Arts Directory - Chatham Arts Council

This directory is a growing compendium of the many artists and arts-related supporters within Chatham County, North Carolina. We encourage visitors to ramble the figurative back roads of this directory to discover the jewels and gems who make this corner of the country such a vibrant place for the arts. Click here for an alphabetical list of all artists, or you may search below by community, category, or any keyword. Try it!

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Debb Hepp Brand Strategist

By Debb Hepp
Community: Pittsboro

I help companies identify brand strategies, develop online presence and create content. This work includes marketing plans, writing or editing, web development and graphic design.

Phone: (919) 260-4495
Type(s) of Art: Literary Arts, Professions, Visual Arts & Crafts, Writer

R.W. Brand Studio

By Rhonda Weaver-Brand
Community: Pittsboro

The original pieces are made of needle felted wool. Needle felting is a process that involves poking loose wool fibers with a special barbed needle thousands of times until the desired shape or image

Phone: (919) 285-9978
Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Visual Arts & Crafts

Carol Kroll

Community: Siler City

Nature inspired works in home-grown gourd and mixed media create sculpted, carved and painted environments that draw the eye in for further study.

Phone: (919) 742-4440
Type(s) of Art: Mixed, Mixed Media, Painting, Sculpture, Visual Arts & Crafts

Craig Greiner

By Craig Greiner
Community: Bynum

Simple, intimate expressions of nature embody the abstract beauty of the world that surrounds us.

Phone: (919) 951-4467
Type(s) of Art: Abstract, Fine Art, Giclee printing, Nature, Photography, Visual Arts & Crafts, Wildlife

Jillian Dickson

Community: Chapel Hill

Type(s) of Art: Drawing/Illustration, Pencil, Visual Arts & Crafts

Vidabeth Bensen

Community: Fearrington Village

Many of my prints reflect images of 27 years living and working in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. My recent prints have evolved into colorful abstract compositions.

Phone: (919) 542-6087
Type(s) of Art: Printmaking, Screen Printing / Silkscreening, Visual Arts & Crafts

Ryota Matsumoto Interdisciplinary Art and Design Studio

By Ryota Matsumoto
Community: Pittsboro

Matsumoto’s work reflects the morphological transformations of our ever-evolving urban and ecological milieus.

Type(s) of Art: Gallery, Mixed Media, Painting, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

Kathart

By Kathy Hullinger
Community: Goldston

Acrylic on canvas

Type(s) of Art: Painting, Portrait, Visual Arts & Crafts

Janet Place Glass Designs

By Janet Place
Community: Pittsboro

My work is vibrant fused glass for the home, window or garden.

Phone: (919) 360-1629
Type(s) of Art: Fused and Cast Art Glass, Glasswork, Visual Arts & Crafts

House of Life Prints Studio

By Vidabeth Bensen
Community: Fearrington Village

My prints reflect 27 years living and working in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Phone: (919)542-6087
Type(s) of Art: Printmaking, Screen Printing / Silkscreening, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

Andrea Luke

By Andrea Luke
Community: Fearrington Village

Freelance musician, teacher, and arts reviewer/critic based in Pittsboro, NC

Phone: (919) 492-5489
Type(s) of Art: Flute, Music, Performing Arts

Travis Cohn

Community: Siler City

REPTIRE DESIGNS Reptilian Forms, Furnishings & Accessories, Crafted From ReTired Rubber.

Phone: (919)699-1017
Type(s) of Art: Abstract, Cartoons and Comics, Cement / Concrete, Charcoal, Collage, Digital, Digital Art, Drawing/Illustration, Fine Art, Folk Art, Marker, Metal, Mixed, Mixed Media, Mixed Media, Mosaic, Mural, Nature, Other, Other, Other, Pastel, Pen & Ink, Pencil, Photography, Portraits / Potraiture, Public Art, Recycled / Upcycled, Scientific, Sculpture, Sculpture, Stone, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts, Wildlife, Wood

Tanja Cole

By Tanja Cole
Community: Pittsboro

I enjoy creating pencil drawings, paintings on canvas, mixed media goddesses, sewing beautiful & useful things, and making quilts in my studio. In addition, I have a passion for teaching others. I lea

Phone: (919) 619-7659
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Collage, Drawing/Illustration, Fiber/Textile Arts, Mixed Media, Oil, Painting, Pastel, Pen & Ink, Pencil, Portrait, Quilting, Still Life, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

Onicas Art

By Onicas Gaddis
Community: Bear Creek

Heart and Soul on canvas.

Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Mixed Media, Oil, Painting, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

Martha Kuper Brinson

Community: Pittsboro

Watercolors inspired by the nature surrounding me

Type(s) of Art: Painting, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

Steve Shafer

By Steve Shafer
Community: Fearrington Village

I love photography and most visual art. I enjoy capturing images that we don’t usually pay attention to in our daily lives. My favorite subjects are people, architecture, nature and historic sites.

Phone: (919) 616-5360
Type(s) of Art: Abstract, Digital Art, Fine Art, Nature, Photography, Visual Arts & Crafts

Kara Brown

By Kara Brown
Community: Siler City

My art is focused on wildlife, nature, portrait and abstract photography. Photography is a huge passion of mine. For me photography is much more than an art. It is a way of viewing life.

Phone: (919) 742-1070
Type(s) of Art: Abstract, Nature, Photography, Portraits / Potraiture, Visual Arts & Crafts, Wildlife

Worthington Studios

By Nathalie Worthington
Community: Pittsboro

I like to approach the painting as a whole, which results in a quickly developed image, and then the real effort comes into play. Play it is though because the choices are mine and it's creative!

Phone: (727)510-7573
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Mural, Painting, Plein Air, Still Life, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

JR Butler

Community: Siler City

JR Butler's passion for art started as a child and continues to grow, consisting mainly of organic, abstract works in many different mediums. JR is inspired by his family, nature and ancient cultures.

Phone: (919)259-5622
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Carving, Cement / Concrete, Ceramic, Charcoal, Digital, Drawing/Illustration, Functional Pottery, Glasswork, Jewelry Making, Metal, Mixed, Mixed Media, Mural, Mural, Other, Other, Other, Other, Other, Other, Painting, Pastel, Pen & Ink, Pencil, Polymer Clay, Porcelain, Portrait, Pottery and Ceramics, Public Art, Recycled / Upcycled, Sculpture, Sculpture, Sculpture, Sculpture, Still Life, Stone, Stoneware, Vessels, Visual Arts & Crafts, Wood, Woodworking

Liquidambar Gallery and Gifts

By Kitty Mecham
Community: Pittsboro

I often say that I have "Artist ADD", because I work in practically all mediums. We decided to open the gallery because my work is so eclectic. However, we also enjoy showing other artists as well!

