Chatham Artists Guild has joined Artists Sunday, the world’s largest art event, taking place November 27, the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Attend the special Opening Reception from 2:00 to 4:00pm celebrating the All-Members Exhibit at Smelt Art Gallery. The show features more than 50 works in a wide variety of media. See watercolors, silkscreen prints, photographs, […]
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Aiken Landscape Featured in Vermont Show
Jim Aiken’s Fall Breeze has been juried into an important show in Vermont—the “2022 Land and Light and Water and Air” exhibition at the Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville, VT. It includes Vermont, New England, and Northeastern traditional landscape paintings. One hundred thirty-four artists submitted over 300 paintings to this year’s exhibition; making this one the largest number of submissions […]
Hewitt Pottery Announces Holiday Kiln Opening Dates
Mark Hewitt Pottery announces their Holiday Kiln Opening dates for 2022: In conjunction with the Chatham Studio Tour The online store is open 24/7. New pots from go live at 5pm Monday, December 5. Open by appointment ’til Dec 23 and after Dec 26. Mark Hewitt PotteryChatham Studio Tour #36919.542.2371 sales@hewittpottery.com
Gallman Photographs Gardens for Smithsonian
Minnie Gallman has photographed the historic Nash-Hooper House’s gardens in Hillsborough for the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Gardens. This program began in the 1920s when the Garden Club of America began collecting images and slides of notable American gardens. In 1992, the collection was donated to the Smithsonian. The Nash-Hooper House was built circa 1772 by General […]
Sculpture in the Garden Highlights Guild Artists, Best-in-Show Winner
Sculpture abounds in a picturesque setting at the 34th Annual Sculpture in the Garden show, produced by the NC Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill. The show presents works by 49 area sculptors, including five current members of the Guild. Visit to see art by Colleen Black Semelka, Forrest Greenslade, William Moore, Hamidou Sissoko, and Bronwyn Watson. Greenslade’s Frogue Magazine’s Best […]
Darcy Szeremi Artist Interview
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. […]
Nancy Ann Moore Artist Interview
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 […]
Timothy Dowdall Artist Interview
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 […]
Meet Claire Bezy of Mindful Africa Studio
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 […]
Daphne Boder Artist Interview
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 […]
New 2022 Member Artists
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 […]
Guild’s 2021 Annual Report
Expanding Opportunities, Making Connections, Building Community, the Guild’s 2021 Annual Report is 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.