Time & Location Mar 16, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Join us in welcoming Glenda Guion, Luis Jaramillo, Dana Jones and Ralston Fox Smith to the gallery for three spring shows: From Earth to Archetype: New Clay by Glenda Guion, Mapping My Universe: Paintings and Works on Paper, by Luis Jaramillo, and Dana Jones […]
Upstairs Artspace has announced the opening of Drawing Marathon VI, its first exhibition of 2025. This will be a very special show, as many of the 21 participating artists’ studios and livelihoods were impacted by Hurricane Helene. The show opens on Sunday, January 26, at 2 p.m. with a public reception. The exhibition will last […]
Free. December 8, 2:30pm, "Inspired by Nature" panel discussion at Upstairs Artspace, 49 S. Trade St., Tryon, NC.♦ Three painters and sculptors whose work focuses on nature will speak about art and the natural world. Speakers include Dale McEntire, William Henry Price and Michael Sherrill.
An opening reception for Dale McEntire, who will exhibiting his works, will take place on Sunday, October 6, from 2-4pm at Upstairs Artspace. The exhibit "Reflections Along the Path" will be on display through December 20. Enjoy light refreshments at the reception. Please RSVP for this event at: https://www.upstairsartspace.org/events-1♦
Enjoy "A Conversation about Place in Fiction and Art" with authors Mary Alice Monroe and Delia Owens on Sunday, August 18 at 3pm. A reception will follow.Tickets are $35 per person and are available at:https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/a-conversation-about-place-in-fiction-and-art-with-mary-alice-monroe-and-delia-owens Mary Alice Monroe is the author of 27 books, including her latest bestseller, "The Summer of Lost and Found." Delia […]
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 […]
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 30.
Artist Kristi Ryba will discuss her motivation, methods and processes, and other reflections on her stunningly detailed, politically reflective works. Free event but RSVP is requested at: https://www.upstairsartspace.org/event-details/artist-walk-and-talk-closing-reception
Free lecture at Upstairs Artspace Deborah Fitzgerald, PhD will discuss how Aristotle's view of the purpose of art fits Kristi Ryba's vision. Kristi Ryba's show, "Like an Epiphany" is on display through May 24 at Upstairs Artspace.
Upstairs Artspace is pleased to welcome Lynne Riding, Kristi Ryba and Mary Walker to the contemporary art gallery with an opening reception from 5-7pm. Enjoy some wine and a walk & talk with the artists. Please RSVP for this reception: https://www.upstairsartspace.org/event-details/opening-reception-2 Art exhibit is available for viewing during gallery hours March 30 - May 24.