The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 10 Chatham County artists this year in a big way.
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Check out 10 years of Meet This Artist features below to meet some fabulously creative folks in Chatham County.
Meet This Artist: Performing Artist Koialina Gray - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to Chatham County’s creative community one interview at a time. This Meet This Artist feature is made possible with support from VRC, Ltd. In this special audio feature, we meet Koialina Gray (AKA Makayla Graybeal). Koialina is a homegrown Chatham... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Mixed-Media Artist Paget Marion Blythe - 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 very inspiring neighbor. Guest writer Dolly R. Sickles penned this very special Meet This Artist interview. Dolly is creative writer, graphic artist, photographer, PR and... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Muralists Stacye Leanza and Thomas Begley - 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 very inspiring neighbor. Guest writer Corbie Hill penned this Meet This Artist feature. Corbie is a writer, musician, runner, and Star Trek superfan who lives... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Theater Artist Derrick Ivey - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to Chatham County’s creative community one interview at a time. This Meet This Artist feature is made possible with support from VRC, Ltd. In this special audio feature, we meet Derrick Ivey, a longtime Chatham County resident and regional... Read More →
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 very inspiring neighbor. Guest writer Rachel Flanagan penned this Meet This Artist feature. Our Meet This Artist feature is made possible with support from the... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Connective Threads with Clara Yang - 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 very inspiring neighbor. Guest writer Dolly R. Sickles penned this very special Meet This Artist interview. Dolly is creative writer, graphic artist, photographer, PR and... Read More →- Meet This Artist: Actor and Producer David zum Brunnen - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to Chatham County’s creative community one interview at a time. In this special audio feature, we meet David zum Brunnen, actor, producer and co-founder of EbzB Productions. For decades, David has brought history to life on stage and in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Multi-instrumentalist and Music Educator Bryan DeCristofaro - 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 very inspiring neighbor. Guest writer Corbie Hill penned this Meet This Artist feature. Corbie is a writer, musician, runner, and Star Trek superfan who lives... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Woodturner Michael Thompson - 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 very inspiring neighbor. Guest writer Rachel Flanagan penned this Meet This Artist feature. Our Meet This Artist feature is made possible with support from the... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Artistic Director Joseph Megel - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to Chatham County’s creative community one interview at a time. In this special audio feature, we meet Joseph Megel, longtime artistic director of the Process Series at UNC–Chapel Hill. His work has championed new plays, performance art, dance, and... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Artist and CMS Teacher Michelle Pinto - 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. In celebration of our Chatham Artists-in-Schools Initiative season’s imminent kick-off, we’re circling back to a beloved Artists-in-Schools artist we last featured here in 2015. So, take a look. Meet your... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Musician and Storyteller Diali Cissokho - 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. In celebration of our Chatham Artists-in-Schools Initiative season’s imminent kick-off, we’re circling back to a beloved Artists-in-Schools artist we last featured here in 2015. So, take a look. Meet your... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Makani McKenzie – Actor, Singer, Entrepreneur - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our community. So, take... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Visual Artist and Storyteller Nina Scott - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our community. So, take... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Deena Class of Word & Plant - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our community. So, take... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Musical Theater Creator Creighton Irons - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist (MTA) series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Author and Weaver Robin Hall - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist (MTA) series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Student Artist Carlie Wiggins - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist (MTA) series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Sculptor Carol Brainard - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist (MTA) series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Ric Harber – Leather Craftsman - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist (MTA) series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Randi Markowitz – Mixed Media and Graphic Design - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist (MTA) series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Emmett “Mouse the DJ” Davenport - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist (MTA) series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Musician and Educator Zachary D. Wills - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist (MTA) series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Music Producer and Coach Matty the Chéf - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist (MTA) series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Ceramicist Melissa McLauren - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist (MTA) series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Musician and Social Media Guru Cecile Jordan - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist (MTA) series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Musician and Writer Corbie Hill - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Onyx Club Boys - This month’s feature is written by guest Meet This Artist writer Barbara Hengstenberg. Barbara is on the board of the Chatham Arts Council. She lives on a small farm in Bear Creek, where she and her husband provide a forever home for rescue alpacas, cats, and chickens. Barbara is the founder of WildesArt and can... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Musician Dawn Landes - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Josh and Addie Rudy of Rudy Duo Studios - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Alex Meredith, Mandolinist - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our... Read More →
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.
Meet This Artist: Chef Sera Cuni - 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.