Phone: (919)542-1773
Type(s) of Art: Glasswork, Jewelry Making, Painting, Photography, Pottery and Ceramics, Visual Arts & Crafts

Lene Alston Casey

Community: Governor's Club/Village

Landscapes: Gardens and Country Scenes. For prints of my work, internet search for 'Lene Alston Casey, Artist'

Type(s) of Art: Oil, Painting, Visual Arts & Crafts

Sparkwork Studio

By Mara Strayer
Community: Chapel Hill

I like to combine nature's beauty and steel. I try to join the two with hard work, determination, sweat and welding.

Phone: (760) 807-9713
Type(s) of Art: Metal, Sculpture, Visual Arts & Crafts

Valerie Tan

By Valerie Tan
Community: Pittsboro

Painting, illustration, digital art and design.

Type(s) of Art: Drawing/Illustration, Mixed Media, Painting, Visual Arts & Crafts

GN Designs

By Gretchen Niver
Community: Pittsboro

Over 30 years in traditional copper foil stained glass and kiln-formed fused and slumped glass, sometimes combining techniques

Phone: (919)542-6418
Type(s) of Art: Fused and Cast Art Glass, Glasswork, Stained Glass, Visual Arts & Crafts

Allison Gaither

By Allison Gaither
Community: Siler City
Phone: (919) 742-7232
Type(s) of Art: Ballet, Choreographer, Dance, Hip-Hop, Modern, Music, Other (Dance), Performing Arts

Pittsboro Youth Theater

By Tammy Matthews
Community: Pittsboro

Our mission is to preserve and continue Pittsboro's arts heritage by restoring the Community House and teaching theater arts to local children

Phone: (919) 949-7181 or (919) 410-2841
Type(s) of Art: Children's Theater, Performing Arts, Teaching Artist, Theater, Theater Venue

Diali Cissokho

Community: Pittsboro

I'm a musician and cultural arts educator originally from Senegal. I have had the joy of calling music/music education my life, love, and career since the time I could hold a kora or bang a drum.

Phone: (919)548-9214
Type(s) of Art: Drums / Percussion, Music, Performing Arts

Steevie Parks

Community: Pittsboro

Watercolor and Acrylic Abstracts for Home and Office

Phone: (919) 918-1014
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Collage, Mixed Media, Painting, Recycled / Upcycled, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

Nomad Travel Gear

By Meredith Bridges
Community: Pittsboro

Handmade Leather goods. Leather and Shoemaking classes available.

Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Visual Arts & Crafts

Love Me Simply Photography

By Lea Ciceraro
Community: Pittsboro

My happy place for 20+ years has been behind my camera. My favorite form of expression is 35mm film and wax-infused photography by incorporating encaustics into my body of work.

Type(s) of Art: Abstract, Digital Art, Festival, Fine Art, Mixed Media, Nature, Other, Painting, Photography, Portraits / Potraiture, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

Lesley Landis Designs

By Lesley Landis
Community: Pittsboro

I concoct a recipe of typography, colors, and positive and negative spaces to make graphic designs that convey the goods or services my clients provide.

Phone: (919)949-5866
Type(s) of Art: Digital, Digital Art, Drawing/Illustration, Photography, Visual Arts & Crafts

Twin Birch Products @against his will studio

By Sue Szary
Community: Siler City

Twin Birch Products makes handcrafted fiber art tools: single and double point knitting needles, hooks (crochet, afghan, knook,Entrelac)

Phone: (919) 742-1122
Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Other, Spinning, Visual Arts & Crafts, Weaving, Woodworking

Kitchen Table Writers Workshops

By Marjorie Hudson
Community: Pittsboro

My workshops are both nurturing and rigorous for beginning and practiced writers alike. Craft study, manuscript critique, camaraderie, and publishing support. Available to writing groups statewide.

Type(s) of Art: Author, Essay, Literary Arts, Novella, Other, Short Story, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Writer, Writer’s Groups

Phillip Gilfus

Community: Silk Hope

Playwright - Full plays and short plays

Phone: (910) 916-2448
Type(s) of Art: Actor, Performing Arts, Playwright, Theater

Dolly R. Sickles: Author, Freelance Writer, Book Reviewer, Creative Writing Instructor

By Dolly Sickles
Community: Pittsboro

Freelance writer, editor, photographer; adjunct instructor in Creative Writing Programs at Wake Tech and CCCC. Published fiction author (romance, children’s genres). Book reviewer – BookPage, Frolic.

Type(s) of Art: Genres, Journalism, Literary Arts, Novel, Novella, Other

Megan Clark

By Megan Clark
Community: Siler City

Piano and chorus teacher at Chatham central high school.

Type(s) of Art: Music, Performing Arts

Rusty Sieck – Chicken Bridge Pottery

By Rusty Sieck
Community: Pittsboro

Functional ash-glazed stones are and porcelain pots for the table and garden.

Phone: (919)360-6885
Type(s) of Art: Functional Pottery, Porcelain, Pottery and Ceramics, Stoneware, Teaching Artist, Tiles, Visual Arts & Crafts

Louise Hawes

Community: Pittsboro

Award-winning novelist, author of short stories, public speaker and poet. Founding faculty member of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in Writing for children and Young Adults program.

Type(s) of Art: Author, Essay, Graphic Novel, Literary Arts, Novel, Novella, Poetry, Short Story, Teaching Artist

Becket Royce

Community: Pittsboro

Voice artist with 30 years of experience in narration of audio books, documentaries, corporate videos, TV and radio ads and video games

Type(s) of Art: Performing Arts

O’Keefe Pottery

By Lara O'Keefe
Community: Moncure
Phone: (919) 704-6204

Judy Hogan

Community: Moncure

I have published 6 books of poetry, 2 mystery novels, 2 non-fiction works, numerous articles, reviews, poems. I teach creative writing classes and edit manuscripts.

Phone: (919)545-9932
Type(s) of Art: Essay, Journalism, Literary Arts, Novel, Poetry

MYART4CHARITY

By Myra Herrle
Community: Chapel Hill

Type(s) of Art: Fused and Cast Art Glass, Glasswork, Nature, Photography, Visual Arts & Crafts

The Travel Mug

By Brenna Ferrell
Community: Fearrington Village

My collection offers 16 x 20 canvas prints of photos I have taken from around the world. Each canvas is unique and represents a personal adventure and story of mine I would love to share with others.

Phone: (336) 302-2029
Type(s) of Art: Photography, Visual Arts & Crafts

Peyton Sickles

Community: Pittsboro

I often look for elements of chiaroscuro while shooting in order to create and environment for the shot rather than a shot for the environment. Essentially, I prefer a natural but unique approach.

Phone: (919) 434-1797
Type(s) of Art: Digital Art, Fine Art, Nature, Photography, Portraits / Potraiture, Visual Arts & Crafts, Wildlife

Emma Skurnick

Community: Bynum

Illustrations of native wildlife filled with humor, spirit & personality.

