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Guild members Louise Hobbs, Vidabeth Bensen, and Cally Curtis are making a splash at the First Annual Calico Makers Market.  Members of the Education Committee, they will be presenting two participatory art activities for visitors to enjoy. The painting activity, inspired by Jackson Pollock, will give visitors a chance to learn a bit about the artist, play with paint, […]

The Guild is pleased to welcome ten new members for 2021:  Chris Campbell – ceramics William “Buck” Dickgraber – painting Timothy Dowdall – photography Lynn Flyer – ceramics Ric Harber – leatherwork Anna Julian – ceramics/mixed media Kathleen Millikan – painting Steevie Parks – painting Boots Quimby – painting  Hamidou Sissoko – sculpture   Jurying of applicants takes place at the beginning of each […]

Member Colleen Black Semelka is one of the featured artists in the North Carolina Pottery Center show, Raku: Spontaneity in the Flames.  They describe Raku pottery as incorporating “elements of knowledge, experience, excitement, unpredictability, and spontaneity, and is somewhat akin to a semi-controlled convergence of science, craft, art, and magic with a bit of chaos thrown in […]

Vidabeth Bensen is readying her 2022 calendar for printing.  “The Year of the Tiger” will be her 52nd calendar. Each month will feature a screen print suitable for framing. The limited edition, collectable calendars are spiral bound and measure 11″ x 18″.  Vidabeth BensenHouse of Life Prints Studiowww.houseoflifeprints

A new work by longtime Guild member Jim Aiken has been accepted in the national,  juried Art League of Hilton Head’s Biennale 2021. It includes one of his new experimental abstracts, Phase Transitions, a  36″ x 36″ acrylic on canvas. Exhibition dates are May 4–26  with a reception on Friday, May 7 from 5–7pm. Art League of Hilton HeadArt League […]

Pittsboro Gallery of Arts (PGA) has a new online store. You can view and purchase the art of Beth Bale, Lani Chaves, Barry Udis, Jim Aiken, Lee Kazanas, and Cat Mahin at the gallery as well as at the online store. Please stop by to see their art in person!  PGA is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30am–5:30pm; Sundays 11am–5pm. Pittsboro […]

Introduction to Watercolor Painting Class, 3-Hours Watercolor artist Beth Bale will be teaching an introductory watercolor painting class at Pittsboro Gallery of Arts in Pittsboro, on Sunday, April 11, 2pm–5pm.  This single-class event will provide students with the opportunity to try their hand at the basic techniques of watercolor painting, such as wet-into-wet painting, dry brush, mixing […]

Kathy Flood kathyflood@mac.comwww.kathyfloodartist.com

Guild member Lani Chaves is one of five Pittsboro Gallery of Arts (PGA) Artist/Owners who will be adorning ceramic rabbit statues (seen here incognito) for Founder’s Day on Saturday, April 10. These five Chatham Rabbits are to be stashed around downtown Pittsboro awaiting their close-up in the Found It! Chatham Rabbit Hunt. After being embellished by local PGA artists, these rabbit statues will be hidden on […]

Spring will be here before you know it. But Valentine’s Day is almost here now. Vidabeth Bensen’s cards are perfect for sharing with friends and family on special occasions. View her cards, original prints, T-shirts, and calendars online. Vidabeth BensenHouse of Life Prints Studiowww.houseoflifeprints

Guild member Lani Chaves’ had two watercolor paintings juried into Looking Back at 2020: An Exhibition Speaking to Our Shared Experience of 2020.  Lani received an Honorable Mention AWARD for her painting titled  “It’s Only Natural”. She invites you to see this exciting exhibition which will run from January 21 thru February 28.  Triangle Cultural Art Gallery8320 Litchford Road, Suite […]

Member Carolyn Rhinebarger’s painting ‘New Beginnings’ was featured along with her pandemic-related essay entitled, “A Letter to 2021” on The Pandemic Lens®. The online publication is a collection of artists’ images, musings, and observations about life in the time of Corona. The painting was completed in mid-December 2020 as news of a Coronavirus vaccine approval was first announced. It represents […]

