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March 21, 2024

Go See This: JMArts presents Frozen: The Broadway Musical

Connie Fenner is a local business owner, community connector, and proud breast cancer survivor. She’s committed to supporting orgs that bring people together to create healthier communities, including powering our Go See This series this season. The spring thaw has arrived to warm the hearts of Chatham County, and we invite you to Go See… Read More →

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

February 14, 2024

Go See This: The Fearrington Folk Art Show

Connie Fenner is a local business owner, community connector, and proud breast cancer survivor. She’s committed to supporting orgs that bring people together to create healthier communities, including powering our Go See This series this season. Folk art is alive and thriving in Chatham County, and we invite you to Go See This . …. Read More →

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

July 30, 2016

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 →

By Bett Wilson Foley | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Art Show, Artist, Arts education, Chatham Arts Council, Community, Creative Process, emerging artist grant recipient, exploration, explore, foraged, found objects, gallery show, mixed media, painting, Pittsboro, recycled

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