Art

7th annual Clydefest returns to Bynum
[Apr. 4, 2008] ChathamArts and the Village of Bynum will celebrate legendary folk artist Clyde Jones at the seventh annual ClydeFest set for April 26. The festival, featuring hands-on children's arts activities with Jones and others, will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bynum Ball Park located off of U.S. 15-501 in Bynum, between Chapel Hill and Pittsboro.

Transforming our community art auction
[Mar. 4, 2008] Sunday March 9th from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. will be a celebration of the good works of Family Violence and Rape Crisis Services and ChathamArts, with an afternoon of culinary arts, live music, poetry, and an exciting art auction. By Forrest Greenslade

The sixth annual Fearrington Folk Art Show
[Feb. 22, 2008] Experience a rare opportunity to meet and purchase art from over 30 of the Southeast's finest folk artists at the Fearrington Folk Art Show. The Sixth Annual Folk Art Show will be held at the Barn at Fearrington on February 23rd and 24th from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. By Sarah Matista

It’s a Dog’s Life at Pittsboro’s Carolina Brewery and Grill
[Feb. 10, 2008] Chatham County painter Shannon Spoor Bueker will exhibit a whimsical collection of canine shenanigans in the February/March Chatham Artists Guild show at the Carolina Brewery and Grill on route 15/501 in Chatham County. "Dog Life" contains over a dozen paintings of dogs in the woods, both joyful and trouble-making. By Forrest C. Greenslade

Journeyman Brit crafts new career in Chatham’s artist community
[Jan. 25, 2008] When Andrew Dixon was growing up in the 60’s in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, an industrial area of northern England, he couldn’t have imagined a life as an artist in rural North Carolina. A birth defect caused Dixon to spend a great deal of time in hospital, reading and drawing. By Forrest Greenslade

Tyndall awards prominent Chatham artists
[Dec. 5, 2007] Chapel Hill gallery owner Jane Tyndall judged selected works by over 50 Chatham Artists Guild participants at the opening reception for the 15th Annual Chatham Open Studio Tour Friday November 29th at the Central Carolina Community College campus in Pittsboro. By Forrest Greenslade

CCCC Chatham Small Business Center receives arts business grant
[Nov. 29, 2007] Central Carolina Community College’s Chatham Small Business Center has been awarded a $6,000 grant to expand and enhance small businesses involved in the arts. The grant, from the North Carolina Community College System’s Small Business Center Network, provides full funding for “Artist Up and Away,” a program to support emerging artists in the Siler City area. By Katherine McDonald

Chatham County teachers to host artist-in-residence programs
[Nov. 15, 2007] Classroom teachers of Chatham County are invited to host an artist-in-residence in their individual classrooms during the school year of 2008-09. The artist typically works with 2-4 classes of a grade level for a week, teaching a particular core curriculum unit, selected by the homeroom teacher, and involving students in a hands-on, interactive experience with the art form.
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Photographer friends share glimpses of nature
[Oct. 16, 2007] Chatham Artists Guild member Juan Pons and his close friend Mike Dunn share a life-long love of photography and nature. They will share their passions with visitors to the Nature Art Gallery at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh from Oct 5th through Nov 25th in an exhibit: "Glimpses of Nature". By Forrest Greenslade

Art excitement brewing in Chatham
[Jul. 27, 2007] Chatham Artist’s Guild artists will be featured in August and September at the new Carolina Brewery & Grill at the intersection of 15-501 South and Hwy 64 Bypass in Chatham County. The first of a series of Carolina Brewery art exhibits will display two-dimensional works of art by sixteen juried Guild artists.

Count the sheep and artists at "Potluck in a Pasture"
[Jul. 8, 2007] You can count the sheep, the artists and the local ingredients at the next "Potluck in a Pasture" sponsored by ChathamArts on Sunday July 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Pugh's Cedarbrakes Sheep Farm pasture near Silk Hope. Watch Fred and Barbara Pugh's sheepdogs round up the herd while you listen to Celtic harp music, meet local artists and enjoy a farm-fresh supper in a bucolic setting.

ChathamArts continues “Potluck in a Pasture” summer suppers
[May 13, 2007] A plentiful supply of small farms and creative artists makes rural Chatham County special. You can learn more about many of them during ChathamArts’ second annual “Potluck in a Pasture” series inviting you to tour a working farm, share home-grown seasonal food, and meet local artists monthly throughout the summer.
Also: Horizon Cellars Winery
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NC Arts Incubator asks for county funding
[May 7, 2007] The NC Arts Incubator sent a request to the Chatham County Board of Commissioners to request funding.

Rocky Mount Arts Center presents: Clyde Jones - Critters
[Apr. 19, 2007] The Rocky Mount Art Center presents the exhibition, Clyde Jones: Critters. The exhibit runs through June 10th. On display are wood sculptures and paintings by Clyde Jones internationally recognized folk artist from Bynum, North Carolina. By Diane Swan