For 20 years, Forrest Greenslade has created nature-inspired sculptures and sited them within the plant materials in their Fearrington Village garden. It is a focus of Forrest’s Chatham Studio Tour, along with The Organic Forrestry Studio, Painting Gallery and The Artist’s Garret AirBnB.  The Forrest Dweller Sculpture Garden has become a popular destination for residents of Fearrington […]

Minnie Gallman is exhibiting Black and White Photography at Galloway Ridge in Pittsboro. These photos look at the world in a different way by exploring the tones, textures, and shapes of the subjects. The exhibit includes architectural, nature, journalistic, and abstracts photos. They are displayed in the Great Hall of Galloway Ridge for residents and staff to […]

Minnie Gallman has a photographic exhibit of Judaica objects now hanging at the UNC Hillel. The objects are depicted as kaleidoscopes and include a Hanukah menorah, Kaddish cup, and UNC mezuzah. They are displayed in the eating hall/general purpose room. Notecards of the images are available for sale at her website. Minnie C. Gallmanminnie-gallman.pixels.commcgallman@verizon.net

Carolyn Rhinebarger’s paintings have been juried into the 6X6 Painting Exhibit coming to the Halle Cultural Arts Center later this month. Her 8 small works, original acrylic paintings on 6″x6″ gesso board, are among those of 25 artists. 6X6 is more than an exhibition; it is an invitation to honor, recognize, and take part in the habit of daily painting. The main […]

The September 2020 issue of Genetics in Medicine features the photograph “Water 171” by CAG member Michael Blotzer. The photograph was taken with a telephoto lens focusing on the natural abstract pattern created by the windblown water surface. “Water 171” is part of a series of water photographs available for viewing at michaelblotzer.com/water. “I love taking photos of […]

Transforming the space formerly known as “The Joyful Jewel” on Hillsboro Street into THE PITTSBORO GALLERY OF ARTS has been a handoff like no other. Jewel owner, Mariah Wheeler, had one wish upon her retirement—that continuity be maintained. After several fact-finding meetings, a consortium of local artists agreed to try and gather enough interest to form a new […]

This fall, the NC Botanical Garden celebrates its 32nd Annual Sculpture in the Garden exhibit in Chapel Hill. UNC’s conservation garden produces the event to highlight the work of North Carolina artists. The work of two members of the Chatham Artist Guild are featured in this year’s show. Forrest Greenslade,  who has participated for the past 10 years,  has two works in the […]

Chatham Guild artist for the last five years, self-professed “wood gal” Diane Swan has been working with wood for four decades. Diane has now gathered her work into a single place for all of us to enjoy. Check out her brand new website and feast your eyes on the miraculous way she manipulates wood into […]

Watercolor paintings by Guild members Forrest Greenslade, Cathylee Mahin, and Lani Chaves were accepted into Yadkin Arts Council 2020 Juried Exhibition located in the Yadkin Cultural Arts Center at 226 East Main Street in Yadkinville, NC. “This exhibition is a celebration of some of the finest creativity in North Carolina.” The show runs thru Sept 1, 2020. Forrest Greensladehttps://organicforrestry.com/ Cathylee Mahinhttps://crittersandcolors.com Lani […]

This has been a time of experimentation for Louise Hobbs working with glass. It seems a happy thing at a time consumed by Corona. She’s been painting on float (window) glass with enamels. Glass is cut in different shapes, with hangers fired in. There is a whole tradition of this kind of painting, especially faces and hands. Contemporary glass […]

Lee Kazanas recently completed an upstairs gallery to display his pottery above his studio, along the CSX rail line In the village of Moncure. After relocating alongside the railroad tracks in Moncure nearly ten years ago, he renovated the basement of a deteriorating 1890s former station master’s house, to create his pottery studio. That completed […]