Seven years ago, J.D. Grove opened Conspire: Contemporary Craft with a vision of building up the arts community and bringing art from other areas to a place that didn't have it at the time. 

"We started with a collection of 35 artisans and have grown to over 100," Grove told The Putnam County Post. 

And, through the years, Grove has succeeded in that mission and Conspire, 14 East Washington St., Greencastle, has established its footing in the Greencastle community as not only a place for art, but also a safe haven for LGBTQ+ youth in Greencastle and Putnam County.

"Conspire is both a community center and a business. We represent over 100 artists from around the Midwest and a few outliers with a focus on our local community and LGBTQ+ artists and makers here in Putnam County," Grove said. 

But, all that stands to come to a crashing halt due to construction woes that could endanger the future of Conspire. 

As a result, Grove formed a GoFundMe to help keep the doors open. 

"We've worked hard for seven years to keep this shop and vision afloat. We made it through Covid with support from our local community and from people around the country who love Conspire. Now we're hitting a rough patch again with prolonged construction keeping visitors away from Greencastle. We're hoping to build a small war chest to get us through until downtown stabilizes," Grove said. 

Those wishing to donate can do so at https://gofund.me/0e36e74a.

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