With a need for outdoor and open-air events, Drones in the Garden formed in October 2021 when Patrick Kukucka of Bagatelle Books proposed that Lynn Fister curate shows in the garden space behind Flora and Bagatelle in Asheville, North Carolina. Sophie Hull immediately joined forces with production and curation, alongside Static Age Records. Since then, DITG has produced many events seasonally for regional artists, as well as completing residencies and being featured at BMC's {Re}HAPPENING 12 at the historic Lake Eden campus. DITG does pop-up events, but has mostly transitioned into hosting quarterly shows at Ritual Botanica, a beautiful studio surrounded by plants.

Our mission is to elevate the possibilities of experimental performance space and we often create botanical installations to explore how space/performance inform and re-contextualize the listening experience. We focus on local musicians and writers, hoping to build bridges for our small avant-garde art community in Asheville, NC.

DITG is centered on left-field music and a community-oriented ethos. It is an all artist-run cooperative.   We seek a multi-disciplinary approach that embraces the sometimes untamed beauty of nature and sound.

photograph of Lynn, Sophie and Patrick taken by Max Hull.