An opening reception will be held at Tryon Fine Arts Center from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, May 1 for joint exhibits sponsored by The Tryon Riding & Hunt Club, presenting fine equestrian art curated by Kim Nelson, and Tryon Fine Arts Center, which will be showing an equestrian history exhibit curated by the TFAC Exhibits Committee.

Proceeds from the TR&HC’s art sales will, in part, benefit its scholarship program and ongoing efforts to document the area’s equestrian history. TFAC will have exhibit posters, note cards, and other items available for sale to support the exhibit program and other TFAC activities.

“There are some surprising historical tidbits that we think will be of a lot of interest to visitors to the exhibit,” said Exhibits Chair Julia Calhoun.

The opening reception on May 1 is free and open to the public. Information about this exhibit is available online at www tryonarts.org or by calling 828-859-8322.

Tryon Fine Arts Center is a nonprofit organization that operates and programs a 315-seat performance venue and 150-seat amphitheater for music, opera, theatre, dance, and lectures at 34 Melrose Ave. in Tryon, N.C.  In addition to presenting programming for a wide variety of audiences, TFAC also makes the arts accessible to local students through education and outreach programs.

-Submitted by Susan Brady