Phone: (919)542-4492
Type(s) of Art: Drawing/Illustration, Painting, Pen & Ink, Pencil, Scientific, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

mstano photography

By Michael Stano
Community: Pittsboro

I shoot 35mm and Medium Format Film, and Digital (including some infrared). My main photographic interest is architecture.

Phone: (919) 542-3897
Type(s) of Art: Digital Art, Fine Art, Nature, Photography, Visual Arts & Crafts

Haw River Films

By Michael O'Connell
Community: Pittsboro

Our namesake is the Haw River. Rivers are the roots of exploration, communication and commerce.

Phone: (919) 218-5792
Type(s) of Art: Cinematography, Documentary, Editing, Filmmaking, Visual Arts & Crafts

Vistas/Perspectives

By Diane DeBardeleben
Community: Fearrington Village

I paint what I think about. I discover with color. My work interprets the world around me.

Phone: (919) 704-8417
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Painting, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

Makani McKenzie

Community: Siler City

Professional singer, actress, voiceover artist, and party princess. She sings for weddings and other events.

Phone: (919) 214-0354
Type(s) of Art: Actor, Music, Performing Arts, Theater

Artist Kayla Stikeleather

By Kayla Stikeleather
Community: Chapel Hill

My work focuses on sharing hope and joy through art. As a disabled woman many people often find my life story filled with tragedy. But I live a beautiful life and my art focuses on sharing that beauty

Phone: (561) 340-9811
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Oil, Painting, Portrait, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

Ruth Moose, Writer

By Ruth Moose
Community: Fearrington Village

For 40 years I have published poems, short stories, book reviews and columns and recently completed my 2nd novel. I retired from the Creative Writing faculty at UNC-CH in 2010 and continue to teach.

Type(s) of Art: Literary Arts, Novel, Poetry, Short Story

Rhonda Weaver-Brand

By Rhonda Weaver-Brand
Community: Pittsboro

The original pieces are made of needle felted wool. Needle felting is a process that involves poking loose wool fibers with a special barbed needle thousands of times until the desired shape or image

Phone: (919) 285-9978
Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Visual Arts & Crafts

Edwin White Designs

By Edwin White
Community: Silk Hope

My background in other fields of design usually involved working with clients. I enjoy the interaction with people that want to be a part of the process in creating something beautiful.

Phone: (919)704-6390
Type(s) of Art: Metal, Mixed, Sculpture, Visual Arts & Crafts

Allison Tierney

Community: Pittsboro

Tierney’s paintings employ found materials and non-traditional applications of paint to question structure, material integrity, consumerism, D-I-Y, and the throw away culture.

Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Mixed Media, Painting, Recycled / Upcycled, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

Blue Gate Farm Studio

By Cindy Bainbridge
Community: Pittsboro

Type(s) of Art: Nature, Oil, Painting, Photography, Visual Arts & Crafts

Ann M. Lawtey

Community: Chapel Hill

Each painting or monotype is developed unique to the piece, use of paint media, size and tools. I vary my palette to enhance the subject and mood of my image. I would call my work contemporary realism

Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Charcoal, Drawing/Illustration, Oil, Other, Painting, Pastel, Plein Air, Portrait, Printmaking, Still Life, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

Phillip Ashe

Community: Pittsboro
Phone: (336) 601-2958
Type(s) of Art: Ceramic, Charcoal, Drawing/Illustration, Metal, Mixed, Other, Other, Painting, Pastel, Pencil, Pottery and Ceramics, Printmaking, Sculpture, Sculpture, Stone, Stoneware, Vessels, Visual Arts & Crafts, Wood, Woodcut / Linocut

valtanart

By Valerie Tan
Community: Governor's Club/Village

I am an artist who specializes in painting, illustration, digital art and design. My art has been described as vibrant, playful and happy.

Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Digital, Drawing/Illustration, Mixed Media, Other, Painting, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

Caribbean Voices

By Ken Corsbie
Community: Chapel Hill

Teller of Caribbean (English) folk tales, personal story, performer of poetry

Phone: (919)240-7413
Type(s) of Art: Ghost Stories, Other, Performing Arts, Storytelling/Spoken Word

Annabelle Stein

Community: Pittsboro

screenprinted and handpainted silks and other fibers; wearables and wall hangings

Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Visual Arts & Crafts

WildesArt

By Barbara Hengstenberg
Community: Fearrington Village

Pen/ink/pencil drawings digitized and printed on high quality photo paper. Art from the HeArt...proceeds to specified charitable organizations.

Type(s) of Art: Digital, Drawing/Illustration, Folk Art, Marker, Other, Visual Arts & Crafts

Easy Writes, LLC

By Jessica Billings
Community: Moncure

Writing and Editing/Tutoring Services. Press Releases, Resume Writing, Event Reporting, Feature Writing, English/Grammar Tutoring, Proofreading, Revising and Re-writes! I do it all!

Phone: (407) 687-0785
Type(s) of Art: Author, Essay, Genres, Journalism, Literary Arts, Novel, Poetry, Professions, Screenplay, Teaching Artist, Writer

Meredith Bridges

Community: Pittsboro

Fiber Artist and Leather worker. Leather and Shoemaking classes available

Phone: (404) 944-9398
Type(s) of Art: Basket Making / Weaving, Fiber/Textile Arts, Mixed, Sculpture, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

Janet Sammons Art

By Janet Sammons
Community: Chapel Hill

Celebrating nature in bright, bold colors!

Phone: (919)933-5266
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Painting, Visual Arts & Crafts

Stephen Elder

Community: Fearrington Village

I write to entertain, not to reform the world. It is beyond that. My works range from a trilogy about Saint Francis in the modern world to detective novels to short stories about everything

Phone: (919) 533-6782
Type(s) of Art: Essay, Genres, Literary Arts, Novel, Poetry, Short Story

Emily Eve Weinstein Fine Art

By Emily Eve Weinstein
Community: Chapel Hill

Lyrical landscape painting on repurposed wood and on canvas and art gift books. “I am working on Volume XI of the 25-year Handmade Book Series.“ Each edition of the memoir spans a year.

Phone: (919) 942-2607
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Collage, Mixed Media, Mural, Mural, Oil, Other, Other, Other, Painting, Portrait, Printmaking, Public Art, Recycled / Upcycled, Still Life, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor, Woodcut / Linocut

Carolyn Davenport

Community: Fearrington Village

I use expressionistic and abstract images fusing paint and paper to create a unique composition.

Phone: (919)542-2861
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Painting, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

Ellen Bland

Community: Pittsboro

Theatre educator/grassroots community director/playwright

Type(s) of Art: Director, Performing Arts, Theater

Andrew Wilson

By Andrew Wilson
Community: Pittsboro

I create unique hand-made wooden jewelry designed to catalyze compliments. I also make wall art by using high-voltage electricity to burn designs in wood, brought to life with bright acrylic paints.

Phone: (919) 548-4343
Type(s) of Art: Jewelry Making, Painting, Photography, Visual Arts & Crafts, Woodworking

Ken Corsbie

By Ken Corsbie
Community: Chapel Hill

Teller of Caribbean (English) folk tales, personal story, performer of poetry, stand up.

