Fearrington Friends of the Arts

  April 30th., 2020  North Carolina Museum of Art, “Rodin and Dante: Steeped in Hell, Cast in Bronze” Shelly Crisp will lead 10:30 and 11:30 lecture/tours in the Rodin Collection, with connections to Dante’s “Inferno”. Crisp, a docent since 2010 at the North Carolina Museum of Art,...

April 6th. 1:30 p.m. Howard Sawhill “Cone Blue Pottery - the Secrets of Ceramic Glazes” HowardSawhill, a materials scientist, has embarked on his second career with his company Cone Blue Pottery, Ceramic Glaze Research and Development Studio. He is using his technical background for understanding the...

November 11th, 1:30 p.m .    John Eckblad, “Stone Upon Stone; Construction, Destruction, and Evolution in the Built World”     Eckblad, an art collector and exhibition producer, will present photographs and commentary from his new catalog depicting industrialization and ‘organized work’. His collection includes prints of coal mining, iron and...

         October 7th., 1:30 p.m. Ramsey Terhune, “Architectural Woodwork in the renovation of Baldwin Auditorium” Terhune is a master woodworker, and designer of furniture for his company Woodpecker Enterprises. Working with sound engineers and architects, he was instrumental in the reconstruction and wood paneling...

September 16th., 1:00 p.m. at the Gathering Place   1:00 p.m. To kick off the new season. Refreshments and presentation of the season's programs. 1:30 p.m. Billy Stevens “Sincere Forms of Flattery: Blacks, Whites, and American Popular Music.” Stevens has thirty years of professional performance experience speaking all over...

{module [118]} Membership is open to residents of Fearrington Village and Galloway Ridge. Dues are $15.00 per member, per year. The dues offset speaker honorariums, hospitality refreshments, and the minimal club expenses. Checks should be made payable to FFA and deposited in the FFA mailbox at...