CooperRiis art on display at TFAC

Published 7:35pm Thursday, October 4, 2012

Art created by staff and residents of CooperRiis Healing Farm in Mill Spring is on display through Oct. 23 in Gallery I at Tryon Fine Arts Center. The colorful display features photographs, paintings, masks, a felted quilt, sculpture as well as the felted animal sculptures shown here. Most of the work is for sale, with all proceeds going to the scholarship program at CooperRiis. Gallery I, located at 34 Melrose Ave., is open Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. (photo submitted by Marianne Carruth)

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