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October 26, 2020

$87K in Arts Grants: Good News We Can Use

Good news is something we can all use during a pandemic that brings bad news daily. If you are part of an arts organization and are finding it difficult to weather this pandemic, you need to know about a grant from North Carolina CARES for Arts that is designed to help us as arts orgs… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Resources for Artists, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: artists, Chatham County, Collaboration, Community, Pittsboro, Siler City, Visual Arts & Crafts

August 31, 2020

Two Artist Grant Opportunities Available Amidst Pandemic

Looking for some news that is not related to COVID-19 or online schooling? Well, we’ve got you covered! Calling all artists! The Chatham Arts Council is excited to announce the availability of TWO amazing artist grants – Artist Support Grants and Emerging Artist Grants. These grants offer unique opportunities and they exist to ensure artists… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Emerging Artist Grants, Resources for Artists, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: artists, Chatham County, Collaboration, Community, Pittsboro, Siler City, Visual Arts & Crafts

December 6, 2019

Go See This: Chatham Artists Guild 2019 Studio Tour

As new members of our Chatham County community, Chatham Park is powering our Go See This series this year because art is an integral part of Chatham County’s identity. They join us in inviting you to Go See This . . . For Cat Mahin, co-president of the Chatham Artists Guild, calling herself an artist was not… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Go See This | Tagged With: artists, Bynum, Cat Mahin, Chatham Artists Guild, Chatham County, Chatham Studio Tour, Creative Culture, Cultural Events, Fearrington Village, Go See This, painting, Pittsboro, Siler City

October 3, 2016

Meet This Artist: Pain fueled creativity & spirit for Onicas Gaddis

Onicas Gaddis has only one photograph from his childhood. “This is me and my two brothers, Bart and Phillip, and my sister Josephine – before I was taken away,” he said. The photo is blurry, his siblings’ faces like a misty dream. When he said good-bye to his family, he had only his memory to keep… Read More →

By Bett Wilson Foley | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Uncategorized | Tagged With: abstract, Artist, Chatham County, Chatham Mills, Collaboration, Community, Creativity, expressionism, Folk Art, hip hop, memoir, musician, North Carolina, painter, Pittsboro, rap, spirituality, writer

February 29, 2016

Reclaimed ARTifacts

By Lisa Hitmar | |

December 13, 2015

Blue Heron Studio

By Kate Ladd | |

Meet This Artist

Meet This Artist: Singer and children’s music business owner Erica Berry

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 at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist … Read More →

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