Free. An artist reception for Mary Lou Diekmann will be held on Thursday, June 13, from 2-4pm. Light refreshments will be served. She creates abstract, landscape, and portrait paintings. Portraits include traditional commissioned work of humans and animals as well as “vacation portraits,” capturing people in more natural poses. She also makes multi-media works incorporating […]
Free, all members exhibit: "Summer Song" opening reception
Free. Celebrate the winner of the Tryon International Film Festival Poster Art Contest at Tryon Arts and Crafts School. There will be light refreshments served and all of the submitted art will be on display. Meet artists, filmmakers, and enjoy an evening of artistry. Tickets are free. Please RSVP by 6/13 at: https://www.tryoninternationalfilmfestival.org/events
A free reception will be held for the teachers and students of the "Summer Arts Series" Their works will be displayed in the Pavilion until June 21.
Bring the kids to paint June 21 at 6:30pm. $15 per child. Pick one of the designs below. These will be wooden cutouts that can be hung on their bedroom door or on their wall. Spots must be prepaid. Everything they will need will be provided. Snacks and drinks provided. Please call 828-859-9021 to register. […]
Free lecture, Sunday, June 23, 3-4pm. Please RSVP at: https://www.upstairsartspace.org/ Join two Tryon scholars/educators, Dr. Warren Carson and Gloria Underwood for a discussion of great American writers, such as William Faulkner, Alice Walker, Flannery O’Connor, Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams and others, whose lived environments are so carefully and beautifully photographed by Tema Stauffer. Her work […]
Free. Due to popular demand, Janet Orselli will give an additional artist talk. Complimentary refreshments will be provided at the talks. The exhibits "Illustration, A Glance Back," and "Precious Things" will be on display through July 19.
Stop by for the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for Mirrorball Gallery. Enjoy refreshments, meet the artists and browse through the gallery.♦
Free. Local artist Becky Rickenbaker guides teens step-by-step in creating a colorful forest painting on canvas. Advance registration is required. Email Jen at jdickenson@polklibrary.org to sign up. This is for rising 6th-12th graders only. Free snacks will be provided.
Paint a "Patriotic Gnome" with step by step instructions by an artist at Back Alley Barn. Advance registration required, $35. Call or text 828-674-8964 to book your spot.