Church of the Friendly Ghost
Church of the Friendly Ghost is a 100% volunteer-run arts organization supporting creative expression and counter-culture community. The collective was originally established in the fall of 2003 by a group of friends residing in/behind an old church on Pedernales St. in east Austin, Texas. Over the years the DIY organization has presented over one thousand events to date including concerts, art exhibitions, workshops, film screenings and other cultural events. In 2007, COTFG became a sponsored project of Salvage Vanguard Theater 501(c)(3)and re-located to a performance space on Manor Rd.
The Church of the Friendly Ghost series of concerts is made possible by community patrons, and through a partnership with Salvage Vanguard Theater. This project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
External links
- Website
- Official Website
- Sponsored Projects of Salvage Vanguard Theater
- Austin360
- Flickr page
- Recent Flickr page
- Youtube archive of COTFG events
- COTFG on Facebook
References
- Article about New Media Art and Sound Summit in Austin Culture Map
- Austinist article 2012
- Austinist article 2010
- Austin Chronicle Article: Sounds of the City 2009
- Austin Chronicle Article: Culture Club 2009
- Austin Chronicle Best of 2009
- Interview with Aaron Mace 2008
- Austin Chronicle Article: Spectres 2008
- Austin Chronicle Article: TCB August 2005
- Austin Chronicle Article: TCB May 2005