Dione Goyette started Art in Hand™ October 2008 after moving to the Charlotte area and realizing that, happily, there were plenty of artists in what she had thought was primarily a banking centre. She decided to try to come up with an idea for a new product that would help local artists & arts non-profits, be functional and not leave too much of a footprint on this planet.

The idea for the cards came to her one day as she was sourcing game components for her previous job as a game developer. When she was out for coffee with a friend only a few days later, she told him the concept for the Art In Hand project and he dared her to send out a 'call to artist' that very day to see what the response would be. She drafted a 'call' on the back of an envelope, sent it out as soon as she got home, and was shocked to see over 20 responses by the end of the day…….from there, there was no turning back.

At Art in Hand™ we know that bringing out our artists is of utmost importance so we have pricing available for corporations or institutions that want to create a deck of their own to highlight the talent contained within their midst. Art In Hand will coordinate the entire process for you and deliver a quality product that can be used as give-aways or fundraising initiatives. Send us an email to for more information.

For all general inquiries, please feel free to contact:

Art Director and Charlotte Project Curator
Dione Goyette :: Email
tel 704-918-8186 / 704-895-4515
P.O. Box 2211
Davidson, NC 28036-2211

Portland Project Curator
Dave Riveness :: Email
tel 818-800-5294

Art in Hand™ is continually being interviewed for magazine, newspaper and on-line articles. Here are the ones that have made it to press so far:

Lake Norman Currents, Front Cover Story “A Full House: Local artists design a deck of cards like no other”, May 2009

Lake Wylie Pilot, “Local artist deals ‘card’to promote art”, April 7, 2009

The Charlotte Observer, “Local art is in the cards with unusual fundraiser.”, Sunday, May 10th, 2009

DavidsonNews.net, “Playing with a full deck”, May 14th, 2009