Photography exhibition to feature works by Martha Strawn With great enthusiasm, Upstairs Artspace welcomes lifelong educator, conservationist, and photographer Martha Strawn to the gallery as its 2026 Distinguished Alumni Artist for an immersive showing of her work, “The Phenomenology of Water: Works by Martha Strawn.” The show opens Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, with a free community reception from 2–4 pm. The culmination of a long-term personal project exploring the connection between water and...

Saturday, October 3, 2026 | Time: 10AM - 12PM at Upstairs Artspace | 49 S. Trade St., Tryon, NC | Free and open to the public Acclaimed contemporary realist painter Chris Clamp will give a live demonstration discussing his painting process at Upstairs Artspace on Saturday, October 3, 2026 . During the demonstration, Clamp will discuss his techniques, materials, and approach to selecting and arranging the objects that inspire his still life paintings. Clamp’s work is currently featured in An...

Upstairs Artspace is proud to present An Ancient Genre Revisited: Still Lifes by Chris Clamp, Andrew Leventis, and Christina Renfer Vogel in exhibition from September 13 through October 16, 2026. The show opens on Sunday, Sept. 13 from 2-4 pm with a free community reception and artist walk & talk. The contemporary art gallery is located at 49 S. Trade St., Tryon. The “independent still life” painting (without figures) was a revolutionary concept born simultaneously in Italy, Spain and...