Orange County Arts Commission

Chapel Hill resident Ginny Robinson is a quiltmaker and a local middle school English teacher. In February 2024, she won QuiltCon’s most prestigious award—”Best in Show”—for her quilt titled “What We Will Use as Weapons: A List of School Supplies.”

Brendan Greaves identifies himself as a writer, folklorist and curator on his social-media pages, but that doesn’t even begin to cover what all the Chapel Hill resident does.

Natania Barron is a fantasy author and a fashion historian in an unusual situation: she has not one, but two three-book series coming out within months of each other. 

Tyamica Mabry first fell in love with art because of her elementary school daughter’s enthusiasm for it. She’s now the 2024 Eno Arts Mill BIPOC Artist in Residence; as a self-taught artist, she’s excited to bring her passion for art-making to the Orange County community.

While UNC alumnus John Bare hasn’t lived in Chapel Hill for decades, you could say Chapel Hill still lives in him. Bare has published two novels, and they’re both love letters to Chapel Hill.

If you’re a fan of short story collections, and especially if you enjoy reading local authors such as Belle Boggs and Jill McCorkle, you may have already come across Joanna Pearson’s work.

When the Grammy Awards happen in Los Angeles on February 4, 2024, Andrew Marlin, of Watchhouse née Mandolin Orange, will be up for one.