Phone: (919) 240-7413
Type(s) of Art: Actor, Director, Ghost Stories, Oral History, Performing Arts, Storytelling/Spoken Word, Theater

Murry Handler Studio

By Murry Handler
Community: Pittsboro

No matter how many paintings I have completed, each is still an experiment to me. I don't want to know how my painting will end, I want the surprise of finding the end, sometimes quite by accident.

Phone: (919)545-0502
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Drawing/Illustration, Painting, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

Rich Scherubel

Community: Chapel Hill

modernist abstracts

Phone: (919) 448-4560
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Painting, Visual Arts & Crafts

radiantEarth Art

By Andrew Wilson
Community: Pittsboro

I create unique hand-made wooden jewelry designed to catalyze compliments. I also make wall art by using high-voltage electricity to burn designs in wood, brought to life with bright acrylic paints.

Phone: (919) 548-4343
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Digital Art, Jewelry Making, Nature, Other, Painting, Photography, Visual Arts & Crafts, Woodworking

Joey Howell

Community: Siler City

My paintings combine intense color and a flowing free style. My guitar playing pushes expressive boundaries with fingerstyle technique and jazz harmony.

Phone: (919)542-1671
Type(s) of Art: Acoustic, Acrylic, Guitar, Acoustic, Guitar, Electric, Jazz, Music, Painting, Performing Arts, Rock, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

Alicia Ravetto Architect

By Alicia Ravetto FAIA
Community: Pittsboro

Architect, residential designer, contemporary green building.

Phone: (919) 933-0999

Shana Style

By Shana Marshburn
Community: Moncure

Type(s) of Art: Beading, Drawing/Illustration, Embroidery, Fiber/Textile Arts, Gemstones, Jewelry Making, Pencil, Quilting, Visual Arts & Crafts

Mary Ann Anderson

Community: Chapel Hill

My work is inspired by Asian art and philosophy. My work is frequently included in exhibits at Artspace and Visual Art Exchange in Raleigh; and Durham Art Guild.

Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Mixed Media, Other, Painting, Visual Arts & Crafts

Karen Meredith Art

By Karen Meredith
Community: Governor's Club/Village

Impressions of Color and Light

Phone: (919)932-7474
Type(s) of Art: Oil, Painting, Plein Air, Still Life, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

Jane Eckenrode

Community: Pittsboro

Land, sky, water, rocks, life. Paintings, wall-hung sculptures, and journal drawings from observations of the natural world.

Phone: (919)542-4878
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Drawing/Illustration, Mixed, Oil, Painting, Pencil, Sculpture, Visual Arts & Crafts

Organic Forrestry Studio and Forrest Dweller Sculpture Garden

By Forrest Greenslade
Community: Pittsboro

"I was that kid you could always find turning over rocks in streams, looking for what wonders nature would disclose to me," says Greenslade.

Phone: (919)545-9743
Type(s) of Art: Cement / Concrete, Metal, Mixed Media, Other, Sculpture, Visual Arts & Crafts, Wood

Square Impressions

By Steven Ferlauto
Community: Pittsboro

I have two different disciplines. I work with vintage wooden rowing shells and I build new rowing and sail boats.

Phone: (919) 628-8666
Type(s) of Art: Digital, Drawing/Illustration, Other, Pencil, Visual Arts & Crafts, Woodworking

Jacquelyn Lowry

Community: Pittsboro

My sculpture is mostly of women, children, and birds, and I like to create surfaces with texture and patterns. I would say my work resonates 18th Century Impressionist painting in mood and subject.

Phone: (919) 530-9155
Type(s) of Art: Ceramic, Pottery and Ceramics, Sculpture, Sculpture, Tiles, Visual Arts & Crafts

Jon Spoon

Community: Moncure

Type(s) of Art: Functional Pottery, Pottery and Ceramics, Sculpture, Vessels, Visual Arts & Crafts

Greiner Studio – Photography by Craig Greiner

By Craig Greiner
Community: Bynum

Simple, intimate expressions of nature embody the abstract beauty of the world that surrounds us. A new perspective is offered by unique angles, dramatic lines and high contrast unbalanced composition

Type(s) of Art: Abstract, Fine Art, Nature, Photography, Visual Arts & Crafts, Wildlife

Elisabeth Lewis Corley

Community: Pittsboro

Writer, actor, voiceover artist, editor, producer. Poetry, screenwriting, translations, and other works for the theatre. Editor for literary fiction, poetry, screenplays, and books on the law.

Phone: (919)542-5406
Type(s) of Art: Actor, Literary Arts, Performing Arts, Playwright, Theater

NC Arts Incubator

Community: Siler City

This non-profit organization offers studio space rental, shared resources, courses in the arts, & gallery space. New exhibits in the PAF Gallery. Purchase handcrafted art in the retail gallery.

Phone: (919) 663-1335
Type(s) of Art: Drawing/Illustration, Fiber/Textile Arts, Folk Art, Glasswork, Jewelry Making, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Pottery and Ceramics, Printmaking, Public Art, Visual Arts & Crafts, Woodworking

PIttsboro Gallery of Arts

By Pittsboro Art Gallery
Community: Pittsboro
Phone: (919) 704-8552
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Basket Making / Weaving, Ceramic, Collage, Drawing/Illustration, Fiber/Textile Arts, Fine Art, Functional Pottery, Gemstones, Goldsmithing, Jewelry Making, Mixed Media, Mosaic, Oil, Painting, Pastel, Photography, Plein Air, Porcelain, Portrait, Pottery and Ceramics, Printmaking, Sculpture, Sculpture, Silversmithing, Still Life, Tapestry, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor, Weaving, Wood, Woodworking

Paget Fink

Community: Chapel Hill

As a creative reuse artist, I am inspired by new combinations of old things. Through vintage imagery, textile scraps, & found objects, I create mixed media that use old image languages to see anew.

Type(s) of Art: Collage, Fiber/Textile Arts, Folk Art, Mixed Media, Mixed Media, Painting, Recycled / Upcycled, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

Tanja Lipinski Cole, Visual Artist

By Tanja Cole
Community: Silk Hope

I enjoy creating black & white pencil drawings, color paint on canvas, and sewing utilitarian art as well as traditional & modern quilts in the studio. I also teach both adults & kids to sew & quilt.

Phone: (919) 619-7659
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Art Teacher, Drawing/Illustration, Festival, Fiber/Textile Arts, Gallery, Painting, Pen & Ink, Pencil, Portrait, Quilting, Still Life, Teaching Artist, Venue, Visual Arts & Crafts

Joany Earle Condoret, Artist

By Joany Condoret
Community: Fearrington Village

Glass work inspired by the Bible, drawings of senior citizens, trees and figures from life drawing classes, and oils inspired by rural and farm areas, nature, people and marine scenes.

