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Poster Art Reception at Tryon Arts and Crafts School

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...

“When Photography and Fiction Meet” at Upstairs Artspace

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 is on display in a solo show, Analogues: North & South, through August...

Live at Lanier Program

Free event: Vince Verrecchio takes you on a photographic tour of Belize: its mountain jungles, river caves, and remote Mayan city hidden in the rain forest.

Artist Reception at Saluda Library

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 stones, metal, fabric, photos, and anything she finds interesting. Her work will be on display from June 7 – July...

Opening Reception at Upstairs Artspace

An opening reception and artist talk with Tema Stauffer will take place on Sunday, June 9, from 2:30-4:30pm at Upstairs Artspace. Tema is a photographer whose work examines the social, economic and cultural landscape of American spaces. Her exhibit “Analogues: North & South” will be on display through August...

Opening Reception at Tryon Arts & Crafts School

Tryon Arts & Crafts School (TACS) is thrilled to present a public opening reception on Friday, May 31, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The reception will feature “Illustration, A Glance Back,” a solo exhibition featuring original works by renowned illustrator Kevin Sprouls and the unveiling of Janet Orselli’s highly anticipated site-specific art installation, “Precious Things”. Both exhibits will be open to the general public from June 1 to July 19. The Friday evening reception will also feature a handcrafted jewelry sale hosted by TACS’ instructors and students. Complimentary refreshments will be...

Jewelry Sale at Tryon Arts and Crafts School

Enjoy a two day jewelry sale made by local artists on Friday, May 31 from 6-8pm and Saturday, June 1 from 9am-1pm. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the remodeling of the Jewelry Studio. For more information contact 828-859-8323 or visit...

Annual Art Show at The Saluda Inn

The Saluda Inn is excited to host the Annual Art Show “Art Behind the Wall” on Thursday, May 23, 12-6pm. See some incredible art, meet talented artists, stroll the grounds and the interior of the Inn, and learn the history of the home.  

Paint and Sip at Parker-Binns Vineyard

Paint and Sip at Parker-Binns Vineyard with The Escaped Artist on Sunday, June 9 at 12pm. Advance registration required, $35, call 828-674-8964.  ...