Cedar Creek Gallery

Cedar Creek Gallery
Location of Cedar Creek Gallery in NC
Established 1968
Location 1150 Fleming Road
Creedmoor, North Carolina 27522
Coordinates 36°04′57″N 78°44′51″W / 36.082470°N 78.747510°W / 36.082470; -78.747510
Director Lisa J. Oakley
Website cedarcreekgallery.com

Cedar Creek Gallery is a fine craft gallery located in Creedmoor, North Carolina. Craftspeople work alongside each other, fire wood and gas fired kilns, blow glass and make a living as artists onsite. Cedar Creek Pottery and Gallery was started in 1968 by Sid and Pat Oakley on what used to be an old tobacco field.[1] The Gallery has grown from one building into over ten since then.[2] The grounds are well maintained with many plants, flowers and trees.[3]

History

Sid and Pat Oakley purchased a plot of land in Northside, NC (now Creedmoor, NC). They affectionately called it Strawberry Fields and would often get visitors asking for the fruit. They used the property to make pottery and sold it on site. Eventually, the little shelter where they sold their wares gave way to a larger and larger space. Sid and Pat invited other craftspeople to work alongside them.

A book was written about Sid Oakley entitled "A Simple Life: A Story of Sid Oakley" by Kathy Norcross Watts. Sid Oakley had his pottery commissioned by the Smithsonian.[4] In 1989, Sid was named a North Carolina Living Treasure.[5]

Awards

Winner of the North Carolina Governor's Award for Excellence [2]
Cedar Creek Gallery presents The Award of Excellence to an craftsperson each year at the Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild, as the mark of excellent work deserving of special recognition.[6]

Shows

The annual Spring and Fall festivals are the longest continually running outdoor festivals in North Carolina. The Spring Festival runs the first two weekends in April. The Fall Festival runs the first two weekends in October. There are craft demonstrations by glass, wood,[10] pottery, jewelry, metalwork and fabric artisans.[11] Work made during the festival is available for sale, right out of the pottery and glass kilns. Live music and food is also served.[12]

Resident Artists

In addition to a gallery of work for sale, several artisans collaborate and work onsite. The resident artists are:

Pringle Teetor, Dana Smith and Will Kurylo are part of the 4WindsStudio located at CCG[24]

Former Resident Artists

Other

The Museum of American Pottery is located onsite in a climate controlled room off the main Gallery floor.

Sources

References

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