Type(s) of Art: Drawing/Illustration, Oil, Painting, Pastel, Pen & Ink, Visual Arts & Crafts

Brooke Davis Art Studio

By Brooke Davis
Community: Chapel Hill

Brooke Davis is a self-taught artist, on a journey of self-expression through her mixed media abstracts.

Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Oil, Painting, Pastel, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

Nina Artsy Gallery

By Nileena Dash
Community: Governor's Club/Village

As an artist, I am growing everyday and learning from everything I see. The entire universe influences me when I make my artwork. My art is representation of my soul. I inherited my artistic talent fr

Phone: (919) 260-7409
Type(s) of Art: Art Teacher, Beading, Festival, Folk Art, Folk Art, Gallery, Glasswork, Jewelry Making, Mixed Media, Other, Other, Other, Painting, Pottery and Ceramics, Tiles, Visual Arts & Crafts

Barbara Hengstenberg

By Barbara Hengstenberg
Community: Bear Creek

Painting, quilting, collage, drawing ... it’s all a creative experiment!

Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Collage, Drawing/Illustration, Fiber/Textile Arts, Folk Art, Giclee printing, Literary Arts, Marker, Mixed Media, Mixed Media, Nature, Painting, Pencil, Photography, Quilting, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

Seasons of Life Photography

By Rachel Fann
Community: Pittsboro

Specializing in family documentaries including family-owned small businesses.

Phone: (828) 606-9762
Type(s) of Art: Digital Art, Photography, Visual Arts & Crafts

Tom Hallman

By Tom Hallman
Community: Pittsboro

Imaginative original acrylic paintings. Custom wood work creations.

Phone: (910) 773-0785
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Charcoal, Drawing/Illustration, Furniture, Mixed, Other, Painting, Pastel, Pen & Ink, Pencil, Sculpture, Sculpture, Stone, Visual Arts & Crafts, Wood, Woodworking

StreetSigns Center for Literature and Performance

By Joseph Megel
Community: Pittsboro

StreetSigns Center for Literature and Performance and Harland's Creek Productions, known collectively at The Piedmont Performance Factory. Joseph Megel, Artistic Director.

Phone: (919)542-5406
Type(s) of Art: Director, Performing Arts, Theater, Theater Venue

Liz Bliss

Community: Pittsboro

Liz Bliss is a cirque artist and instructor specializing in aerial acrobatics, stilt dance, stilt acrobatics and fire performance. She is available for family friendly and upscale adult events.

Phone: (732) 221-9347
Type(s) of Art: Actor, Children's Theater, Choreographer, Clowning, Dance, Director, Other (Dance), Performing Arts, Playwright, Stiltwalking, Teaching Artist, Theater

Siler City Dance & Gymnastics Academy

By Allison Gaither
Community: Siler City
Phone: (919) 742-7232
Type(s) of Art: Ballet, Choreographer, Dance, Hip-Hop, Modern, Music, Other (Dance), Performing Arts

Kickapoo Creek

By Tom Hallman
Community: Pittsboro

Imaginative original acrylic paintings . Custom wood work creations, pottery and clay works.

Phone: (910) 773-0785
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Drawing/Illustration, Functional Pottery, Furniture, Mixed, Painting, Pen & Ink, Pencil, Pottery and Ceramics, Sculpture, Sculpture, Sculpture, Visual Arts & Crafts, Woodworking

Greg Smith

By Greg Smith
Community: Chapel Hill

My passion is making beautiful wooden products that are unique.

Phone: (770) 862-7478
Type(s) of Art: Furniture, Other, Visual Arts & Crafts, Woodworking

Sweetbriar Studio

By Christie Minchew
Community: Pittsboro

I make 2- and 3-dimensional objects in mixed fiber including wool, silk and wire.

Phone: (919)942-0297
Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Visual Arts & Crafts

Woodsmith | Greg Smith

By Greg Smith
Community: Chapel Hill
Phone: (770) 862-7478
Type(s) of Art: Furniture, Other, Visual Arts & Crafts, Woodworking

Blue Heron Studio

By Kate Ladd
Community: Pittsboro

Abstract and impressionist floral and landscape paintings. Custom floorcloths up to 8 x 10 feet for any room in your home.

Phone: (919) 542-3866
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Collage, Floor Cloth, Folk Art, Mixed Media, Painting, Visual Arts & Crafts

Ric’s Leather & Engraving

By Richard Harber
Community: Pittsboro

Primarily tooled and stamped functional leather items

Phone: (918) 704-7900
Type(s) of Art: Beading, Fiber/Textile Arts, Jewelry Making, Other, Visual Arts & Crafts

Tara Lynne Groth, Writer

By Tara Lynne Groth
Community: Pittsboro

Tara Lynne Groth is a full-time freelance writer based in Pittsboro. She writes search engine-optimized web content, features for magazines, and her creative work involves poetry and short stories.

Phone: (919)740-8528
Type(s) of Art: Author, Genres, Journalism, Literary Arts, Poetry, Professions, Short Story, Writer

Derrick Ivey

Community: Pittsboro
Phone: (919)928-3955
Type(s) of Art: Actor, Choreographer, Costume Design, Dance, Director, Fiber/Textile Arts, Literary Arts, Other (Dance), Other (Design), Performing Arts, Stage/Set Design, Theater, Visual Arts & Crafts

Kim Werfel Portraits and Fine Art

By Kim Werfel
Community: Pittsboro

I want to capture the essence of a person or animal with light, color and composition. More than just a likeness, I strive to capture the soul, spirit and personality. My work has impressionistic

Phone: (919) 240-4552
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Painting, Pastel, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

ZamBamBooGee

By Trav BamBooGee
Community: Pittsboro
Phone: (919)414-3338
Type(s) of Art: Bass, Upright, Drums / Percussion, Flute, Guitar, Acoustic, Guitar, Electric, Harmonica, Instruments, Keyboard, Music, Performing Arts, Piano, Saxophone, Synthesizer

Heather Gerni

Community: Pittsboro

Paintings of dreamscapes and fantastical creatures created through the process of intuitive painting.

Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Mixed Media, Painting, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

Julie Uhler Fine Art

By Julie Uhler
Community: Fearrington Village

My works include Portraits, Still Life and Landscape, always trying to capture the fall of light And emotion of the subject. I studied at the Florence Academy, Italy, and Studi of the time and place

Type(s) of Art: Charcoal, Drawing/Illustration, Oil, Painting, Pastel, Plein Air, Portrait, Still Life, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

Lauren deSerres

By Lauren deSErres
Community: Pittsboro

I create narrative imagery using bright, saturated colors and patterns made with layers of acrylic paint, pastel, collage and ink.

Phone: (919) 612-2573
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Collage, Mixed Media, Other, Painting, Visual Arts & Crafts

Music In Me

By Shelley Buisson
Community: Moncure

Music In Me features Kindermusik for children aged 0–7 and private music lessons for all ages and levels.

Phone: (919) 449-8586
Type(s) of Art: Acoustic, Children's Theater, Children’s, Classical, Dance, Flute, Folk, Guitar, Acoustic, Guitar, Electric, Keyboard, Music, Oral History, Other (Dance), Performing Arts, Piano, Rock, Singer / Songwriter, Storytelling/Spoken Word, Theater, Vocal

Autumn Renae Designs

By Autumn Norris
Community: Siler City

Autumn Renae Design Studios is a small business located in the heart of North Carolina. We offer handmade gifts, custom homeware design, alterations, professional photography services and lessons.

Phone: (919) 200-3301
Type(s) of Art: Art Teacher, Drawing/Illustration, Nature, Painting, Pastel, Photography, Portraits / Potraiture, Visual Arts & Crafts

Megan Daniels

Community: Pittsboro

Megan Q. Daniels is a North Carolina editorial lifestyle and portrait photographer that specializes in the unrehearsed moments in life. She is also known for her documentary-style travel photography.

Phone: (919)810-0970
Type(s) of Art: Photography, Portraits / Potraiture, Visual Arts & Crafts

Harry Lane Wurster

By harry lane wurster
Community: Fearrington Village

Art from life experiences

Phone: (919) 545-2126
Type(s) of Art: Collage, Genres, Literary Arts, Mixed Media, Novel, Visual Arts & Crafts

Circle City Books & Music

By Myles Friedman
Community: Pittsboro

Circle City Books & Music buys and sells used, rare and unusual books and recorded music. We special order new books, and search for used books on request.

Phone: (919)548-5954
Type(s) of Art: Bookstores, Literary Arts, Supporters

Reptire Designs

By Travis Cohn
Community: Siler City

REPTIRE DESIGNS Reptilian Forms, Furnishings & Accessories, Crafted From ReTired Rubber.

Phone: (919)699-1017
Type(s) of Art: Abstract, Cartoons and Comics, Cement / Concrete, Charcoal, Digital, Digital Art, Drawing/Illustration, Fiber/Textile Arts, Fine Art, Folk Art, Marker, Mixed, Mixed Media, Mixed Media, Mosaic, Mural, Nature, Other, Other, Other, Other, Painting, Pastel, Pen & Ink, Pencil, Photography, Portraits / Potraiture, Public Art, Recycled / Upcycled, Scientific, Sculpture, Sculpture, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts, Wildlife

Marjorie Hudson

Community: Pittsboro

I write about the intersection of inner lives and communities in the South.

Phone: (919) 542-5029
Type(s) of Art: Essay, Genres, Journalism, Literary Arts, Novel, Poetry, Short Story

State of Nature Metal Designs

By Christopher Johnson
Community: Bear Creek

Art and Architectural Metalwork

Phone: (919) 533-7494
Type(s) of Art: Metal, Sculpture, Visual Arts & Crafts

Middle East & North African Dance Arts

By Jackie Barzvi
Community: Pittsboro

Instructor, performer, choreographer, and event producer. Teaches weekly online and in person dance classes at the Joy of Movement in Chatham Mills.

Phone: (917) 267-9368
Type(s) of Art: Choreographer, Dance, Other (Dance), Performing Arts, Traditional/Folk

Julia Kennedy Art

By Julia Kennedy
Community: Pittsboro

Vibrant Abstracts in Oil

Phone: (919) 533-6228
Type(s) of Art: Oil, Painting, Visual Arts & Crafts

Marcelle Harwell Pachnowski

Community: Fearrington Village

Painting is my passion. I create large non-objective expressionistic oil paintings for private collections in addition to mixed media paintings on paper painted in "live" musical performances.

Phone: (919) 542-1550
Type(s) of Art: Mixed Media, Painting, Visual Arts & Crafts

Gina Harrison

Community: Pittsboro

Contemporary Digital Designs—Fine Art prints, designs for home decor, apparel, & gifts. Abstracts, florals, land/city/seascapes.

Phone: (919) 593-7541
Type(s) of Art: Digital, Visual Arts & Crafts

Beth Goldston Artworks

By Beth Goldston
Community: Pittsboro

Award winning representational painter of regional landscapes, coastal scenes, birds and animals, florals, people, and architecture, working in oils, watercolors and pastels. Commissions accepted.

Type(s) of Art: Oil, Painting, Pastel, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

ODDCO

By Tim Lee
Community: Pittsboro

mixture of pop culture, folk noir, urban art, outsider art, illustration, sculpture, jewelry, printmaking

Phone: (919) 225-9188
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Cartoons and Comics, Collage, Digital, Digital Art, Drawing/Illustration, Embroidery, Fiber/Textile Arts, Folk Art, Furniture, Gemstones, Giclee printing, Jewelry Making, Marker, Mixed, Mixed Media, Mixed Media, Mural, Oil, Painting, Painting, Papermaking, Pastel, Pen & Ink, Pencil, Photography, Pottery and Ceramics, Printmaking, Public Art, Quilting, Recycled / Upcycled, Screen Printing / Silkscreening, Sculpture, Sculpture, Sculpture, Silversmithing, Still Life, Tapestry, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor, Weaving, Woodcut / Linocut, Woodworking

Billy Mason

By Billy Mason
Community: Pittsboro

Handcrafted & Custom Jewelry, healing gemstones & crystals, including Custom Wedding Rings, talisman, rings, pendants, brooches, earrings, Gold & Silver

Phone: (919)742-3945
Type(s) of Art: Gemstones, Goldsmithing, Jewelry Making, Jewelry Repair, Lapidary, Mixed, Other, Sculpture, Silversmithing, Stone, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts, Wood

Christopher Johnson

By Christopher Johnson
Community: Bear Creek

Art and Architectural Metalwork

Phone: (919) 533-7494
Type(s) of Art: Visual Arts & Crafts

Leslie Palmer

Community: Fearrington Village

Graphite drawings play with shades of gray. Representational watercolor paintings explore imagery, colors, and mood. Non-objective, abstract paintings delight in the color, texture and movement.

Phone: (919) 929-9268
Type(s) of Art: Drawing/Illustration, Painting, Pencil, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

Chatham Rabbits

By Sarah McCombie
Community: Bynum

With palpable chemistry and warmth, Chatham Rabbits—Sarah Osborne McCombie (vocals, banjo) and Austin McCombie (vocals, guitar, fiddle)—fill each space they enter with brightness and sincerity.

Phone: (336) 264-3260
Type(s) of Art: Acoustic, Bluegrass, Folk, Music, Performing Arts, Traditional / Old-Time

Trudy Thomson

By Trudy Thomson
Community: Chapel Hill

I create websites for artists and professionals.My craft work ranges from marbled silk panels, shawls and scarves to shibori and handwoven scarves, and also includes fused glass for display or to wear

Phone: (919) 923-5022
Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Glasswork, Jewelry Making, Visual Arts & Crafts

Tammy Walker Art

By Tammy Walker
Community: Bear Creek

Over 20 years of doing free hand sketches and paintings inspired from nature and the stories of my life. Most of my work is self taught.