Meet This Artist: Dr. Anthony D. Jackson - The arts didn't just enter my life; the arts saved my life. We have to have a next generation of kids who understand respect and can create beauty. And I think that's what's missing right now. That's where kindness is planted.
Meet This Artist: Bronwyn Watson, Ceramics Artist - There's always an element of whimsy in my work. There's always a little bit of a fairytale whimsy to it, and it just comes out, and there it is. It's almost unintentional. It's just there.
Meet This Artist: Jordan Pickett, Country Music Singer/Songwriter - Well, my Grandpa passed away in 2017, and that was when I wrote my first song. I kinda uncovered my outlet for emotions and also my gift from God of music, writing, and playing. Didn’t know I really had it ‘til that time.
Meet This Artist: Lea Ciceraro, Photographer - Photographer Lea Ciceraro, with her cascade of curly hair and her meaning-full tattoos, nestles onto a plush couch. Lea delves into her life, artistic process, and love for encaustic photography.
Meet This Artist: Steve Fagan, working with metal, wood, stained glass, and anything else that interests him - Ever since he was a kid, Fagan has been a doer. Want to play punk guitar? He figured it out. Want to switch to old-time guitar? He figured it out. Want to build a cabin? He figured it out. Want to build a hydroelectric generator in a stream? Want to work with wood? Glass? Want to work with metal and wood and glass? Want to build high-dollar decks and mixed-media garden gates and trellises? Want to live as you wish without compromising your ideals? He figured it out.
Meet This Artist: Lisa Fedele, Fostering Creativity, Collaboration, and Innovation - There's a direct line for me between entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity. So I think it's a really important thing to evangelize.Look at my father, who had a third grade education. My father was a diesel mechanic, but at his core he was an artist and a maker. I think about how many kids, very much like my father, don't know that creativity is a path out of poverty, a path to the world. I want to help people realize that your choice isn't between working in retail or working at a plant. Entrepreneurship is a choice. Creativity is a driver.
Meet This Artist: Maria Troiani Howard, Inclusive Dance Artist - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Sanaiya Cheek - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Chatham Rabbits – Pioneering New Music from Traditional Roots - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Caleb McLaurin, Bending Sound Waves and Imagery to Create Audio/Visual Collages - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Chana Meeks, Painter, Potter, Weaver, Artisan, and Maker - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Filmmaker Jordan Wiley - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Painter Amber Ross - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Alexander Percy and Jenn Von Egidy of Cataleya Jewelry Studio - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Painter Ashley Perez - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Fiber artist Sue Szary - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Musician Alice Zincone - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet These Artists: Actors Huck Boone and Kinsey McCubbin - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Dancer Jabu Graybeal - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet These Artists: Northwood High School students Jade Schneider and Rokia Sissoko, and their teacher, Leslie Burwell - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Woodworker Scott Meyer - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Painter Patricia Martin - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Muralist and multimedia artist ~buffy of Cope Aesthetic - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Writer and Painter Cally Curtis - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Tony Peacock, woodworker - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Leather Designer Julia Greenwood - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Writer Tony Peacock - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Belly Dancer Jackie Barzvi - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Painter Tiana Brooks - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Singer and children’s music business owner Erica Berry - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: 10-year-old artist Miles Freuler - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Fiber Artist Tanja Lipinski Cole - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Dance Studio Owner Ebony Grissett-Delgado - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet These Artists: Author Dolly Sickles and her son, Peyton, a photographer - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: User interface designer Jose Ciceraro - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Singer/Songwriter Deja Belle - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Modular origami maker Mark McCombs - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Clothing designer Lysandra Weber - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Guitar maker Terry McInturff - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Jan Burger - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Writer Marjorie Hudson - The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Marcelle Harwell Pachnowski - Meet This Artist: Marcelle Harwell Pachnowski The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our community. They join us in inviting you to take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbors. Meet This Artist… To... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Josh Taylor, Our Next Folk Art Hero? - The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our community. They join us in inviting you to take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbors. Meet This Artist… “I’m stuck with it [art]. I try... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Miki Adams - The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our community. They join us in inviting you to take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbors. Meet This Artist . . . Miki Adams is a quilter, a... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Lani Chaves–A Delightful Flow - The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our community. They join us in inviting you to take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbors. Meet This Artist . . . “It’ll show itself if it’s supposed... Read More →
