have personally committed to make sure the project was successful. Each time you walk in the building, you will know that you were a part of bringing it about. However, the $20,000 goal is a floor, not a ceiling and every additional dollar makes this move more possible. 

In this last day, we'd love to see one more push for all those people waiting for the last minute. Help us get the word out one last time!

Just a few more days left to reach our goal and we wanted to share something with you!

We were so excited to meet with Space Architecture and see their initial plans for the space! Below are some different views + details on what each floor with hold and how the building will operate: 

Top Floor Image

Street Level Gallery View

Street Level Venue View

Lower Level Workshop View

Lower Level Retail View

If you haven't checked back recently, you may have missed that we've raised over $4,000 in the past two days with almost 200 backers! We are approaching $12,000 and, with your help, we will reach our goal by this Sunday's deadline. 

We also just added a new goal: for $50, you can get 2 Concert tickets of your choice + a Limited Edition T-Shirt. If you've already pledged $25, you can raise it to $50 and get tickets for some of our incredible upcoming shows. A full schedule is below if you want to be convinced (you know you do).

2012 Spring Concert Schedule

2/24: Zola Jesus + Talk Normal
3/20: EMA ***just announced
3/27: The Hive Dwellers (Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening and K Records) + Sleep in Sundays 
3/31: Sharon Van Etten + The War on Drugs 
4/1: Bear in Heaven + Young Magic + Doldrums 
4/5: Van Dyke Parks 
4/24: Shabazz Palaces 
4/27: Oberhofer 
4/30: Lotus Plaza (Deerhunter side project) ***just announced

8 more days to go! We want to say a special thank you to everyone who has helped support the project by spreading the word. Here are just a few of those kind people and organizations:

next STL
http://www.nextstl.com/south-st-louis/the-luminary-hopes-to-double-space-call-cherokee-street-home

RFT
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2011/12/luminary_center_arts_move_fundraising.php

The St. Louis Beacon                                                         http://www.stlbeacon.org/arts-life/visual-arts/114823-arts-incubator-planned-for-cherokee-street

STL Today
http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/luminary-heads-to-cherokee-st/article_038565af-91fb-5ce2-8fff-a1c9fc056a64.html

Cherokee Street News                                                   http://cherokeestreetnews.org/?p=4575

EVRT Studio
http://news.evrtstudio.com/post/16067913941/the-luminary-center-for-the-arts-kickstarter

COLLAB
http://thecollab.us/2012/01/11/luminary-center-arts-capital-campaign/

Kickstarter - STL Staff Picks
http://www.kickstarter.com/discover/cities/st-louis-mo/recommended?ref=more#p1

Saint Louis Front Page
http://www.slfp.com/ArtGalleries122111.htm

Belle Vivant
http://bellevivant.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/illuminate-me/

The St. Louis Egotist
http://www.thestlouisegotist.com/news/local/2012/january/24/luminary-trying-move-cherokee-street-kickstarter-campaign

Superette
http://superette.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-ideas-use-old-buildings.html

Cherokee Art Happenings
http://bestmile.blogspot.com/2012/01/help-bring-luminary-to-cherokee-street.html

Gateway Groupies                                                   http://gatewaygroupies.tumblr.com/