Phone: (336)964-2521
Type(s) of Art: Drawing/Illustration, Painting, Pencil, Portrait, Still Life, Visual Arts & Crafts

Ronni’s Garden

By Ronni Theeman
Community: Chapel Hill

Type(s) of Art: Functional Pottery, Pottery and Ceramics, Visual Arts & Crafts

Agony Aunt Studios

By Emmett Davenport
Community: Pittsboro

We create podcasts.

Type(s) of Art: Acoustic, Alternative, Big Band, Blues, Celtic, Folk, Jazz, Music, Performing Arts, Rock, Traditional / Old-Time, Vocal

Rachel Fann

By Rachel Fann
Community: Pittsboro

Specializing in family photo-documentaries including family-owned small businesses.

Phone: (828) 606-9762
Type(s) of Art: Digital Art, Photography, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

Aimee’s Music Studio

By Aimee Henderson
Community: Pittsboro

Bachelors of Fine Arts in Musical Theater Performance from Brigham Young University. I have been teaching piano and voice lessons for 13 years and love it. I have studio in my home.

Phone: (919) 728-4299
Type(s) of Art: Actor, Children's Theater, Children’s, Choral, Classical, Jazz, Music, Opera, Performing Arts, Piano, Pop, Teaching Artist, Theater, Vocal

Robin Hall

Community: Pittsboro

Robin Hall has a need to create, whether that be a story, a woven blanket or basket. She holds an MFA in Writing from VCFA, and her picture book, The Littlest Weaver releases this fall.

Phone: (760) 534-8137
Type(s) of Art: Author, Basket Making / Weaving, Fiber/Textile Arts, Genres, Literary Arts, Novel, Other, Professions, Quilting, Tapestry, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts, Weaving, Writer

The Phoenix Theatre Company

By Jessica Nunn
Community: Silk Hope

We are a theatre company that aims to bring interesting theatrical events to any space! We do plays, murder mysteries, cabarets, and everything in between!

Type(s) of Art: Actor, Children's Theater, Director, Performing Arts, Playwright, Teaching Artist, Theater

Roadhouse Storytellers®

By Sam Pearsall
Community: Pittsboro

Roadhouse Storytellers® tell stories for mature children and grown-ups. We tell true tales and tall tales based on life experiences, and we tell legends and fables that have current relevance.

Phone: (919) 817-9326
Type(s) of Art: Other, Performing Arts, Storytelling/Spoken Word

Valerie Tan

By Valerie Tan
Community: Pittsboro

I am an artist who specializes in painting, illustration, digital art and design. My art has been described as vibrant, playful and happy.

Phone: (919) 240-7522
Type(s) of Art: Drawing/Illustration, Mixed Media, Painting, Visual Arts & Crafts

Clyde Jones’ Critter Crossing

By Clyde Jones
Community: Bynum

Since 1982, Clyde has been making his chainsaw creations. He and his critters have been all over the US and the world. Clyde goes to lots of schools, to show kids how they too, can create art.

Type(s) of Art: Folk Art, Mixed Media, Painting, Sculpture, Visual Arts & Crafts

Evening Farm Arts

By Lisa Gist Walker
Community: Chapel Hill

Finding new life for old things, that's my passion and inspiration. My work includes paper collage, wood sculpture and anything that might grow into a new heart.ything that can be s

Type(s) of Art: Collage, Mixed Media, Recycled / Upcycled, Visual Arts & Crafts

DCB Jewelry

By Deirdre Brown
Community: Siler City

original jewelry design, working in silver, 14K Gold and 18K Gold, semi-precious stones and pearls. I work by hand with the metal itself.

Type(s) of Art: Beading, Gemstones, Goldsmithing, Jewelry Making, Jewelry Repair, Other, Silversmithing, Visual Arts & Crafts

Cathy Holt

Community: Pittsboro

I like to paint figurative and narrative work.

Phone: (919)542-4103
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Painting, Visual Arts & Crafts

Hart Studios

By CJ Hart
Community: Siler City

Mixed media art using assorted paints, inks, paper, canvas, and embellishments. Works include cards, mini albums, paper crafts, and paintings.

Phone: (919)770-2042
Type(s) of Art: Mixed Media, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

Collura Art

By Linda Collura
Community: Pittsboro

Paintings and drawings based on whimsical creatures and landscapes

Phone: (919) 548-6870
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Digital, Drawing/Illustration, Painting, Pen & Ink, Pencil, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

Shannon Bueker

Community: Pittsboro

I paint flora and fauna in big gestural acrylics and loosely controlled watercolors of all sizes.

Phone: (919)542-0136
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Ceramic, Charcoal, Drawing/Illustration, Marker, Painting, Pen & Ink, Pencil, Plein Air, Sculpture, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

TinPorchPaper Studio

By Ann Corley Silverman
Community: Pittsboro

I make handmade paper from plant fibers, recycled textiles, and recycled paper. The final objects range from individual sheets of paper to thematic installations.

Phone: (919)542-2411
Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Visual Arts & Crafts

Beaquilter

By Bea Lee
Community: Pittsboro

Published quilter, long arm quilter, designer, teacher. Ambassador for Island batik, Accuquilt and Electric Quilt.

Phone: (919) 342-8272
Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Quilting, Visual Arts & Crafts

Rachel Thomas-Levy

Community: Pittsboro

Theatre artist committed to experimenting with the ways in which we tell stories on stage in order to expand the horizons of audience engagement with live theatre.

Type(s) of Art: Actor, Director, Performing Arts, Teaching Artist, Theater

Images by Cliff Haac

By Cliff Haac
Community: Pittsboro
Phone: (919) 621-9277
Type(s) of Art: Abstract, Digital Art, Fine Art, Nature, Photography, Portraits / Potraiture, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

Sisters’ Voices

By Leandra Strope
Community: Pittsboro

Sisters' Voices is a choral community of girls, drawing 2nd - 8th grade singers from all over Chatham County and Chapel Hill. We rehearse weekly and perform several times each year.

Phone: (919)619-3438
Type(s) of Art: Choral, Classical, Folk, Genres, Music, Performing Arts, Vocal

Jim Roberts Percussion

By Jim Roberts
Community: Chapel Hill

Jim Roberts is a multicultural percussionist with major stylistic influences from Africa, Cuba, Brazil, Americana, and Pop Cultures.

Type(s) of Art: Acoustic, Bluegrass, Blues, Celtic, Country, Dance, Drums / Percussion, Electronic, Folk, Hip-Hop / Rap, Jazz, Music, Performing Arts, Pop, R&B, Rock, Traditional / Old-Time

Diane Swan

By Diane Swan
Community: Pittsboro

I've been a mad scientist in a wood shop for 44 years. My style evolved from my love of drawing, wood, and wood tools. I use textured overlays of wood and epoxy to create envolvement.

