2026-2027 School Year
Aspiring young artists rarely get the opportunity to learn about the “business side” of being an artist. The Chatham Artists Guild Emerging Artists Program is a free, juried program that’s unique and designed to fill this niche in the Chatham County, NC school district.
The program gives talented young artists hands-on experience in marketing, displaying, and selling their artwork as professional artists do. It provides participants with their own CAG professional artist mentor, informative workshops, display space in our Emerging Artists Booth at a local artists’ market, a gallery show here in Chatham County and a Certificate of Achievement when they’ve completed the program.
Program Components
- Program runs throughout the school calendar year, September 2026 – June 2027
- Applicants must be juried in by the CAG Education Committee to participate in the program
- Mentoring by a Chatham Artists Guild professional artist in the participant’s 2-D or 3-D area of interest
- 10-Hour participation requirement: 5 hours with a CAG mentor and 5 volunteer service hours at CAG events or exhibitions
- Free space in the CAG Emerging Artists Booth at a local artists’ market and gallery where participants set up, exhibit and sell their work
- Press releases on CAG website
Emerging Artist Application Requirements & Deadline
The EAP Application for the 2026-2027 school year must be submitted by Friday, October 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM. To be considered, applicants must complete and submit the following documents, plus submit four to five images of your artwork in JPEG format to Cally@CallyCurtis.com (CAG-EAP Chair).
Click on each title to open PDF documents:
2026-2027 CAG-EAP Program Overview
2026-2027 CAG-EAP Application Form
2026-2027 CAG-EAP Recommendation Form
2026-2027 CAG-EAP Consent & Release Agreement Form
2026-2027 CAG-EAP Photo/Video Consent Release Form
PLEASE NOTE: Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
