A Vision for
Cashiers' Future
OUR MISSION
Vision Cashiers is creating a collaborative initiative to transform Cashiers into a walkable community.
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Vision Cashiers is a non-profit organization of volunteers who make meaningful contributions to initiatives focused on community improvement.
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We’re working to build housing for professionals (teachers, nurses, managers and others) and their families.
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We support organizations and projects that enhance cultural enrichment through music, theatre and dance, emphasizing connections to our Appalachian heritage.
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We’re expanding opportunities for our children and we want to make sure residents are well informed about all the opportunities available to them.
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We raise support from major grant-making organizations who share the passions we have for multiple initiatives.
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We’re focused on improving access to doctors and creating health and wellness initiatives for all residents and visitors.
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The task force enhances and expands the natural pathway system throughout the village. It also manages a highway and byway trash collection program.
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Through an alliance with Jackson County and the North Carolina Department of Transportation, this task force is building sidewalks on major streets and highways.
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Working collaboratively, association leaders share best practices, resulting in community-wide improvement.
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We’re advocates for public art in our community.
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YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Volunteer
Get involved to improve your community. Send us an email using this form. Click here.
Partner with Us
Join one of our task forces and make your own contribution to your community. Click here.
Stay Informed
Keep updated on the progress we’ve made and find ways you can help. Sign up for our updates. Click here.
Make a Donation
Vision Cashiers, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity, appreciates the generosity and involvement of people like you. Contributions are tax deductible. Donate Today! Click here.
"Communities flourish when enlightened leadership is actively involved. Given that Cashiers is unincorporated and most organizations focus on specific constituencies and missions, we felt there was a need for a group devoted exclusively to the future of the community."
— Irv Welling, Chairman, Vision Cashiers
We’d like to thank Karen Reid and Dick Dickinson for their generous contribution of photography to our website.
Embark on a transformative journey as a Champion of the Arts with Cashiers Public Art Initiative.
Join us in these endeavors, including the exciting projects in the pipeline. Seize the opportunity to be a driving force behind the artistic renaissance of Cashiers.
The Bascom is a non-profit corporation seeking to build essential creative skills for area youth and adults, increase professional development opportunities for artists and educators and become a key player in the creative community of Western North Carolina. In 2023, Vision Cashiers established a working partnership with The Bascom to install outdoor sculptures in Cashiers for a period of two years. The task force is particularly interested in finding art for the community-based WALK CASHIERS initiative.
The Bascom’s Biennial Outdoor Sculpture Program consists of a widely publicized call to artists to submit outdoor sculptures for consideration. Five are selected for The Bascom campus and two for Cashiers. The Bascom recommends a number of sculptures to Vision Cashiers and works with the Public Art Task Force to select the strongest fit for selected sites. The determination of which sculptures are selected and where they are placed is solely the decision of the Vision Cashiers Public Art Task Force.
Vision Cashiers coordinates with property owners regarding the site and installation of the sculpture and assumes all costs associated with siting and pouring the concrete pad for the sculptures. The Bascom provides funding for the artists which includes a $1500 honorarium. Additionally, both Vision Cashiers and The Bascom enter into an agreement with the property owners which provides for mutual indemnification. The Bascom follows its standard protocol for the sale of any work on display during the exhibition of the sculptures. Should an artwork on exhibit sell during the period, the artist will receive 60% of the sale proceeds and The Bascom will receive 40% per The Bascom’s standard agreement with exhibiting artists. The price of the sculpture is determined by the artist.
Public art reflects and reveals our society, adds meaning to our cities and uniqueness to our communities.