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Artist Studios at Fearrington Village is a community of visual artists who live in beautiful Fearrington Village in North Carolina
You Are Invited!The Chatham Artists Guild 27th annual Studio Tour
The Tour feature’s 48 Professional artists across 35 studios throughout Chatham County. Voted one of Chatham Magazine's “Best of Chatham” for 2019, don’t miss this Tour the first 2 weekends in December. Studios will be open and art on display • Saturdays, December 7th & 14th from 10 – 5 • Sundays, December 8th & 15th from 12 – 5. Eight Fearrington Artists are opening their studios during the Chatham Studio Tour: Leslie Palmer Studio 14, Forrest Greenslade Studio 15, Lani Chaves Studio 16 (first weekend only), Steve Shafer Studio 17, Eric Saunders Studio 18, Vidabeth Bensen Studio 19 (first weekend only), Michael Blotzer Studio 20, Karen West Studio 21 Many of the studios are open by appointment throughout the year! For contact info visit our Artist Directory |
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Artist Studios of Fearrington Village is proud to announce that Ruta Schuller's botanical art has recently been juried into many exhibits across the country.
You can enjoy her work in the Gifts of Nature Guild of Natural Science Illustrators-Carolinas exhibit at the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Just 8 miles North of Fearrington Village off 15-501. https://www.facebook.com/pg/GNSICarolinas/posts/?ref=page_internal |
Fearrington Artist,* Jan Harrison to exhibit her Fiber Art at the Triangle Weavers Guild Annual Sale and Show. For more information view Jan's webpage at fearringtonartist.org/janharrison or https://www.triangleweavers.org/
*Once a Fearringtonian, always a Fearringtonian... We miss you Jan.
*Once a Fearringtonian, always a Fearringtonian... We miss you Jan.
It is with great sorrow that I announce the death of our dear friend, ASFV member, Matthew Leavitt. He was a kind and gentle soul.
His photographs tell of his connection to nature in all its wonder. His favorite subjects were birds (especially herons, ospreys, and eagles), bees, dragonflies, and butterflies.
He was a source of inspiration, strength, and support for all who knew him. There will be a celebration of his life and photographs at The Bold Building on Governors Drive, Sunday, Sept. 22nd from 4 to 6. If you would like to be involved in the planning, please let me know. LesPalmerartstudio@gmail.com
Fearrington Artists in the News
Fearrington Artist, Michael Blotzer's Photos Chosen for Model Bird Habitat
Photographs by local Fearrington artist Michael Blotzer were selected to be part of a showcase backyard bird habitat created by landscape company Nature and Beauty First.
Blotzer's photographs caught the eye of Nature and Beauty First owner Sarah Collins during the recent annual studio tour held by the Artist Studios at Fearrington Village. "I was looking for photos of local birds that are attracted to the feeders and plants that are part of my Feathered Friends installations. When I saw Mike's photos I knew immediately that I wanted them to be part of my showcase site." The bird habitats, which Nature and Beauty First owner, Sarah Collins, calls "Feathered Friends" installations are designed to combat habitat loss impacting bird populations and add beauty to your home by installing sustainable environments providing birds food, water, cover, and places to raise their young. Each installation is certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a Certified Wildlife Habitat.
Appointments to visit Blotzer's studio may be made
by calling 228-332-2353.
Michael Blotzer
Wildlife and Nature Photography
mblotzer@mac.com
www.michaelblotzer.com
More information on Feathered Friends installations is
available by contacting Sarah Collins at 919-542-6688.
Blotzer's photographs caught the eye of Nature and Beauty First owner Sarah Collins during the recent annual studio tour held by the Artist Studios at Fearrington Village. "I was looking for photos of local birds that are attracted to the feeders and plants that are part of my Feathered Friends installations. When I saw Mike's photos I knew immediately that I wanted them to be part of my showcase site." The bird habitats, which Nature and Beauty First owner, Sarah Collins, calls "Feathered Friends" installations are designed to combat habitat loss impacting bird populations and add beauty to your home by installing sustainable environments providing birds food, water, cover, and places to raise their young. Each installation is certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a Certified Wildlife Habitat.
Appointments to visit Blotzer's studio may be made
by calling 228-332-2353.
Michael Blotzer
Wildlife and Nature Photography
mblotzer@mac.com
www.michaelblotzer.com
More information on Feathered Friends installations is
available by contacting Sarah Collins at 919-542-6688.
New Aiken Landscapes on Display
Jim Aiken has paintings showing in two juried exhibitions during May and June. The Bryan Memorial Gallery of Jeffersonville, Vermont has an exhibition with the theme, Ebb and Flow, depicting water in all its forms. Jim, a native Vermonter, is showing a work titled A Way Around, depicting a waterfall in South Londonderry, Vermont. The acrylic on canvas measures 28”h x 22”w. The exhibition runs through June 2019.
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Jim Aiken
Painting - Oil, Acrylic; light, nature, cityscapes, and portraits jimaiken9@gmail.com 970-471-3066 www.jimaiken.com 
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The second show is The Art League of Hilton Head 2019 Biennale, a Nationally Juried Exhibition. It is located in the Art League Gallery inside the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina on Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head, SC. Representing 100 artists from 25 states, the 26th Biennale is a showcase of exemplary artwork. This longest running national juried art exhibition in the area features work across seven media categories, including Three-Dimensional, Oil or Acrylic, Photography, Pastel, Mixed Media, Watermedia, and All Other. Jim’s work is titled Coastal Squall, an acrylic painting on canvas, 24”h x 30”w. This painting is one of a new series by Jim depicting scenes with dramatic sky. Another recent painting of this type that he just finished is a scene of sunset on the southern Atlantic Ocean from a beach near Cape Town, South Africa.
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On Display and On the Road with Vidabeth Bensen
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Two of Vidabeth Bensen’s original screen prints may be viewed at Galloway Ridge in their latest collaborative exhibit. Two of her prints are also included in an exhibition of work by members of the NC Art Education Association at Meredith College in Raleigh during June.
In July, Benson travels to Confratute at the University of Connecticut, a professional development conference now in its 42nd year. There she leads a workshop for teachers to learn how to include screen printing in their curriculum—a workshop she has been conducting for over 30 years. Visit Vidabeth's newly designed website. See her 2020 calendar, cards, T-shirts and original prints.
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Vidabeth Bensen
Original Hand-pulled Screen Prints - Cards, Calendars, T-shirts, and Framed and Unframed Prints vidabeth@embarqmail.com 919-542-6087 
Now available to order.
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Fearrington Village is off 15-501
eight miles south of Chapel Hill.
eight miles south of Chapel Hill.
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Do not download, post or copy art
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Do not download, post or copy art
images without the consent of the artist. Thank you