Meet This Artist: The Multi-Hyphenate Felix Obelix (a.k.a. Wendy Spitzer) - The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our community. They join us in inviting you to take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbors. Meet This Artist . . . The uncertainties—or open possibilities—begin with her... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Defining Paul Cuadros - The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our community. They join us in inviting you to take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbors. Meet This Artist . . . “When you’re a writer it’s easy,... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Syd of Siler City - The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our community. They join us in inviting you to take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbors. Meet This Artist . . . Syd Ginsberg is a 90-pound, 90-year-old,... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Storyteller Louise Omoto Kessel - The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our community. They join us in inviting you to take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbors. Meet This Artist . . . “Art is the basic process of... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Deep River Mercantile’s Hannah Brown Transforms Our Community and Our Homes - The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our community. They join us in inviting you to take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbors. Meet This Artist . . . My trip to meet our featured... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Emma Skurnick Stumbles, Waits, Creates, and Shares - The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our community. They join us in inviting you to take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbors. Meet This Artist . . . I got to sit down with... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Painter Sarah Graham in Conversation with Mystery - The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our community. They join us in inviting you to take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbors. Meet This Artist . . . Driving down a gravel road to... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Megan Clark Helps Kids Find Common Ground Through Singing - Megan Clark is sharing her love for music and inspiring many at Chatham Central High School in Bear Creek. You can feel it as soon as you walk into her class. She breathes soul into a quote in her chorus room: “Be Somebody Who Makes Everybody Feel Like Somebody”. Hearing her talking and joking with students,... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Sculptor Hamidou Sissoko - Written by guest blogger, Elisabeth Lewis Corley. Hamidou Sissoko found his way to Chatham County in search of an affordable house in which to raise a family. The path he has taken throughout his life has been marked by hard work, with a consistent theme of devotion to family, and a gradually increasing importance of... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Gary Phillips, Poet Laureate & Multiple Hyphenate - Written by guest blogger, Elisabeth Lewis Corley. Gary Phillips, a life-long North Carolinian born in Appalachia and long-term resident of Chatham County, is the 2016-2018 poet laureate of Carrboro, North Carolina. He is a writer, naturalist, and entrepreneur with a special interest in conservation and land-protective strategies. He is also a real estate broker with... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Andrew Wilson is creating electrified wall and wearable art - In the deep woods of Chatham County, sparked by his keen sense of the natural world, Andrew Wilson is exploring multiple pathways to creating art, among them photography, painting, wood-working, woodland gardening and jewelry-making. Most recently, he has taken on one of nature’s boldest elements – electricity. “In 2012, I created a spiral earring for... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Mike Wiley—The Busiest Man in Show Business - This month’s “Meet This Artist” is written by guest blogger Elisabeth Lewis Corley. Multiple hyphenate Mike Wiley, an actor-playwright- director-arts educator, came to Pittsboro because he and his wife, Jodi Neely Wiley, were living in Apex and expecting a second child when their first was almost four and they needed more room. And Jodi Neely... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Gilda McDaniel – Genius Behind the Scenes - This month’s “Meet This Artist” is written by guest blogger Elisabeth Lewis Corley. Something about this sylph who is also a fierce arts community fixture begins to make sense when you learn that she was a Chapel Hill art history major who ended up in deep Chatham County in a home she built on land... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Antonio Lynn is Drumming to the Sound of Success - Antonio Lynn, it seems, was born with a drumbeat in his soul. He remembers playing drums at the early age of two. When he was three, his grandparents, Albert and Susan Alston, gave him a full junior-sized drum set for Christmas. By age five, he was playing in his church’s Junior Petite Choir. Now, as... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Writer Michele Tracy Berger Celebrates Community in Speculative Fiction - This month’s “Meet This Artist” is written by guest blogger Elisabeth Lewis Corley. Michele Tracy Berger describes herself as a writer, professor, and pug-lover. Reenu-You, Michele’s sci-fi novella, was published in 2017 by Book Smugglers Publishing. In addition to science fiction, she writes poetry and creative non-fiction. Her work has appeared in The Feminist Wire,... