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yon Arts and Crafts 5th Annual Fall Festival

What a GREAT Success!

Thanks to all of our members, artists, and vendors, our 4th annual Fall Festival was the most successful ever!

Call to Artists

2012 prospectus and application now available: 2012 Prospectus

Saturday, October 13, 10am - 5pm, and Sunday, October 14, 11am-5pm

The 5th Annual Tryon Arts and Crafts Fall Festival will be held Saturday, October 13th from 10a.m. to 5p.m. and Sunday, October 14th from 11a.m. to 5p.m.
Featuring over 40 of the finest artisans and craftspeople of the region, this 2 day event will be held rain or shine on the grounds of Tryon Arts and Crafts.
In addition to shopping for handmade, one-of-a kind arts and crafts, visitors to the festival will enjoy food from local eateries and fun activities for the kids.
Visitors at the event will see demonstrations in pottery making, lapidary, woodturning, weaving, as well as metalworking in the forge throughout both days.
They will even be able to join in and try their hand at some of the crafts. The atmosphere will be fun and family friendly with something for everyone!
The event is free and open to the public. All donations will go to support the mission of Tryon Arts and Crafts School.

Call for Volunteers

Events Director Christine Mariotti is completing the arrangements for our 5th Annual Fall Festival.

We need members/volunteers for the following tasks:

1. Set-up on Friday afternoon

2. Hospitality, finances, booth sitting, waste and recycling during the Festival on Saturday and Sunday

3. Silent Auction, Builidng Tours and Demonstrations inside the building during the Festival

4. Someone to organize and run the Children's Craft tent both days with additional volunteer support

5. Breakdown on Sunday evening

Please contact Christine Mariotti, Arlene Adams or Diana Jackson at the Tryon Arts and Crafts office to let us know how you can help. Thanks from all of us at the Tryon Arts and Crafts office.

Volunteer Application

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS FROM THE 2011 FESTIVAL

North Carolina Arts Council

Packard's Woodworking

St. Luke's Hospital

FOOD VENDORS (2011 FESTIVAL)

Foothills Mountain Bar-B-Que

TCBY Frozen Yogurt

ARTISTS (2011 FESTIVAL)

Sonia Arnold - jewelry
Dori Baumwart -metal jewelry
Jean-Jacques and Susan Benoist - photography
Sherri Bobar - jewelry
Karl Boyer - leather
Duffy Brown - jewelry
Bruce Bunch - pencil and watercolor
Charlotte Caughman - jewelry
Tommy Chappell - leather
Ruthie Cohen - jewelry
Jim Cullen - pottery
Anita Duke - fiber arts
Shari Eakes - pottery and brooms
Ben Freeman - ink and watercolor
Jeanne Henderson - fiber arts
Shawna Hughes - handmade soap
Beth Knapp-Tyner - jewelry
Pat and Lou Lorenz -fiber and jewelry
Christine Mariotti - fiber arts
Julia McIntyre - lampwork beads and jewelry
Rosemary McLeod - jeweley
Erika Meriweather - fiber arts
Lee Miller - jewelry
Don Mobley - woodwork
Rebecca O'Dea - fiber
Timothy O'Dea - twig furniture
John Orlando - wood
John Orolin - photography
Dennis Piper -wood
Lucinda Pittman - pottery
Ronald Ponce - pottery
Lucille Rogers - pine needle baskets
Jeannette Schmeichel - fiber arts
Inglis Sellick - fiber
Charyl Stone - pottery
Amy Sullivan - jewelry
Mary Taylor - pottery
Jim Warren - metal
Merci Weltzen - pottery
Gail Willams - jewelry
Linda Wulff - /pottery

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers Needed

Talents of all kinds are needed when presenting a festival. Duties include serving coffee and muffins, putting up posters, distributing marketing materials, doing crafts with children, parking cars, and setting up tents. With so much to be done, we need your help! While many positions are during the actual festival, there is plenty to be done prior to the event. Just pick the times that fit your schedule; we have lots of opportunities for everyone.

If you are available for at least 2 hours and would like to join the fun, please come by the office, fill out a volunteer application, and specify a date and time to help.

All volunteers will receive a festival t-shirt!

For more information or to volunteer for any of the above, please call the office at (828) 859-8323.

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yon Arts and Crafts 5th Annual Fall Festival

Call to Artists

2012 prospectus and application now available: 2012 Prospectus

Saturday, October 13, 10am - 5pm, and Sunday, October 14, 11am-5pm

The 5th Annual Tryon Arts and Crafts Fall Festival will be held Saturday, October 13th from 10a.m. to 5p.m. and Sunday, October 14th from 11a.m. to 5p.m.

Featuring over 40 of the finest artisans and craftspeople of the region, this 2 day event will be held rain or shine on the grounds of Tryon Arts and Crafts.

In addition to shopping for handmade, one-of-a kind arts and crafts, visitors to the festival will enjoy food from local eateries and fun activities for the kids.

Visitors at the event will see demonstrations in pottery making, lapidary, woodturning, weaving, as well as metalworking in the forge throughout both days.

They will even be able to join in and try their hand at some of the crafts. The atmosphere will be fun and family friendly with something for everyone!

The event is free and open to the public. All donations will go to support the mission of Tryon Arts and Crafts School.

Call for Volunteers

Events Director Christine Mariotti is completing the arrangements for our 5th Annual Fall Festival.

We need members/volunteers for the following tasks:

1. Set-up on Friday afternoon

2. Hospitality, finances, booth sitting, waste and recycling during the Festival on Saturday and Sunday

3. Silent Auction, Builidng Tours and Demonstrations inside the building during the Festival

4. Someone to organize and run the Children's Craft tent both days with additional volunteer support

5. Breakdown on Sunday evening

Please contact Christine Mariotti, Arlene Adams or Diana Jackson at the Tryon Arts and Crafts office to let us know how you can help. Thanks from all of us at the Tryon Arts and Crafts office.

Volunteer Application

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS FROM THE 2011 FESTIVAL

Packard's Woodworking

St. Luke's Hospital

FOOD VENDORS (2011 FESTIVAL)

Foothills Mountain Bar-B-Que

TCBY Frozen Yogurt

ARTISTS (2011 FESTIVAL)

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers Needed

If you are available for at least 2 hours and would like to join the fun, please come by the office, fill out a volunteer application, and specify a date and time to help.

All volunteers will receive a festival t-shirt!

For more information or to volunteer for any of the above, please call the office at (828) 859-8323.