Tryon Arts & Crafts School opens its winter season
This winter, Tryon Arts & Crafts School (TACS) presents two exhibitions that move between the elemental and the transcendent. Opening in January, Ascension features Jennifer Bueno, Kimberly Thomas, and Kit Paulson, three artists who, according to a press statement, use glass to explore “the essential thresholds between the seen and the unseen.” In that vein, Bueno’s ethereal glass forms evoke the tension between fragility and strength; Thomas’ narrative sculptures speak to resilience and the restless drive for change; and Paulson’s finely wrought constructions echo instruments of study, ritual, and reflection. “Through their distinct practices, the artists propose that true ascension is not only flight or physical escape from a fragile planet, but fundamentally a transformation of consciousness — a radical shift toward heightened perception, empathy, and possibility,” TACS shares. In March, the school turns from sky to soil with Rosa & Winton Eugene: Cowpens Potters, a retrospective celebrating the South Carolina couple whose collaborative vessels give voice to Southern heritage and faith. Self-taught, the Eugenes have spent decades shaping clay into narrative forms — pitchers, bowls, and face jugs that tell stories of dignity and grace. The show runs through spring.
Ascension: January 13-February 15, 2026; Closing Reception: Friday, Feb. 13, 5:30-7pm
Rosa & Winton Eugene: Cowpens Potters: March 13-May 8, 2026; Opening Reception: Thursday, March 12, 5:30-7pm
Tryon Arts & Crafts School / 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon / tryonartsandcrafts.org