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March 23, 2017

Go See This: Once Upon A Mattress

image with princess gowns, harp, crown, and two pictures of couples in cast

When Pittsboro’s Northwood High School Arts students take the stage at the end of March to present the annual spring musical, they are not only continuing a long NHS tradition,… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Arts in Education, County Happenings, Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: #ArtsEd, #CCNC, Art Show, Arts Ed, Arts education, CCSArts, Chatham County, Collaboration, Creative Culture, Cultural Events, Music, Musical Theatre, Northwood High School, NorthwoodArts, theater

March 21, 2017

Go See This: Premiere of “The Courthouse”

“The courthouse is on fire!” Many local folks know where they were on the afternoon of March 25, 2010. That was the day the iconic, historic 1881 Chatham County Courthouse on the circle… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: County Happenings, Go See This, Slideshow Featured, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Architecture, Chatham County, Community, Documentary Film, historic renovation, Pittsboro

March 16, 2017

Meet This Artist: Bluegrass icon Tony Williamson overcomes pain, finds purpose on his farm

  Born into a multi-generational family of musicians, Tony Williamson and his brother Gary quickly earned the title of “child sensations” on the national bluegrass stage. Back home at their… Read More →

By Bett Wilson Foley | Filed Under: Artist Close-Up, Meet this Artist | Tagged With: banjo, Bill Monroe, Bluegrass, Chatham County, Chatham County Council on Aging, country music, festivals, fiddle, Galax, icon, legend, mandolin, old time, Rocky River, Tony Williamson, Union Grove, Williamson Brothers

November 8, 2016

Successful Artists-in-Schools Initiative Expands in Year 2

Following an exciting pilot year of residencies, performances, and professional development workshops, Chatham Arts Council (CAC) and Chatham County Schools (CCS) are expanding their collaboration for the coming year. The… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Arts in Education, ChathamArts News | Tagged With: #ArtsEd, Arts education, Arts in Education, Arts Residencies, Community, dance, performance, Siler City, theater

October 18, 2016

Go See This: Celebrate the Bluegrass Experience

With 45 years of shows, recordings, beloved fans, and international accolades, where does one start with The Bluegrass Experience? Just as he does on stage with the Bluegrass Experience, the band’s lead guitarist Tommy Edwards serves as… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Events, Go See This | Tagged With: Artist, Bluegrass, Bynum, Chatham County, Creative Economy, Cultural Events, Music, Recipients - Grassroots Arts Grants

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…. 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

September 12, 2016

Rachel Thomas-Levy

By Rachel Thomas-Levy | |

July 21, 2016

Breadfoot

By Stephan Meyers | |

July 19, 2016

New Home, New Board Members, New Year

Arts Council offices

In the last two years, the Chatham Arts Council introduced a new logo, new brand, new mission focus, and new website. As we enter the new fiscal year, there’s even… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Arts in Education, ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Events | Tagged With: Arts Residencies, clydeFEST, Community, Pittsboro, Siler City

June 2, 2016

Meet This Artist: Leandra Strope is empowering girls to find their voices

While other toddlers were smearing yogurt in their hair and coloring on the walls with crayons, Leandra Strope at age two was learning to play the violin. “My mother was… Read More →

By Bett Wilson Foley | Filed Under: Meet this Artist | Tagged With: auditions, choir, Chorus, Community, concert, ensemble, girls, Music, performance, Recipients - Grassroots Arts Grants, Sisters' Voices, summer camp

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