Recent Projects
Seeking funds to beautify a public area? Our organization provides matching grants specifically for initiatives that improve the aesthetics and visual quality of our county's communal spaces. We invite leaders in the community to propose projects—from elegant landscaping to new public art—that uphold a commitment to tasteful, responsible visual improvement in our mountain region. A wide variety of projects have benefited from this funding in recent years.
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Trade Street Bank Landscaping
This initiative was started by the TDDA Design Committee, and included funding from TDDA, Western North Carolina Community Foundation and PCAC. The Design was done by Mark Byington, and Implemented by J&A Landscaping. It includes a great variety of drought tolerant, hardy perennials, shrubs and ground cover materials, which include many natives. The continuation of this project will be installed this year, and is being funded by PCCF, Rotary Club of Tryon, TDDA, and PCAC.
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Blue Ridge Health Building
FLOWER SCULPTURES
Katie Galpin is a blacksmith based in Asheville, NC, where she combines traditional forging and modern fabrication to create sculptural work. Her practice involves close study of botanical forms, endeavoring to translate nature’s graceful curves and clever construction into steel.
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Terra Forma Earth Mound
Installed on the Tryon Arts and Crafts School property, by artist Crista Cammaroto, this work, inspired by rituals and environmentalism, involves a physical meditation of digging, molding, and arranging flora to create a designed foreground experience, often enhanced by colorful spices. The complete installations are photographed as archival artifacts before all elements are returned to the earth, with the overall practice fusing multiple art mediums and seeking to inspire viewers to a deeper engagement with the natural world.
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Saluda Depot
Saluda has also benefited from these grants: a new coat of paint for the Saluda Depot.
