Since the beginning, art has been an important element of the atmosphere at Crook’s Corner.
The dining room is a gallery that features local artists each month — upcoming and well-known alike. We’re fortunate to have a very talented community of local artists and artisans to choose from. With every exhibit the dining room and bar take on a new look and feel. Price lists for each art exhibit can be found at the bar, and Crook’s does not charge a commission.
December 2019: Elaine O’Neil
For many years now, we have had the privilege of displaying Elaine O’Neil’s art quilts during the month of December. This December her work features many of our favorite places like The Crunkleton, Neal’s Deli, IP III and of course Crook’s Corner. Stop by and see it!
Elaine O’Neil, is a Textile Collage Artist and has shown her work in galleries up and down the East Coast as well as in the mountains of North Carolina. Her work is also in the collections of many colleges, businesses, and hospitals, on the cover of several books and publications, and she has illustrated two children’s books.
2019-2020 SCHEDULE
2019
January ~ UNC MFA Students
February ~ Louis St. Lewis
March ~ Scott Meyers
April ~ Jake Brower
May ~ Vicki Rees
June ~ Maria Frati
July ~ Lauren deSerres – Proud Chicken Studio
August ~ Michael Quackenbush
September ~ Jason Wozniak
October ~ John B. Bare
November ~ Mark Elliot
December ~ Elaine O’Neil
2020
January ~ Richard Kinnaird
February ~ Louis St. Lewis
March ~ Kathy Miles Morgan
April ~ Hannah Jewell
May ~ Jake Brower
June ~ Crook’s Corner Staff
July ~
August ~ Julia Christy
September ~
October ~ John Bare
November ~
December ~ Elaine O’Neil
About the pig and other sculptures
Bob Gaston’s life size Pink Pig hovers over the entrance and marks your entry or exit to Chapel Hill on Franklin Street depending on which direction you’re driving. Fortunately, no one has stolen the Pig in some time.
On the patio, the water fountain sculpted by Bob Gaston drowns away the sounds of a bustling Franklin Street. Originally, a herd of wooden critters by local folk artist Clyde Jones convened upon the rooftop, but with the years they decomposed and are gone. A few of Clyde’s critters still hide among the bamboo, as well as a multicolored dog near the front door. One critter, Pink Elephant, is a permanent resident at the end of the bar and was given to Gene by Clyde’s Mother.
