Tryon Arts and Crafts School teaches hands-on classes, workshops, and symposiums in blacksmithing, ceramics, silversmithing, fiber arts, glass, lapidary, welding, and woodworking, and more. To promote the extraordinary artisans and craftspeople in the southeastern United States, we host special exhibitions, maintain a permanent Heritage Collection, and sponsor festivals on our park-like grounds at Harmon Field on the banks of the North Pacolet River in Tryon, North Carolina.

Tryon Arts and Crafts School was established in 1960 as a key part of the grassroots movement that led to the development of Tryon as an artists’ colony. Our 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization is supported by membership dues and donations. Members enjoy access to open studios, discounted courses, and exhibition opportunities.

We invite you to join our friendly, stimulating, and enriching community by taking classes and workshops, browsing our galleries, spending time in our studios, shopping in our gift shop, and getting to know more about arts and crafts in the Tryon region.