Art

Academic "black sheep" creates unique furniture in Chatham County
[Jul. 10, 2012] "I've lived in Chatham County for 23 years, and I finally have my studio here," notes Erik Wolken, who has just become a member of the Chatham Artists Guild; but Wolken's journey to Chatham has taken many twists and turns, with a few detours along the way. By Forrest C. Greenslade

North Carolina Arts Incubator has been actively working to address its financial situation
[Jun. 7, 2012] Richard Church presented his comments to the Chatham County Board of Comissioners during a May 22 budget hearing in Siler City and provided them in their entirety for the record

Fearrington art show coming October 9
[Sep. 28, 2011] Art in the Village, a celebration of visual arts, will be held at the Fearrington Village Center, Sunday, October 9 10am-4:30pm By Forrest Greenslade

Thanks to those who made ClydeFEST a success
[Apr. 26, 2011] ChathamArts' 10th Annual ClydeFEST Kids Carnival was a terrific, one-of-a-kind, authentic Chatham County experience for people of all ages. By Lesley Landis

ChathamArts announces Spring classes
[Feb. 24, 2011] Arts makes you smART. ChathamArts is here for you with our arts-in-education school programs & our new line-up of classes for ALL Ages this spring and summer. Help your loved ones "get smart" by giving them the gift of intelligence. By Molly Matlock

The Fearrington Folk Art Show is this weekend
[Feb. 18, 2011] Experience a rare opportunity to purchase art directly from over 35 of the Southeast's finest folk artists at the Fearrington Folk Art Show! The 9th Annual Fearrington Folk Art Show will be held in the Barn at Fearrington on Saturday and Sunday, February 19 and 20 from 10 am to 5 pm with a ticketed private Collector's Preview event from 6 pm to 9 pm on Friday, February 18.

Mark Hewitt's big-hearted pots at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans
[Jan. 16, 2011] Mark Hewitt's Big-Hearted Pots will be on view at the Ogden Museum of the Southern Art in New Orleans, La., January 13 - April 10, 2011. Eighteen of his signature "big pots" (several of them five feet tall and three feet wide), will form Hewitt's first major exhibition outside his home state of North Carolina.

Annual ChathamArts ClydeFEST celebrates legendary folk artist Clyde Jones
[Apr. 11, 2010] The ninth annual ChathamArts ClydeFEST celebrating legendary folk artist Clyde Jones promises a full day of fun and games, food and music. Festivities are set for Saturday April 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Clydeville at the Bynum Ballpark, just around the corner from Jones’ famous backyard full of cedar giraffes, alligators, deer, rabbits and other chain saw “critters.” Admission is $7 for adults and $3 for children. Adult tickets include a chance to win a Clyde Critter. By Molly Matlock

Chatham Artists Guild receives support for Seventeenth Annual Chatham Studio Tour
[Jan. 11, 2010] At the Opening Reception of the 2009 Chatham Studio Tour, Outgoing President Forrest Greenslade expressed appreciation to the Chatham Economic Development Corporation and the Carolina Meadows' Community Grants Program for supporting this year's event.

Chatham Studio Tour is a holiday tradition
[Nov. 23, 2009] Art-lovers are feeling a great void these days. Our North Carolina Museum of Art is closed while the world class collection is moved to the new 127,000-square-foot state of art facility. Dan Gottlieb, the museum's Director of Planning and Design, is one of the people shepherding this delicate operation.

Take a walk on the far side at the Carolina Brewery
[Oct. 12, 2009] What happens when you mix the minds of Andy Warhol and Gary Larson? You get something like the art of Chatham’s own Roger Person. You can walk through that special place that is Person’s brain at the October/November exhibit at the Pittsboro Carolina Brewery. Meet Roger Person at an artist reception from 4 to 6 pm on Sunday, November 1 at the Brewery. By Forrest Greenslade

A Walk in the Country art exhibit
[Sep. 6, 2009] The August/September Art Exhibit at the Carolina Brewery and Grill in Pittsboro is joyous exploration of today’s Chatham County country life. Phyllis Burns, Shannon Bueker and Cherie Westmoreland craft charming animals and pastoral scenes in clay and canvas. Please join the Chatham Artists Guild in a "Meet the Artists Reception" on Sunday, September 6 from 4 to 6 pm. By Forrest Greenslade

Bynum Front Porch to present its first art scholarship
[May 27, 2009] Bynum Front Porch, a non-profit community organization, will present its first art scholarship to graduating Chatham County high school senior, Travis Mann, on Friday, May 29 at the Bynum Front Porch Friday Night Music Series concert featuring Chapel Hill’s Hot Rooster.

Chatham Conservation Partnership sponsors amateur nature photography contest and photo class
[May 22, 2009] Grab your cameras and get outside to capture in photographs the natural resources that make Chatham County special. Chatham Conservation Partnership (CCP) is sponsoring an Amateur Nature Photography Contest for adults and youths at least 13 years of age. CCP wants to use the contest as a way to show the diversity and beauty of Chatham's natural resources. By Allison Weakley