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Makers & Mentors: Sierra Miles
Mushroom Bowl Since an early age, art making has been a huge part of who I am. Growing up in a home with a designated ‘art room’ full of...
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Jul 92 min read


Makers & Mentors: Marty Epp-Carter
A Fail Safe Way to Navigate Dating Apps in 2025, Mixed media, 22"x30", unframed Reflections on Teaching and Making I never wanted to be...
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Jul 94 min read


Makers & Mentors: Carla Rokes
Solastalgia 10, Mixed Media on Pastel Board, 8”x8”, unframed Solastalgia Series The term solastalgia describes the emotional distress...
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Jul 91 min read


Makers & Mentors: Shelley Sloan Ellis
For the record, 5’ tall 22” wide and 12” deep For nearly two decades, I have worked at the intersection of education and creation,...
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Jul 82 min read


Makers & Mentors: Lorraine Turi
Currents, Digital Collage, 2023, 20x16 I strongly believe that conceptual studio art plays a crucial role in teaching students creative...
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Jul 81 min read


Makers & Mentors: Jena Thomas
Contemplative. Nature. 46”x48”, oil on canvas, 2025 Human. Nature. Whether consciously or subconsciously, the innate drive to “make our...
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Jul 82 min read


Makers & Mentors: Susan Alta Martin
Parable of the Land 2: Supposition, 17x22in, ripped and wrinkled digital prints, sheet steel, magnets, 2025 What is it like to balance...
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Jul 83 min read


Makers & Mentors: Stacey Davidson
Seven Centuries of Verse, 8.5 x 5.5 inches (closed); 8.5 x 32 inches (open), Gouache on watercolor paper, Accordion book with text, made...
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Jul 12 min read


Makers & Mentors: David Gerhard
30 Hour Painting of Alex, Pen and Acrylic Paint, 5 ft x 5 ft Teaching art is not arbitrary or self indulgent, but is an important act. I...
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Jul 14 min read


Makers & Mentors: Michael May
Pan and His Pipes, Oil on Panel, 15" x 24" This series of paintings chronicles the career of a powerful individual, who ultimately uses...
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Jun 282 min read


Makers & Mentors: Hague Williams
Churning, Screenprint on paper and collage, 20x16", 2023 Art as Transformation, Teaching as Practice I teach art because it changes...
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Jun 272 min read


Makers & Mentors: Jason Basden
Turtle Medicine Woman, Mixed media and found objects I create figures inspired by stories, myths, and my imagination; placing my...
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Jun 271 min read


Makers & Mentors: Balancing Art Practice and Teaching
Upstairs Artspace’s Makers & Mentors show to celebrate arts educators Upstairs Artspace, Tryon's nonprofit contemporary art gallery, is...
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Jun 222 min read


Power Flex: Art Talk By Margaret Curtis
TRYON, NC — Upstairs Artspace invites the public to a special Art Talk with renowned feminist artist Margaret Curtis on Sunday, June 15,...
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May 281 min read


This Is How It Happened
Pink Stripe, 2021, Oil on Panel, 48x72 in Upstairs Artspace is thrilled to present This Is How It Happened , a solo exhibition by admired...
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Apr 242 min read


Drawing Parallels: A Conversation about the Collaborative Journey of Two Artists
Tabletops (detail), a collaboration by Ralston Fox Smith & Dana Jones, 24x18, oil on canvas Upstairs Artspace, Tryon’s contemporary arts...
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Apr 32 min read


Guion, Jaramillo, Jones and Smith redefine geometric abstraction in Upstairs Artspace spring show
Upstairs Artspace is pleased to announce three spring shows featuring dynamic works by four regional artists: Glenda Guion, Luis...
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Feb 262 min read


Upstairs Artspace to hold panel discussion on art, environment, conservation
What does art have to do with environmental conservation? How does an artist’s focus on the natural world – forests, fields, rivers,...
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Nov 16, 20242 min read


Upstairs Artspace, TIEC announce partnership to help artists affected by Hurricane Helene
Many in our area were hard-hit by Hurricane Helene’s unprecedented devastation, with one group being particularly affected: artists....
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Oct 31, 20242 min read


NEW DATE! Reflections Along the Path to open Oct. 27
At this challenging time, everyone at Upstairs wishes to express our heartfelt concern for all who continue to cope with the devastation...
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Oct 7, 20241 min read
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