Calendar of Events
2025
EVENT & EXHIBITION LISTINGS
April 3: Members’ “Eureka!” Exhibit Closing Reception & Celebration
April 17: Swannanoan Silt, live projection performance on WNC Hurricane Helene Recovery, 6:00-7:00pm
May 1: Tryon Toymakers Show, Public Reception, 6 – 8pm. Show runtime: May 2 – June 26
June 12: A Mid-Summer Soirée at Overmountain Vineyards, 6 – 8pm – Ticketed Event
August 1-2: Annual Yard Sale Fundraiser & Craft Market
August 14: Gradation of Earth: Crista Cammaroto Solo Exhibit, Public Reception 6 – 8pm, Show runtime: August 15 – October 9
September 5: Westside Mixer, featuring live music from Zoe & Cloyd, craft demonstrations from our Glass & Metals Studios, youth crafts sponsored by the Polk County Community Foundation, and more!
September 18: Hungarian Cuisine Gallery Dinner with Roe Sprouls
October 3: Hearth & Anvil Open-Flame Event – Ticketed Event
November 6: Holiday Market Reception, Show Runtime: 11/7 – 12/18
MULTI-WEEK CLASSES
Start Dates:
January 13: Winter 1 – Featuring new Photo History & Technique, Fused Glass, Quilting, Wood, and Much More
February 24: Winter 2 – Featuring new Introduction to Clay Sculpting, Wood, Welding, Stained Glass, and More
April 7: Spring 1 – Featuring new Introduction to & Intermediate Silversmithing, Fused Glass, Photo 101, and More
May 19: Spring 2 – Featuring Lottery for Locals, Photo Basics, Stained Glass, Pottery, and More
June 30: Summer 1
August 11: Summer 2
September 22: Fall 1
November 3: Fall 2
WORKSHOPS LISTINGS PREVIEW – More to come!
April 23: Glaze Daze with Mayco Colors
April 26-27: Introduction to Glass Mosaics Intensive with Wendy West
May 9 – 11: Thinking Outside the Bowl Fused Glass Workshop with Deb Williams
May 9 – 11: Squatting Creatures: Handbuilding Non-Traditional Gargoyles Pottery Workshop with Sarah Divita
May 16-17: Copper & Bronze Leaf Welding Workshop with Joe Cooper
May 24: Introduction to Spoon Carving Wood Workshop with Henry Gardner
June 5-6: 4th of July Basket Workshop with Joyce Crain
June 13-14: Summer is for Painting Silk Fiber Workshop with Ellen Davison
June 28: Making Wooden Kitchen Utensils Workshop with Karl Schwartz
June 30 – August 1: Youth Art Camps, Summer Sizzler, Weekly
July 12: Sprig Mold Workshop with Morgan McCarver
August 14: Market Basket Workshop with Joyce Crain
September 19-20: Copper & Bronze Door Pulls Workshop with Joe Cooper
September 26-27: Autumn Silk Painting Fiber Workshop with Ellen Davison
September 27: Learn to Carve a Cooking Spoon Wood Workshop with Henry Gardner
September 27-28: Agateware Pottery Intensive with Eck McCanless
November 13-14: Santa Door Wreath Basket Workshop with Joyce Crain
November 15: Merry & Bright Fused Glass Creations Workshop with the O’Rourkes, 10AM
November 15: Merry & Bright Fused Glass Creations Workshop with the O’Rourkes, 2PM
November 21-22: Bas Relief Wall Panel Welding Workshop with Joe Cooper
December 13: Beginning Carving – Rudolph Workshop with Karl Schwartz