Arts Directory

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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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

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

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

Carol Owen

Community: Pittsboro

My paintings reflect my love of nature, and my travels. I also do altered books and mixed media assemblages using vintage photos and found objects.

Phone: (919)542-0616
Type(s) of Art: Acrylic, Collage, Fiber/Textile Arts, Mixed Media, Oil, Painting, Quilting, Teaching Artist, Visual Arts & Crafts

Trudy Thomson at FernsandFancy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trudy Thomson

By Trudy Thomson
Community: Chapel Hill

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

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

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

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