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Save the Date for 30th Anniversary Tour Come celebrate with us! For the 30th year, our Studio Tour will provide the opportunity to experience the very best in local contemporary and traditional artwork across multiple mediums—photography, pottery, stained glass, painting, and many more. Art lovers, from students to serious collectors, are invited to connect with […]
Pittsboro Galley of Arts Having a Grand Opening Reception Since its inception on October 3, 2020, the Pittsboro Gallery of Arts has yet to have a reception…until now! On Friday, June 17, PGA artists will be holding their very first Artists’ Reception. Delayed for a year and a half due to concerns about Covid, the artists/owners […]
Daphne Boder’s Snow Light is featured in the new NC Statewide Pastel show, Mountains to Sea. The work is 9″ x 12″ and priced at $350. The juried show opened online May 16 and runs through June. Daphne’s Studiodaphneboder.comdaphneboder@gmail.com
Mark Hewitt Pottery Opens Studio forSummer Kiln Opening Twice a year the Mark Hewitt Pottery opens a kiln load of over 1500 handmade pots and invites everyone to the pottery for an Open Studio event called a “Kiln Opening!” It’s a great chance to enjoy a day in the country, see Mark’s workshop, the massive wood kilns, their […]
Cary Arts Center hosts a solo show of Colleen Black Semelka’s raku pottery from July 1–August 20. There is a Meet the Artist reception July 16 from Noon until 2pm in the afternoon. About her work, Colleen comments, “The raku process utilizes elemental energies, combining earth, air, fire, and water. The resulting objects are infused with spirit. It’s […]
Chatham Artists Guild photographers Minnie Gallman and Barry Udis attended the Hampton Inn Groundbreaking Ceremony on April 21. Our photographers were invited by the developers to capture images of the event as an initial activity with Chatham County artists. Realizing that the Hampton Inn may be many visitors’ first introduction to the area, their ultimate goal is to feature […]
Vidabeth Bensen is working on her 2023 calendars, The Year of the Rabbit. She plans to have them completed and on display in Kansas City, Missouri in July at the reunion of Department of Defense Overseas Teachers. They will also be available in her studio, House of Life Prints, in Fearrington Village, along with her original, hand printed […]
The Chatham Artists Guild is deeply grateful to our sponsors andencourages you to support thepeople, businesses, and organizations below. Platinum North Carolina Arts CouncilChatham Arts Council Gold Aegis Care AdvisorsChapel in the PinesGalloway RidgeWeaver Street Realty Silver Lani ChavesFrench Connections ghDesignsMark Hewitt Pottery Pittsboro Gallery of ArtsPolaris EquineReynolds & AssociatesRic’s Leather & EngravingRita BaldwinSycamore BronzeAngelina’s Kitchen Bynum Front PorchCarlisle […]
Harrison Abstract Selected for Spring to Life Exhibit Gina Harrison’s floral abstract, Joie de Vivre, was among the 90+ works from 21 states featured in 311 Gallery’s recent juried exhibit, Spring to Life. The exhibit explored Flora and Fauna in all media and ran May 6–28 in the Raleigh gallery. Prints of the exuberant work in a 60s palette are available on […]
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Interview by Vidabeth Bensen and Forrest Greenslade April 7, 2022 Darcy Szeremi will make her Chatham Studio Tour debut the first two weekends in December 2022, but her journey started in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her father was an entomologist at LSU. The family soon moved to Athens, Georgia, where he continued his research at UGA. […]
Interview by Vidabeth Bensen and Forrest Greenslade April 11, 2022 Painter Nancy Ann Moore shares a rural Chatham County home and studio with her photographer husband Timothy Dowdall. They will exhibit their art together the first two weeks in December at the 2022 Chatham Studio Tour. “As long as I can remember I have been […]
Interview by Vidabeth Bensen and Forrest Greenslade April 11, 2022 Photographer Timothy Dowdall shares a rural Chatham County home and studio with his painter wife Nancy Ann Moore. They will exhibit their art together the first two weeks in December at the 2022 Chatham Studio Tour. Timothy started taking pictures as early as age of […]
by Vidabeth Bensen and Forrest Greenslade Claire Bezy’s studio in her Pittsboro home captures her history, philosophy, and aesthetic. She has had multiple opportunities to visit various African countries in part because of her parents’ personal and professional ties to the continent. “I am originally from Belgium and moved to the United States with my […]
Chatham Artist Guild Member Interview, March 3, 2022 by Vidabeth Benson and Forrest Greenslade Pastel artist Daphne Boder will make her debut in the Chatham Studio Tour the first two weekends in December 2022. Having enjoyed drawing and painting since childhood, she has specialized in pastels for about five years. “My son was working in […]
The Guild is pleased to welcome ten new members for 2021: • Claire Bezy—Drawing/Painting/Mixed Media • Daphne Boder—Drawing/Painting • Morgan Dreese—Painting • Ellison Goodwin—Ceramics/Sculpture • Patricia Martin—Drawing/Painting • Nancy Ann Moore—Drawing/Painting • Alexander Percy—Jewelry/Metals • Elizabeth Roberts—Painting/Mixed Media • Michael Stano—Photography • Darcy Szeremi—Jewelry/Metals To see more works by new members as well as all of […]
Expanding Opportunities, Making Connections, Building Community, the Guild’s 2021 Annual Report is now available online. In addition to documenting the Annual Studio Tour and exhibitions, it highlights the Guild’s wide array of educational activities and collaborations with community and state-wide organizations. The report gratefully acknowledges the sponsors and donors vital for the year’s achievements.
In 1991 Chris Campbell attended a class given by Jane Peiser, a famous North Carolina potter at the Sertoma Arts Center in Raleigh, thus sparking her 30-year career as a professional Colored Porcelain Artist. “I was thrilled by the vibrant colors I could use to create and decorate my pottery by using colored porcelain.” She […]
“I wandered into a Tandy Leather store in Lubbock Texas and came out with a starter set of tools and some basic projects,” Harber recalls of the beginnings of his serious work with leather in the 1980s. He had grown up on a dairy and horse farm in Oklahoma, and had experience in repairing halters […]
The Chatham County 4-H Leatherworks Club held its first meeting on January 11. A cooperative effort between Chatham County 4-H and the Chatham Artists Guild, the club will teach participating youth (ages 11-18) the basics of leatherwork and tooling. The club is led by Ric Harber of the Guild and Rob Burgmueller another Chatham leatherworker and 4-H volunteer leader. […]
Cat Mahin is offering a watercolor course, All About Color with Cat Mahin, which focuses on helping you become very confident in using color. The course will show students what is needed to confidently paint in watercolor using the three primary colors—red, yellow and blue. Each week students will create a new color wheel and chart of colors while […]
In 2022, the Guild is partnering with Calico Makers Market to launch a new Emerging Artists Program for High School visual arts students in Chatham and Orange counties. This exciting art education opportunity is jointly coordinated by Cally Curtis and Heather Washburn. Both are professional visual artists in fine art. Cally is a member of the Chatham Artists Guild and Heather is a […]
Cally Curtis has been awarded a 2022 Artist Support Grant by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County. Cally plans to use the financial support for supplies to create new works of art and for IT support to help her widen the reach of her website. Her $1500 grant is the maximum awarded to any […]
It’s your last chance to visit our members Saturday, December 11th 10 am—5 pmSunday, December 12th noon—5 pm The 29th Annual Chatham Artists Guild Studio Tour welcomes the public into member artists’ studios this weekend. Hours are 10AM to 5PM on Saturday, December 11, and Noon to 5PM on Sunday, […]