Phone: (919) 548-3011
Type(s) of Art: Carving, Furniture, Other, Painting, Sculpture, Visual Arts & Crafts, Woodworking

Breadfoot

By Stephan Meyers
Community: Pittsboro

Breadfoot likes his eggs sunny up and his whiskey neat. London Time Out describes him as "...gritty guitar picking and homespun wisdom..a raconteur par excellenac

Type(s) of Art: Acoustic, Blues, Folk, Jazz, Music, Performing Arts, Singer / Songwriter

Beth Bale, artist

By Beth Bale
Community: Pittsboro

I work primarily in watercolor, with some acrylics, painting animals and nature. I paint murals on commission.

Phone: (919)323-6146
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Mural, Painting, Plein Air, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

Michael O’Connell

By Michael O'Connell
Community: Pittsboro

We believe in the magic of cinema. Rivers are one of the the most ancient forms of communication. They are the roots of travel, exploration and commerce.

Phone: (919) 218-5792
Type(s) of Art: Filmmaking, Visual Arts & Crafts

Reclaimed ARTifacts

By Lisa Hitmar
Community: Pittsboro

I take old items and repurpose them into industrial farmhouse art or furniture. I was a teacher for 15 years.

Phone: (919) 999-7879
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Floor Cloth, Folk Art, Furniture, Mural, Painting, Painting, Portrait, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts, Woodworking

Trudy Thomson at FernsandFancy

By Trudy Thomson
Community: Chapel Hill

Phone: (919)933-2891
Type(s) of Art: Fiber/Textile Arts, Fused and Cast Art Glass, Glasswork, Jewelry Making, Visual Arts & Crafts, Weaving

Shelia Bolt Rudesill

Community: Pittsboro

As a nurse I acquired tremendous empathy for those burdened with hardships. My writing goal is to share these atrocities and celebrate the strength of the human spirit and the joy of survival.

Type(s) of Art: Author, Literary Arts, Professions

Cally Curtis Art & Design

By Cally Curtis
Community: Chapel Hill

What inspires me? Quite simply, it’s the people and cultures I’ve enjoyed in my life and travels. Growing up as the daughter of United Methodist missionaries in Zimbabwe was a wonderful beginning.

Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Art Teacher, Collage, Digital, Drawing/Illustration, Floor Cloth, Folk Art, Mixed Media, Mixed Media, Mural, Painting, Pen & Ink, Pencil, Plein Air, Portrait, Recycled / Upcycled, Still Life, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

Serene Arts

By Victoria Chall
Community: Fearrington Village

Mixed Media, Thangka Quilts, Photography

Phone: (919) 240-5882

Terri Gibson

By Terri Gibson
Community: Chapel Hill

I am a NC native who creates artwork that ranges from realism to abstract. I enjoy painting seascapes, landscapes, birds/water fowl & florals. I also create mixed media collages of various subjects.

Phone: (919) 360-3434
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Beading, Charcoal, Collage, Digital, Drawing/Illustration, Jewelry Making, Mixed Media, Oil, Other, Other, Painting, Pastel, Pen & Ink, Plein Air, Printmaking, Recycled / Upcycled, Still Life, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

Steven Ferlauto

By Steven Ferlauto
Community: Pittsboro

From our earliest history we have lauded our alphabet as sacred. Renaissance luminaries studied the divine proportions of the Roman letterform. My work has been a continuation of theirs.

Phone: (919) 628-8666
Type(s) of Art: Digital, Drawing/Illustration, Visual Arts & Crafts

EbzB Productions, Inc.

By David and Serena Ebhardt Zum Brunnen
Community: Chapel Hill

Professional Touring Theater and Teaching Artists developing works to promote integrity, self-discovery, and positive transformation of artists, audiences, individuals and communities.

Phone: (919)387-4616
Type(s) of Art: Actor, Director, Performing Arts, Playwright, Teaching Artist, Theater

Bud Rudesill

Community: Pittsboro

I paint with watercolors and acrylics, figurative work and landscapes. And I write fiction.

Phone: (919) 883-6058
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Oil, Painting, Portrait, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

Creativity Is The Key

By Sebastian Lewis
Community: Chapel Hill

The Creativity Is The Key blog is an online resource for those who want to be more creative and imaginative. This blog helps to ignite your creativity, imagination and innovative thinking.

Phone: (519) 415-9987
Type(s) of Art: Lighting Design, Other (Design), Performing Arts

The Outboards

By Michael Hayes
Community: Pittsboro

Type(s) of Art: Music, Performing Arts, Rock

The Clairvoyant Gardener

By Lia Hillie
Community: Chapel Hill

Magical and botanical watercolor illustrations

Phone: (732) 809-6702
Type(s) of Art: Drawing/Illustration, Mixed Media, Painting, Visual Arts & Crafts, Watercolor

Cynthia Raxter

By Cynthia Raxter
Community: Bynum

I tell true, original stories to adults & children. My sisters, brother & I grew up rambunctious on a dairy farm in the mountains of NC. I teach storytelling & do standup comedy, acting & writing.

Phone: (919) 444-9535
Type(s) of Art: Actor, Ghost Stories, Oral History, Other, Performing Arts, Storytelling/Spoken Word, Teaching Artist, Teaching Artist, Theater

Moonstrike Press

By Shelia Bolt Rudesill
Community: Pittsboro

As a nurse I acquired tremendous empathy for those burdened with hardships. My writing goal is to share these atrocities and celebrate the strength of the human spirit and the joy of survival.

Type(s) of Art: Literary Arts, Novel

Diane DeBardelaben

Community: Fearrington Village

Interpretive paintings and drawings of the natural world

Phone: (919) 357-3623
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Charcoal, Collage, Drawing/Illustration, Mixed Media, Oil, Painting, Pastel, Still Life, Visual Arts & Crafts

Sierra Terra Cotta

By Stan Cheren
Community: Pittsboro

handcrafted terra cotta using a combination of wheel throwing, press moulding, slip casting and hand building. We work with unique double, triple and four-time fired glaze combinations.

Phone: (919) 942-9493
Type(s) of Art: Functional Pottery, Pottery and Ceramics, Visual Arts & Crafts

Sheila Fleming, Performing Songwriter

By Sheila Fleming
Community: Pittsboro

Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist/Percussionist/Educator: A dynamic teacher, a superlative singer, an accomplished guitarist, and an extraordinary songwriter.

Type(s) of Art: Acoustic, Children’s, Folk, Jazz, Music, New Age, Performing Arts, Singer / Songwriter, Vocal

Barry Udis

Community: Chapel Hill

My photography has no restrictions, since all of the world is full of beautiful and interesting subjects to study.

Phone: (919)537-8662
Type(s) of Art: Abstract, Fine Art, Giclee printing, Nature, Photography, Portraits / Potraiture, Visual Arts & Crafts, Wildlife

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