One of a Kind Artist Community in Polk County, NC

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Polk County is smaller than you expect and more interesting than you'd guess.

The county sits at the edge of the Blue Ridge escarpment, and the communities here share something with the broader Appalachian tradition: people who make things, teach each other, and show their work. The Tryon Arts & Crafts School has been doing exactly that for decades.

Upstairs Artspace in Tryon and Heartwood Gallery in Saluda give artists a place to show up. What makes Polk different from a lot of arts communities is the range. Blacksmiths. Potters. Luthiers. Woodworkers. Not hobbyists. Working makers.

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