The mission of the Bottom is to build community, celebrate culture, and engage the creativity of Black Knoxvillians. Conceptualized as a justice and equity project centered on reclamation and transformation, The Bottom does work that supports and encourages ideation, experimentation, healing, dreaming, artistic expression, and relationship building. Through The Bottom's Black Creatives Meetup program, artists in particular are provided with valuable resources and a safe space to connect, develop and create regardless of medium or type of work.
