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May 20, 2025

Meet This Artist: Deena Class of Word & Plant

Smiling woman with light brown skin and curly brown hair.

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks… Read More →

By Corbie Hill | Filed Under: Arts + Equity Grants, Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Arts + Equity, Deena Class, garden, garden haven and farm, herbalist, plant, Word & Plant

April 22, 2025

Meet This Artist: Author and Weaver Robin Hall

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist (MTA) series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine… Read More →

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: anna ferrin, author, clydeFEST, JumpstART, robin hall, textiles, weaving

September 10, 2024

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… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts for Resilient Kids, Arts in Education |

June 5, 2024

Juneteenth Black Arts Festival

Art, culture, and community combine at the 7th Annual Juneteenth Black Arts Festival. Community-led and community-driven, CORE hosts an annual Juneteenth Festival through the intentional stewardship of our planning team…. Read More →

By Andrea Akin | |

March 21, 2024

Go See This: JMArts presents Frozen: The Broadway Musical

Connie Fenner is a local business owner, community connector, and proud breast cancer survivor. She’s committed to supporting orgs that bring people together to create healthier communities, including powering our… Read More →

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: County Happenings, Go See This | Tagged With: ceramics, Fearrington Barn, Fearrington Folk Art Show, Fearrington Village, Folk Art, found objects, local artists, painting, sculpture, textiles

March 4, 2024

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By Tanja Cole | |

February 14, 2024

Go See This: The Fearrington Folk Art Show

Connie Fenner is a local business owner, community connector, and proud breast cancer survivor. She’s committed to supporting orgs that bring people together to create healthier communities, including powering our… Read More →

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: County Happenings, Go See This | Tagged With: ceramics, Fearrington Barn, Fearrington Folk Art Show, Fearrington Village, Folk Art, found objects, local artists, painting, sculpture, textiles

November 28, 2023

Meet This Artist: Eva Green, Basketweaver

We can all paint by numbers, but not everyone can make it up like Picasso. We can follow people on TV, but if I give you seven ingredients and you can make a meal out of it, I would say that’s more of the artistic side.

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Basketmaking, Chatham Artists Guild, Chatham County, Chatham Studio Tour, domestic arts, Eva Green

August 24, 2023

AIS Stories from Last Season (2022/23)

We were thrilled to bring professional teaching artists into 15 schools across Chatham County in our 2022-23 Artists-in-Schools season. We’ll be announcing our 2023-24 season in the coming weeks, but… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts for Resilient Kids, Arts in Education, Slideshow Featured |

May 9, 2023

Willa Brigham Stitches Together Songs, Poems, and Stories at Woods Charter

Triptych of students sewing and Willa Brigham assisting one student

  November brought cooler temperatures to Chatham County, but in a classroom at Woods Charter, the warmth of two-time Emmy award winner Willa Brigham was a welcome change. Students were… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts for Resilient Kids, Arts in Education, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: AIS, artists-in-schools, Arts for Resilient Kids, textiles, willa brigham, woods, woods charter

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