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 . . . Mark your calendar for the culmination of a three-week intensive Pittsboro Youth Theater Premier Production,… Read More →
Artists-in-Schools: Curriculum Come to Life in Two Chatham County Elementary Schools
History, math, science – sometimes everyday curriculum can be difficult to grasp for elementary school students. The concept seems unfamiliar or too far removed from everyday life to grasp. But when a student becomes an integral part of dissecting and reconstructing it in a different way, the ability to connect with curriculum concepts is more… Read More →
Meet This Artist: The Multi-Hyphenate Felix Obelix (a.k.a. Wendy Spitzer)
The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in our community. They join us in inviting you to take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbors. Meet This Artist . . . The uncertainties—or open possibilities—begin with her… Read More →
Go See This: A Scenic Trip to Jordan Matthews
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 . . . PROLOGUE Chatham County is not only bucolic and beautiful. It is also young…. Read More →
ClydeFEST: April 6, 2019
Are you ready to join us for a day FULL of FUN? The Chatham Arts Council’s 17th annual ClydeFEST is on April 6, 2019! Ok, ok. We’re excited and you can tell. But let’s slow down for a second in case we’re catching some of you who may not have experienced the joy that is… Read More →
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 goal was to weave literacy and history curricula into school-wide performances of Jackie Robinson: A Game Apart and classroom workshops. But what he accomplished, was… Read More →
Artists-in-Schools: Hobey Ford Taps Puppetry and Digital Animation to Engage Students in Science Curriculum
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 incorporated puppets and digital animation to teach literacy and science concepts, resulting in a compelling story of animal migration. The students watched with amazement as… Read More →
Go See This: Pittsboro Youth Theater
Written by guest blogger, Selbe Bartlett. Did you know that Chatham County had a public theater? In downtown Pittsboro, the county’s seat, is a delightful space called the Sweet Bee Theater. The community theater group that calls it home has been performing shows since 2012. Pittsboro Youth Theater is celebrating its sixth anniversary thanks to the dedication,… Read More →
Meet This Artist: Mike Wiley—The Busiest Man in Show Business
This month’s “Meet This Artist” is written by guest blogger Elisabeth Lewis Corley. Multiple hyphenate Mike Wiley, an actor-playwright- director-arts educator, came to Pittsboro because he and his wife, Jodi Neely Wiley, were living in Apex and expecting a second child when their first was almost four and they needed more room. And Jodi Neely… Read More →
Meet This Artist: Dorrie Casey is giving art to support art for children
Since she was a child, Dorrie Casey was all about theater – writing, performing, designing, and making music. Then, quite by chance, a new art form grabbed hold of her and even kept her up at night. “It was as though something inside me had been sleeping a deep sleep and it suddenly woke up,”… Read More →
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