Tryon Downtown Development Association (TDDA) plans to hold a silent auction for “locally designed” Christmas ornaments beginning the night of the Tryon Christmas Stroll on Friday, Dec. 2.
Tryon area artists are invited to design and construct original, one-of-a-kind Christmas ornaments, and donate them to TDDA to help raise funds for TDDA’s downtown redevelopment activities.
Ornament size will be at the discretion of the artist, but should be a typical ornament size and weight, and should be designed to be held on a wire ornament hangar. Artists should include their name, a title for the ornament and descriptive information that may be of interest to the bidder.
Ornaments should be delivered to Skyuka Fine Art (Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.) at 133 N Trade Street in downtown Tryon, no later than Wednesday, Nov. 30.
Prizes (gift certificates donated from local merchants) will be awarded to the top three entries.
The ornaments will be displayed on a “rotating” Christmas tree located within Skyuka Fine Art beginning on the evening of the stroll and will remain on display until Friday, Dec. 16, where a wine and cheese reception will be held from 6 – 8 p.m. to announce the highest bids. Bidding will close at 7 p.m. Winning bidders not present at the reception will be notified and ornaments may be picked up upon receipt of payment.
TDDA invites all residents to attend the annual Christmas Stroll and bid on a chance to obtain a unique ornament to add to their collection.
For more information contact: Kim Nelson, Skyuka Fine Art at 828-817-3783 or info@skyukafineart.com.