Art receptions, music and events
The Tryon Downtown Development Association has announced its next scheduled “Tryon Gallery Trot” on Saturday, May 12, 5 to 8 p.m. Join 13 participating galleries, businesses and restaurants for opening art receptions, music and special events.
Participating businesses are Richard Baker’s Studio, The Book Shelf, Bravo Outdoor Marketplace, Bravo Interior Design, Green River Gallery, Kathleen’s, New View Realty, The Pine Crest Inn, Skyuka Fine Art, Tryon Painters & Sculptors, Upstairs Artspace and Vines & Stuff. Tryon Fine Arts Center (TFAC) will join in the fun for this upcoming date only.
Just a few of the scheduled events are:
The TFAC campus will be filled with the work of more than 50 artists: paintings, sculpture and photography will be displayed in the Mahler Room, Gallery One, the lobby and outside as a month-long exhibition of regional artists celebrating Art in Bloom. Wine, snacks and live music will be offered during the “Trot.”
Kathleen’s Gallery will feature the art quilts of Greer artist Beth Andrews. Andrews is a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild and has shown her work in quilt shows all around South Carolina. She has been featured in shows in North Carolina and New Jersey and has won several awards in New Mexico. Her work will be on display through mid-May.
Tryon Painters and Sculptors will host an opening reception for its “Members’ Show – Sculpture Only.” Also, painters and sculptors will give live demonstrations of their talents in front of the gallery from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. before the “Trot.”
Skyuka Fine Art will host an opening reception for “Cooley-McNamara.” Both artists are originally from Detroit but now live in Atlanta and New York respectively. Each will showcase styles and imagery that gallery owner Kim Nelson said are very different for the gallery and for Tryon. Both will also show their recent plein air local landscapes from their visit here.
The 1906 Pine Crest Inn will welcome “Trotters” to enjoy live music, hors d’oeuvres and enjoy the artistry of Richard Baker and a new installation of works by Richard Oversmith.
The Upstairs Artspace will exhibit the 34 Polk County artists who opened their studios on May 5-6 for Art Trek Tryon. Each artist will have three to four works of art in the gallery to enjoy during the “Trot.”
Vines & Stuff will be showcasing a new collection of Claude Grave’s redware, functional pottery with vibrant spring colors, from Little Mountain Pottery.
For more information, find “Tryon Gallery Trot” on Facebook, visit www.downtowntryon.org or email Kim Nelson at info@skyukafineart.com.
– article submitted by Kim Nelson