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Experience Bluegrass with bass fiddler Snuffy Smith - Thomas Lee “Snuffy” Smith, bass fiddler with the Bluegrass Experience, grew up on a one-horse tobacco farm in rural Lee County listening to his father play guitar in a square dance band. “He showed me some chords so I started messing with the guitar,“ he said. In addition to playing music, living on the farm... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Screen printer Vidabeth Bensen is inspired by her world travels - While Vidabeth Bensen was studying art at Brooklyn College in the 1950’s, some actor friends asked her to make posters for upcoming plays they were performing in. Creating multiples of posters by hand using pens, brushes, paint and India ink was very tedious so she did a bit of research on silk screen printing. “My... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Shannon Bueker Reveals The Spirits of The Wild - Amidst a wilderness of animals and spirits of the wild, I met with artist Shannon Bueker. In fact, we were not out in the wilds of Chatham County, but in her home studio, densely-packed with her lush paintings of animals and people in their element and on the move. Almost indistinguishable at times, the forms are... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Dorrie Casey is giving art to support art for children - Since she was a child, Dorrie Casey was all about theater – writing, performing, designing, and making music. Then, quite by chance, a new art form grabbed hold of her and even kept her up at night. “It was as though something inside me had been sleeping a deep sleep and it suddenly woke up,”... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Derrick Ivey is master-of-many theater magician - This month’s Meet This Artist is by guest blogger Elisabeth Lewis Corley. Native North Carolinian Derrick Ivey was a Radio, Television and Motion Picture major at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, studying journalism and screenwriting. He moved to Atlanta briefly then returned to Chapel Hill and settled in Chatham County where he... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Bluegrass icon Tony Williamson overcomes pain, finds purpose on his farm - Born into a multi-generational family of musicians, Tony Williamson and his brother Gary quickly earned the title of “child sensations” on the national bluegrass stage. Back home at their school in rural Randolph County, however, their music earned them some teasing from their classmates. Tony and Gary were undeterred. “Music was such a fun... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Ruth Moose is serving up words, ideas, memories - Ruth Moose was only three years-old when she first tried her hand at writing. “My grandfather was a Baptist preacher – tall, very charismatic. He baptized a lot of people, traveled across North Carolina and preached at various churches and revivals,” she said. He left a sermon – in progress – on his writing table.... Read More →
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 someone who grew up here before heading out into the world, this represents a literal return to her native roots and soil. “I spent my... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Pain fueled creativity & spirit for Onicas Gaddis - Onicas Gaddis has only one photograph from his childhood. “This is me and my two brothers, Bart and Phillip, and my sister Josephine – before I was taken away,” he said. The photo is blurry, his siblings’ faces like a misty dream. When he said good-bye to his family, he had only his memory to keep... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Sculptor Eddie White is exploring on a large scale - Sculptor Eddie White starts with a piece of paper or a thin sheet of plastic. He cuts intricate lines – sometimes parallel, sometimes curved – and carefully twists the ribs apart. The flat surface suddenly becomes dimensional. “What begins as a design consisting of two basic shapes can be manipulated in endless ways for different effects,”... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Allison Tierney is exploring the objectness of paint - Artist Allison Tierney is known for applying paint in a “non-traditional”style. But paint isn’t the only thing she is applying to her canvases. “My pieces often employ found items that are embedded within the frame and these objects bring with them histories and stories of their past,” she said. Even the scraps from her paintings... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Leandra Strope is empowering girls to find their voices - While other toddlers were smearing yogurt in their hair and coloring on the walls with crayons, Leandra Strope at age two was learning to play the violin. “My mother was committed to the idea that my brother and I would be musically literate,” said Leandra. By the time she was in elementary school, she had... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Young Authors, Bright Lights - When Chatham County’s media coordinators put out a call for original stories, more than 500 elementary and middle school students delivered. Autobiographies, works of fiction, pop-ups books, poetry – they arrived in many forms. From this pool of literature, 50 were selected – representing the top picks from each public school. The authors of these... Read More →
Meet this Artist: Liz Bliss is a Cirque Performer with a Flare - Chatham County artist Elizabeth Robertson (aka Liz Bliss) is a cirque performer, aerial artist, acrobat, stilt dancer, fire dancer and instructor. “I tend to think of myself more as a professional smile maker. My goal is to inspire others to move, express and be,” she said. Though she pursued a career in public health and... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Linda Booker fuses art and issues through documentaries - As a child, Linda Booker was especially drawn to these three things: art, reading and the little brook that trickled near her home. The latter provided a quiet retreat where her creativity and her passion for learning flourished. Thus when she founded a company in 2005, she chose the name By the Brook Productions through which... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Meredith Bridges – shoemaker, weaver, sculptor, teacher - Meredith Bridges can make herself a pair of shoes, weave a blanket, construct a pack basket and craft a shaker box. She does so with creative flare, a respect for her materials and a keen eye for detail. “Though I love making art and being in the studio, I am just as happy to help... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Joey Howell Creates in Paints & Notes - In the deep woods of Chatham County, Joey Howell has found synchronicity between his two art forms. He plays music to create “visual imagery that transports the listener” and he paints visual images that “convey the rhythm, harmony and emotion of music.” There is a bold yen and yang flow between them – rather like... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Serena Ebhardt Entertains, Educates & Enlightens - It’s not so much that you wouldn’t recognize Serena. It’s just that when you ask people if they know Serena Ebhardt, you’re likely to get so many different descriptions, you’d think they can’t possibly all be talking about the same woman. “She’s the petite, blond powerhouse—you know, the triple threat actor, singer, dancer, right? I saw her... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Diali Cissokho Blazes a New Chapter - Musician and songwriter Diali Cissokho was born into a long line of West African griots, who have been passing down history through song for seven centuries. From a small fishing town in Senegal, he followed his heart across the sea and landed in Pittsboro, N.C. where he lives on a small farm with his wife... Read More →
Meet This Artist: The Passions and Preoccupations of Painter Julia Kennedy - Julia Kennedy has known for some time that she has a passion for vintage muscle cars (she drives a 1967 Chevy Impala SS 3964), Korean pickled crab, dark mystery novels by the likes of Ross MacDonald and Raymond Chandler, and her ever-changing family of rescued animals (currently four dogs). But it wasn’t until a friend... Read More →
Meet This Artist: JR Butler Makes an Impression - As a kid in rural New York, JR Butler wasn’t interested in becoming a fireman or a cowboy when he grew up. His dream was to become an artist. And this dream never faded. A few years ago, when he was at a crossroad in his life, he decided to take a leap and pursue... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Lisbeth Hickey Dances with a New Generation - For Lisbeth Hickey as a child, summer time meant a four-hour sojourn to the small Colombian town of Natagaima, where her maternal grandparents lived and farmed. There she watched her cousins practice folkloric dances in preparation for the grand Feast of San Juan, a farming festival dating back to colonial times , with music, fireworks, folkloric dancing, horse... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Cuttin’ Up with Clyde Jones - More than anything, Bynum folk art legend Clyde Jones likes to make children smile. He has an unconventional way of going about it – by revving up his chainsaw. It works. And kids aren’t the only ones smiling. He starts with log remnants or an old stump. With a few swipes of his saw, some... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Jonathan Davis Plays with Fire - With a 5,000 degree sabre of flame made of liquid oxygen and propane, Jonathan Davis spins, shapes, and blows molten glass into elaborate works of art at his studio in rural Chatham County. “Much of my work is done in an anxious, scattered, unplanned, bordering haste style, if you can call it that,” said Jonathan.... Read More →
Meet This Artist: The Meticulous, Plant-Loving Jody Cedzidlo - Artist Jody Cedzidlo is the founder of Flytrap, a line of hand-printed botanically-themed dresses, scarves, tees, and accessories that she operates from her backyard studio in Pittsboro. Like many passions, this one started with a seed of an idea. It grew from late nights printing on a kitchen table to a full-service, family-run design and... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Behind the Scenes with Elisabeth Lewis Corley - Elisabeth Lewis Corley of Pittsboro has been a writer and actor since age four. She started Atlanta Shakespeare Company while in her early twenties (still operating on Peachtree Street) and performed in the inaugural season of the Signature Theatre Company in New York City while in her thirties (still operating on 42nd Street). “Now I live in the woods of Chatham... Read More →
Meet This Artist: Kickstarting it with Breadfoot - “Spawn of the East River delta, Breadfoot is as much a game of checkers as a cold beer on the stoop. Inclined to wear Red Wing boots, he likes his Whiskey neat and his eggs are always sunny side up with Tabasco.” Firecracker hats. Industrial hemp. A redneck clown noire. These things have all provided... Read More →
Local Musician John Westmoreland Hones the Art of Healing Music - John Westmoreland is a native Chatham County musician who plays guitar with the band Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba. John will use his Emerging Artist grant to travel to Peru to study with “curanderos” or spiritual healers who use music as a healing modality through “icaros”, or songs sung in healing ceremonies. John’s belief is that music comes from... Read More →
Spotlight! Local Photographer Michael Lento Receives Emerging Artist Grant - This is the final post in a four-part series spotlighting Chatham County Emerging Artist Grant recipients for 2014. The Emerging Artists Program is a project grant program that provides financial support to developing or established professionals by funding a project pivotal to the advancement of their careers as artists. Here’s what photographer Michael Lento had to say. What... Read More →- Spotlight! Local Paper Maker Ann Corley Silverman Wins Emerging Artist Award - This is the second in a four-part series spotlighting Chatham County Emerging Artist Grant recipients for 2014. The Emerging Artists Program is a project grant program that provides financial support to developing or established professionals by funding a project pivotal to the advancement of their careers as artists. Ann Corley Silverman is a Chatham County... Read More →