Carolina Brewery comes to Pittsboro
and Chatham Artists Guild is there!




Carolina Brewery is opening a location
in Pittsboro and art from members of the Chatham Artists Guild
will be featured in the first art exhibit there.

The show runs from August 1 through September 30, 2007.

The Opening Reception is scheduled for
Monday, August 27, 2007.
Check back for details as they become available.

Click here to view a schedule
of future exhibits



Guild Artists featured in this first exhibit include:

Rita Baldwin
Mark Bashista
Vidabeth Benson
Shannon Bueker
Beth Goldston
Joey Howell
Katherine Jardine
Jeff McFall
Leslie Palmer
Joan Sommers
Sally Sutton
Diane Taylor
Melody Troncale
Jean Vollrath
Cherie Westmoreland

Carolina Brewery is located north of Pittsboro beside the Lowe's Home Improvement store at the intersection of 15-501 South and Hwy 64 Bypass.
Chatham Artists Guild Press Release:

Chatham Artists Featured
At New Carolina Brewery

Carolina Brewery will host a reception for several Chatham Artists Guild exhibitors on Monday, Aug. 27th from 5-7pm at their new Brewery & Grill at the intersection of 15-501 South and Hwy 64 Bypass in Chatham County. Guild artists will be featured in August and September at the new Carolina Brewery.  The first of a series of Carolina Brewery art exhibits will display two-dimensional works of art by sixteen juried Guild artists.

“The Chatham Artists Guild welcomes Carolina Brewery & Grill Pittsboro to Chatham County and is thrilled with our partnership in presenting and supporting our community’s artists.” states Leslie Palmer, Guild President. “Chatham County is filled with talented artists.  When we began to discuss what to hang on the walls of the Pittsboro restaurant it seemed natural to feature local artists work,” says Carolina Brewery owner Robert Poitras. “We are excited to be working with the Chatham Artists Guild and look forward to being an active part of the community.”

Among the works on exhibit are paintings by Rita Baldwin, Shannon Bueker, Jeff Christian, Beth Goldston, Joey Howell, Katherine Jardine, Jeff McFall, Diane Taylor, Joan Sommers, Sally Sutton; and drawings by Leslie Palmer; photographs by Mark Bashista; prints by Vidabeth Benson; and multi-media art by Rita Spina.

The Chatham Artists Guild, a 501(c) 3 nonprofit member organization, is composed of juried, nationally and regionally recognized, visual artists of Chatham County. The Guild provides educational opportunities for members and the general public through exhibit opportunities, demonstrations, and teaching workshops. In addition to the annual, Chatham Open Studio Tour held each December throughout Chatham; the Guild supports community charities and establishes partnership opportunities for businesses and non-profits.

Carolina Brewery celebrates its twelfth year in business in 2007. The locally-owned brewery and restaurant has drawn international attention for its handcrafted beers, all brewed in-house by Brewmaster Jon Connolly and his team. Carolina Brewery is equally dedicated to food and its expanding menu, which raises the bar on traditional bar fare.  Both the Chapel Hill and Pittsboro kitchens feature Culinary Institute of America graduates. Carolina Brewery & Grill Pittsboro will feature the same award-winning beer and great food as the Chapel Hill location. Brewmaster Connolly will oversee brewing operations in Pittsboro, and the new facility will produce all beer for Carolina Brewery’s expanding restaurant, grocery, and direct to consumer sales. In the kitchen, Head Chef and Culinary Institute of America graduate Andrew Forster moves from Chapel Hill to run the Pittsboro restaurant.

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Read more about the Pittsboro's new Carolina Brewery
in the Chatham Journal: