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June 20, 2023

Meet This Artist: Lisa Fedele, Fostering Creativity, Collaboration, and Innovation

Smiling woman in glasses and a black jacket. Standing with collection of folk art.

There’s a direct line for me between entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity. So I think it’s a really important thing to evangelize.Look at my father, who had a third grade education. My father was a diesel mechanic, but at his core he was an artist and a maker. I think about how many kids, very much like my father, don’t know that creativity is a path out of poverty, a path to the world. I want to help people realize that your choice isn’t between working in retail or working at a plant. Entrepreneurship is a choice. Creativity is a driver.

By Barbara Hengstenberg | Filed Under: Artist Close-Up, Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Chatham County, Lisa Fedele, Meet This Artist, nc arts incubator, Siler City, Small Museum of Folk Art, the alliance

November 16, 2022

Barbara Hengstenberg

By Barbara Hengstenberg | |

August 17, 2022

Go See This: Come Out and Play 2022

As Chatham Park continues to develop its community, they remain dedicated to supporting local art in Chatham County. As part of that commitment, Chatham Park is powering our Go See… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Go See This | Tagged With: Chatham County, Come Out & Play Sculpture Show, Come Out and Play, Debbie Meyer, Go See This, outdoor exhibit, sculpture

April 20, 2022

ClydeFEST Silent Auction In Progress! Get your bid in!

Canvas, paint, glitter folk art umbrella by Clyde Jones.

We’ve got a folk art auction in progress, y’all! This is ClydeFEST 20th Anniversary edition, and we’ve never opened the bidding before ClydeFEST before, so you’re in on a big experiment with some rare opportunities. First up, the Clyde Jones Umbrella . . .

By Cheryl Chamblee | Filed Under: ClydeFEST, Events | Tagged With: artists, Chatham County, Clyde, Clyde Jones, clydeFEST, Community, Creative Culture, Cultural Events, Folk Art, painting, Peter Loose

April 18, 2022

Apply Today for the JumpstART Grant: Designed by Artists for Artists

The CAC’s JumpstART grant was born out of the pandemic as a way to help get Chatham County artists and arts-workers back to work. JumpstART pays artists to make art–and… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Resources for Artists, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Art Show, artists, author, Chatham County, Collaboration, Community, Creative Culture, Creative Process, Cultural Events, live music, Musical Theatre, NC literature, non-fiction, painting, performance, Poetry, theater, theatre, Visual Arts & Crafts, Writing

April 18, 2022

Apply Today for Grassroots Arts Grants: Cash Money to Do Amazing Work through the Arts!

Did someone say cash money grants? Yep! The Chatham Arts Council is thrilled to announce that online applications for our annual Grassroots Arts Grants are now available. Every single granting… Read More →

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

November 29, 2021

Meet This Artist: Painter Patricia Martin

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 Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Bynum, Bynum Bridge, Chatham County, Meet This Artist, painter, Patricia Martin, set designer

November 2, 2021

Meet This Artist: Muralist and multimedia artist ~buffy of Cope Aesthetic

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 Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Chatham County, Meet This Artist, mural, muralist, painter

September 29, 2021

Cally Curtis Art & Design

By Cally Curtis | |

September 22, 2021

Meet This Artist: Writer and Painter Cally Curtis

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 Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: artist in residence, Chatham Artists Guild, Chatham County, Meet This Artist, painter

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