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Polk County Historical Association to feature lacemaking program
6+ hour, 22+ min ago (150+ words) Published 11:42 am Tuesday, September 8, 2026 COLUMBUS—The Polk County Historical Association will feature a presentation on the history and art of lacemaking on Friday, Sept. 18, at the Polk County History Museum in downtown Columbus. The program, titled “A Brief History of…...
Nelson landscapes, portraits on display at Tryon Fine Arts Center
2+ week, 6+ day ago (338+ words) Published 2:17 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2026 TRYON—Tryon Fine Arts Center will feature nationally recognized artist Richard Christian Nelson in its next Jeanne Parker Gallery exhibit, “Places and Faces,” from August 28 through October 24. A free opening reception will be held from 4:30 to…...
Grants available for Polk County artists, arts organizations
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (280+ words) Published 12:49 pm Tuesday, August 18, 2026 TRYON—Tryon Fine Arts Center is facilitating two grant opportunities for artists and arts organizations in Polk County, with funding available for new work, professional development, arts programming and operational support. Applications for the 2026 Artist Support…...
Local artist Lori Loftus displays works at Saluda Library
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (184+ words) The Tryon Daily Bulletin Local artist Lori Loftus displays works at Saluda Library Published 12:40 pm Tuesday, August 18, 2026 SALUDA—Local artist Lori Loftus is displaying her nature printing creations at Saluda Library from August 17 through October 3. A special reception will be…...
Wood Carvers, Whittlers, & Wood Crafters Festival set for September 26
3+ week, 4+ day ago (163+ words) Published 1:00 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 COLUMBUS—On September 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the annual Wood Carvers, Whittlers, and Wood Crafters Festival will take place on the Polk County Courthouse Lawn, next to the Columbus Farmers Market. In the event of rain,…...
TACS launches new Concentration Weeks, Slide Night
3+ week, 4+ day ago (224+ words) Published 12:17 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 TRYON—Tryon Arts & Crafts School has launched a new Concentration Weeks program designed to give students more immersive, multi-day experiences with visiting and local craftspeople. The school hosted its inaugural Instructor Slide Night on Tuesday, August…...
Polk Central student wins local VFW Auxiliary patriotic art contest
3+ week, 6+ day ago (108+ words) Published 1:30 pm Wednesday, August 12, 2026 POLK COUNTY—Mariah McKinney, a former Polk Central Elementary School student now at Polk County Middle School, earned first place in the local 2025-26 VFW Auxiliary’s Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest. McKinney submitted her artwork in…...
Tryon artist Linda Hudgins remembered in Gaffney exhibition
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (251+ words) Published 11:15 am Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Hudgins, who died in 2025, was a contemporary abstract painter who lived and worked in Tryon for many years. Her experiences in South Carolina, as well as Botswana and China, influenced a body of work that included…...
Bauermeister exhibition opens at Tryon Arts & Crafts School
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (486+ words) Published 12:30 pm Friday, August 7, 2026 TRYON—On Thursday, Aug. 6, the Tryon Arts & Crafts School hosted the opening reception for three woodworking exhibitions at its campus. The reception introduced Michael Bauermeister: The Language of Wood, Fluid Form: New Wood Instructors’ Spotlight, and…...
AIG students explore global paper-cutting traditions at summer camp
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (296+ words) Published 12:21 pm Tuesday, August 4, 2026 POLK COUNTY—A group of Polk County Schools AIG students spent a week turning paper and scissors into works of art while learning how paper-cutting traditions developed across cultures around the world. Students participated in the…...