PRESS RELEASE FROM UPSTAIRS ARTSPACE:
What: Opening reception for 3 separate exhibits
Who: Clay Four Ways: Eric Knoche, Megan Wolfe, Rob Pulleyn, Mike Vatalaro.
Jennifer Zurick: Basketry
Drawing Marathon: Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina artists
When: Saturday, June 18, 6:00pm
Where: Upstairs [artspace] 49 S. Trade St, Tryon, NC 28782
Cost: FreeUpstairs [artspace] in Downtown Tryon will host an opening reception for three exciting exhibits on June 18th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. The reception is free to the public, and offers the chance to mingle with the artists, enjoy light refreshments, and celebration an incredible variety of mediums and styles. Clay Four Ways, Basketry, and works from the 3rd annual Drawing Marathon will be highlighted at the reception and remain on display through July 29th.
Clay Four Ways features large-scale work from four masters of clay sculpture. Artists Eric Knoche, Mike Vatalaro, Megan Wolfe, and Rob Pulleyn present a variety of pieces that all measure at least 36 inches in one dimension.
Jennifer Zurick: Basketry features exquisite, finely woven bark baskets from the Berea, Kentucky artist. The simple, elegant vessels draw significantly upon the inspiration of early Native American and contemporary Japanese basketry. Zurick creates intricate, textile-like woven forms. Zurick is the recipient of a 2010 United States Artists Fellowship and was selected for the 1999 Kentucky Arts Council Cultural Exchange Residency in Ecuador.
Work from the Drawing Marathon will be on display in the downstairs gallery. The Drawing Marathon will take place at the Upstairs [artspace] on June 11th and 12th, and allows a variety of artists from the foothills to come together to work in a shared space. Working in a space that’s foreign inspires a dynamic interchange of ideas that inspires significant breakthroughs for the artists. The Drawing Marathon is closed to the public. Work will be viewed for the first time at the June 18th reception.
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