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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

February 4, 2019

Artists-in-Schools: Mike Wiley Inspires Student Confidence in Two Chatham County Schools

In early January, nationally known theater artist, Mike Wiley, made his way to Siler City Elementary and Silk Hope School as part of the Chatham Arts Council’s Artists-in-Schools initiative. His… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts in Education, ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Arts education, Arts in Education, Chatham County, Collaboration, Creative Process

November 1, 2018

ODDCO

By Tim Lee | |

August 13, 2018

Artists-in-Schools: Hobey Ford Taps Puppetry and Digital Animation to Engage Students in Science Curriculum

Children at an Artists-in-Schools performance in Chatham County.

Hobey Ford is a puppeteer known for excellence in puppetry performance and craft. But what made his June visit to Siler City Elementary even more notable was the way he… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts in Education, ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Arts education, Arts in Education, Chatham County, Collaboration, Creative Process

May 23, 2018

Leslie Palmer

By Leslie Palmer | |

July 30, 2016

Meet This Artist: Allison Tierney is exploring the objectness of paint

Artist Allison Tierney is known for applying paint in a “non-traditional”style. But paint isn’t the only thing she is applying to her canvases. “My pieces often employ found items that… Read More →

By Bett Wilson Foley | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Art Show, Artist, Arts education, Chatham Arts Council, Community, Creative Process, emerging artist grant recipient, exploration, explore, foraged, found objects, gallery show, mixed media, painting, Pittsboro, recycled

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

November 29, 2014

Travis Cohn

By Travis Cohn | |

November 24, 2014

Emma Skurnick

By Emma Skurnick | |

October 30, 2014

Shannon Bueker

By Shannon Bueker | |

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