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Stories from the 2023/24 Artists-in-Schools Season

We were thrilled to bring professional teaching artists into 12 schools across Chatham County in our 2023-24 Artists-in-Schools season. You can read all about the joy these residencies bring to kids all across Chatham County! To celebrate our tenth season, we’re expanding to 14 schools in 2024-25! Click any image below to learn more about each of these impactful experiences.

Photo trio L to R: boy in black tshirt stands with man in black hat and gray sweater; Center - Man with dreads, wearing denim jacket and holding a mic; girl is seated with laptop while man squats next to herSparking Creativity: Blackspace’s Beat Making Lab at Chatham Middle featuring Grammy-nominee Pierce Freelon

Photo trio from L to R: Girl sitting and smiling at camera; Woman stands in group with arms raised; boy stands with arms raised above his head.Movement Matters: Silk Hope School and Gaspard&Dancers

Photo trio; young boy sits at desk with hand raised; Man with twists stands in front of class full of raised hands; young boy stands with paper and look of surprise on his facePoetic Pursuits: Phillip Shabazz at Perry Harrison Elementary

Photo trio from L to R: Woman stands next to boy in dance pose with hands above head; woman in traditional flamenco dress stands in dance pose; boys seated in bleachers all smiling and raising their hands.Igniting the Flame of Flamenco: Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana at Moncure School

Photo trio from L to R: An actor in historical costume stands with boy in floppy hat; Girl stands next to same actor, both with heads raised to the sky; students laughing in class. Mike Wiley’s Masterful Residency: Teaching through Theatre at Bennett and Bonlee School

Photo trio from L to R: Girl stands with hands above head; group of dancers dressed in black form circle and raise one dancer above their heads; girl kneels on one knee with arms open wide.Black Box Dancers Delight Fourth Graders at Pittsboro Elementary

Photo trio: Seated students raise their hands; Man with twists and sweater vest gives thumbs up; two girls smile over shared poetryPoet Phillip Shabazz Supports Fifth Graders at North Chatham Elementary

Photo trio from L to R: two girls stand smiling with their arms around each other; female dancer leans forward as male dancer leans on her back; boy stands smiling clapping hands together.Black Box Residency Bursts with Creativity and Collaboration at J.S. Waters School

Photo trio: Two boys standing, laughing; man with dreads and hat sits; girls with drums in their laps playing and smiling. Diali Cissokho Dives Into Drumming with Siler City Elementary Fifth-Graders

Photo trio from L to R: seated girls; man stands with arms across his chest; students dance with arms raised.Chatham Grove Elementary Students’ Sensational Safari with The Magic of African Rhythm

Photo trio: Girl stands dancing; seated man with dreads holds arm high in excitement; boys dance for classmatesDiali Cissokho Drums and Dances alongside Fifth-Graders at Virginia Cross Elementary

Support for Artists-in-Schools

We’re on track to make Chatham the first county in the whole state to have Artists-in-Schools in every public school, every single year. Want to help us get there–both for Chatham kids and as a statewide model? You can! Support Chatham Arts Council programming today! 

Pssst: We never ask teachers or schools to pay for artist residencies. They’ve got enough work to do! Instead, the Chatham Artists-in-Schools Initiative is made possible through partnership with NC Arts Council and Chatham County–and with support from generous individuals and businesses. Check out the season schedule below to see what you’ll be helping make happen.

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