ABOUT

Who are we?

Are you an artist? A writer? Musician? Someone looking for a quiet place to work or relax? Are you looking for gallery space? Assistance with that website that you keep fighting with? How about a recording studio? Social Media assistance? Someone to decipher that business jargon so you can move on with your work?

Right, that’s a lot of questions. Like, far more than we have a right to ask. But we might be the answer to any one of those questions. The Lamplighters isn’t just a creative workspace in the sense of a co-working space where one can rest one’s feet and get down to the nitty gritty. We’re also there to help you with that nitty gritty. As a business and space, our number one goal is to help you grow into your goals, whether that be as a hobbyist who wants to get better at drawing, a new professional who needs help with branding, or a seasoned artist who wants to work with the community. We have a recording booth for musicians, desks for office space, a resource library and staff ready to help with a myriad of subjects.

Accessiblity

1st Floor, no step up into location

29 in. double door, both doors open up to 59 in.

Warehouse features ramp, and a 35 in. door. (We have been informed that ramp is steep and are working with building management to obtain a moveable ramp to remedy the problem.

1 bathroom in the space with handholds that is wheelchair accessible.

All tables feature sturdy benches and seats that can hold more than 250 lbs and that can also be removed to make space for wheelchairs.

Couches available

Light is low, but workable for artists (we are planning to get lamps for those who need them individually)

Scented cleaning products are used occasionally, but no continuous scent products have been installed.

Assistance animals are welcome

The Team

Avalon Kragness

Iri Alexander

Corey STRID

(She/Her)
Avalon Kragness, born in 1986 is a Quilter, Singer, and business entrepreneur. She has worked as a Manager of a Quilting Store, is a founder of The Lamplighters, and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business in 2020 with a specialization in Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

(They/Them)
Iri Alexander’s interests cover a wide variety of influences, experiences, and mediums. As such they consider themselves to be a multi-potential artist, and work in a variety of different fields.

Mediums that they use include writing, painting with oils, watercolor, and digitally, knitting, crocheting, and sewing. They’ve written episodes for the audio drama Jim Robbie and the Wanderers and voice act in the show, as well as numerous other radio dramas.

(He/Him)
Corey Strid, is a musician, a painter, and has over 10 years of business management experience. He has worked in retail management as well as coordinated multiple regional expansion projects for t-mobile. His passion for art led him away from retail business management to the lamplighters where he could explore his desire to teach painting, music and expand his own skills.