2026-2027 School Year
Aspiring high school artists rarely get the opportunity to learn about the “business side” of being a working artist. The Chatham Artists Guild Emerging Artists Program (CAG EAP) is a free, juried program that’s unique and designed to fill this niche in the Chatham County, NC school district.
To gain hands-on experience in marketing, pricing, displaying, and selling their artwork, all participants are paired with their own CAG artist mentor, take part in informative workshops, and create a new artwork to exhibit and sell at a Fine Arts gallery here in Chatham County. They also earn school community service credits for helping our artists at the Guild’s annual Spring Festival. At the close of the program, each receives a CAG EAP Certificate of Achievement for their records.
Program Components
- Program runs throughout the school calendar year, October 2026 – April 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
- 20-Hour participation requirement: Includes 5 hours community service credits acquired by helping at the Guild’s annual Spring Festival
- Free exhibit and reception at a local fine arts gallery where participants display and sell their work
- News announcements on CAG website
- CAG Emerging Artists Program Certificate of Achievement
Emerging Artist Application Requirements & Deadline
The EAP Application for the 2026-2027 school year must be submitted by Friday, October 16, 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 CAG EAP Chair, Cally Curtis.
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.
