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June 26, 2024

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 →

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: melissa mclauren, NCArts Incubator, pottery, st lucia

February 21, 2024

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 →

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: addie rudy, art therapy, ceramics, josh rudy, Pittsboro, pottery, rudy duo studios

November 14, 2023

Go See This: Hewitt Pottery Holiday Kiln Opening

a display of large ceramic pots lined up on a lawn in front of a studio building

“There’s a history behind having these kiln openings in North Carolina that goes back to the Moravians,” says Mark Hewitt. “There are even records of colonial militia men being called in to regulate the unruly pottery buying crowds back in the 1780s.”

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: County Happenings, Go See This | Tagged With: carol hewitt, ceramics, Chatham Artists Guild, Chatham Studio Tour, hewitt pottery, holiday, kiln opening, Mark Hewitt, pottery

October 26, 2022

Meet This Artist: Chana Meeks, Painter, Potter, Weaver, Artisan, and Maker

Photo triptych L to R, watercolor batik painting, maker Chana Meeks, ceramic face mugs

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 →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: Artist Close-Up, Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Chana Meeks, Chatham County, Meet This Artist, pottery, Siler City

March 7, 2022

Go See This: Big Night In for the Arts

As Chatham Park continues to develop its community, they remain dedicated to supporting local art in Chatham County. As part of that commitment, Chatham Park is powering our Go See This series. They join us in inviting you to Go See This . . . Whether you live in a big city or a small… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Go See This | Tagged With: Big Night In, Big Night In for the Arts, Chatham County, Go See This, Mark Hewitt, Pittsboro, pottery, WRAL

December 16, 2020

Go See This: Mark Hewitt’s COVID-safe Kiln Opening

As new members of our Chatham County community, Chatham Park is powering our Go See This series this year because art is an integral part of Chatham County’s identity. They join us in inviting you to Go See This . . . As we inch closer to the holidays and continue to shop for gifts for… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Go See This | Tagged With: artists, Chatham County, Go See This, kiln opening, local artists, Mark Hewitt, pottery

June 11, 2020

Go See This: Pottery Boot Camp with Hamish Jackson

As new members of our Chatham County community, Chatham Park is powering our Go See This series this year because art is an integral part of Chatham County’s identity. They join us in inviting you to Go See This . . . Early this year, British-born potter Hamish Jackson was busy building up attendance for his studio… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: artists, ceramics, Chatham County, Go See This, potter, pottery

November 17, 2016

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 →

By Bett Wilson Foley | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Artist, ceramics, Chatham Artists Guild, Chatham County, kiln opening, moncure, Pittsboro, potter, pottery

May 19, 2015

Meet This Artist: JR Butler Makes an Impression

JR Butler laughing in his studio.

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 →

By Bett Wilson Foley | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: JR, JR Butler, nc arts incubator, pottery, Siler City

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