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May 1, 2026

Meet This Artist: Painter and Potter Charline Jimenez Rojo

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to Chatham County artists each year in a big way. So, take a look. Meet your… Read More →

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: arts and crafts, ceramics, Chatham Artists Guild, Jordan-Matthews, student art

November 14, 2023

Go See This: Hewitt Pottery Holiday Kiln Opening

a display of large ceramic pots lined up on a lawn in front of a studio building

“There’s a history behind having these kiln openings in North Carolina that goes back to the Moravians,” says Mark Hewitt. “There are even records of colonial militia men being called in to regulate the unruly pottery buying crowds back in the 1780s.”

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: County Happenings, Go See This | Tagged With: carol hewitt, ceramics, Chatham Artists Guild, Chatham Studio Tour, hewitt pottery, holiday, kiln opening, Mark Hewitt, pottery

July 30, 2018

Phillip Ashe

By Phillip Ashe | |

November 17, 2016

Meet This Artist: Ash and clay become art in the hands of Lara O’Keefe

Oak tree ash from her wood stove, red clay from the earth – there is a bit of Chatham County in nearly every piece of pottery Lara O-Keefe creates.* As… Read More →

By Bett Wilson Foley | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Artist, ceramics, Chatham Artists Guild, Chatham County, kiln opening, moncure, Pittsboro, potter, pottery

February 17, 2015

JR Butler

By JR Butler | |

January 5, 2015

Jon Spoon

By Jon Spoon | |

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