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February 14, 2024

Go See This: The Fearrington Folk Art Show

Connie Fenner is a local business owner, community connector, and proud breast cancer survivor. She’s committed to supporting orgs that bring people together to create healthier communities, including powering our… Read More →

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: County Happenings, Go See This | Tagged With: ceramics, Fearrington Barn, Fearrington Folk Art Show, Fearrington Village, Folk Art, found objects, local artists, painting, sculpture, textiles

February 13, 2024

Fearrington Folk Arts Show

Welcoming art lovers for 20 years Our annual Folk Art Show returns Saturday and Sunday February 17 & 18, 2024 with our Collector’s Preview Friday the 16th! Featuring the work of self-taught artists who… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | |

February 12, 2024

Janet Place Glass Designs

By Janet Place | |

January 17, 2024

Dome Alone! Home Tour & Art Exhibit

NCModernist invites architecture enthusiasts to a unique, nonprofit tour of a stunning geodesic dome home. The 2004 Molitor Dome is open for the first time in 20 years! Set on… Read More →

By Aimee Henderson | | Tagged With: Architecture, art, painting, sculpture, visual art

December 13, 2023

Go See This: Holiday Cookies and Cards at Wren Memorial Library

“We thought, let’s have kids make a card, and we can hand deliver it to those people who could use an extra dose of joy.”

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: County Happenings, Go See This | Tagged With: arts and crafts, Chatham County, Children, family friendly, friends of the wren memorial library, holiday, kids event, wren memorial libary

November 28, 2023

Meet This Artist: Eva Green, Basketweaver

We can all paint by numbers, but not everyone can make it up like Picasso. We can follow people on TV, but if I give you seven ingredients and you can make a meal out of it, I would say that’s more of the artistic side.

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Basketmaking, Chatham Artists Guild, Chatham County, Chatham Studio Tour, domestic arts, Eva Green

November 18, 2023

31st Annual Chatham Artists Guild Open Studio Tour

Fine Arts, Open Studios, Professional Artists! The Chatham Artists Guild presents the 31st annual Open Studio Tour, which will showcase the work of 56 local artists on the first two… Read More →

By Aimee Henderson | | Tagged With: artists, Basketmaking, ceramics, Community, fabric arts, jewelry, painting, Photography, printmaking, sculpture, Visual Arts & Crafts, weaving, woodworking

November 15, 2023

Holiday Kiln Opening at Hewitt Pottery

a storeroom filled with ceramics of varied size.

“The kiln opening is not just a sale—it’s an experience. Enthusiasts and loyal patrons flock to be the first in line, drawn by the promise of unique, handcrafted pieces. The… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | |

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

October 10, 2023

Go See This: Ancient Arts Festival

This year’s headliners include the legendary Mavis Staples, GRAMMY award-winning reggae star Kabaka Pyramid, widely-followed Donna the Buffalo, and genre-defying Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country. The four-day festival is packed with musical talent to light up multiple stages.

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Go See This | Tagged With: agricultural center, ancient arts festival, antiques, masquerade, oddities, painting, Paperhand Puppet Intervention, puppetry, tattoo

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