Be on the lookout for our NEW window cling stickers! Join the excitement! Embrace those businesses who support local art in Chatham County. Chatham Artists Guild (CAG) is in the process of mailing our 2023 window clings to our current sponsors and going forward we will send yearly stickers to all our new and renewing […]
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May 3rd Confluence Art & Poetry Exhibit
Current CAG members – Julio Alberdi, Peter Cane, Lani Chaves, Pam Freeze, Cat Mahin, Boots Quimby, and Barry Udis will participate in Confluence Show at PGA. Artist Reception is a FREE EVENT and open to the public. When: May 3rd 6pm-9pm / Where: 44 Hillsboro St. Pittsboro Show runs thru end of June. Also IF becoming a member of art gallery […]
Sally Pilcher Interview
Sally Pilcher – A Love Affair With CeramicsInterview by Vidabeth and Forrest Greenslade, April 2024 Sally Pilcher grew up in a little town in Illinois, near a farm. “I had a totally unstructured childhood, playing in the river, collecting arrowheads, being awed by nature.” She had her first encounter with ceramics in 1972 at the […]
Randi Markowitz Interview
Randi Markowitz – The Art Of AspirationVidabeth Bensen and Forrest Greenslade, April 2024 Randi Markowitz has always been steeped in design. She earned a BS in design at Buffalo State Collage, then worked as a graphic designer in New York City. “This was before computer design became the norm, and graphic design actually involved cutting […]
Bobby Izquierdo Interview
Bobby Izquierdo – Painting With LightInterview by Vidabeth Bensen and Forrest Greenslade, March 2024 In his Oasis Studio at Meadowview in a rural community near Pittsboro, photographer Bobby Izquierdo creates images reminiscent of Duch master’s still life or contemporary abstract paintings. He named his studio in honor of his family’s heritage. His father came to […]
Announcing CAG’s Newest Exhibition Venue
Guild members, Cally Curtis and Jim Aiken, are exhibiting their art during April, May and June at the 79° West Coworking Space and Innovation Hub in Pittsboro’s MOSAIC in Chatham Park. A combined 30 paintings will hang in the common areas and conference rooms of the 79 West building, which is located at 120 Mosaic Boulevard, Pittsboro, NC […]
Janet Place’s Glass Shines in Cary NC
Janet Place will be exhibiting her warm glass art at the Page Walker Gallery /119 Ambassador Loop, Cary, NC May 30 through June 30th. You are invited to the opening reception – Friday, May 31st from 6pm-8pm. This is a free event and light refreshments will be served. janetplaceglassdesigns.com
Bensen Spring Shows
If you missed Vidabeth Bensen’s work in the N.C. Botanical Garden exhibit you have two more opportunities to see more of her original screen prints. Vidabeth and her unframed prints, Tee shirts, cards and calendars will be at the Calico Makers Market last weekend in April. Prints and drawings from Vidabeth’s years abroad in Europe, Asia […]
Guild Members Exhibit at Spring Daze Festival
Nestled under the shady canopy of Bond Park awaits a festival budding with arts and crafts. The annual Spring Daze Arts + Crafts Festival gives a true nod to the artistry and creativity found in our great state of North Carolina, welcoming 170 artists all calling NC home! Guild members at Spring Daze Festival are […]
Dodson Guest Artist at Frank Gallery
Doug Dotson will be one of the guest artists at the April/May Featured Artists Exhibit at Frank Gallery in Chapel Hill. The show will feature Carol Retsch Bogart, Shelly Hehenberger, Linda Prager, and guest artists Doug Dotson and Jane Filer. Opening reception on April 12th at Frank Gallery. For more information contact either Doug Dotson or Frank Gallery
Barbara Hunter Interview
Barbara Hunter – The Silver Lining of the Pandemic Interview by Vidabeth Bensen and Forrest Greenslade February 2024 Even though Barbara Hunter first tried her hand at oil painting just after high school, it took a global pandemic years later to ignite her exciting art career. To add to the excitement, her new studio addition […]