John Westmoreland is a native Chatham County musician who plays guitar with the band Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba. John will use his Emerging Artist grant to travel to Peru to study with “curanderos” or spiritual healers who use music as a healing modality through “icaros”, or songs sung in healing ceremonies. John’s belief is that music comes from… Read More →
Bridging Cultural Divides with the Hispanic Liaison
We are bridging cultural divides via our Grassroots Grants Program. The Hispanic Liaison of North Carolina, a grant recipient this year, will use its grant dollars to pay local artists to give art classes for second and third generation Latino-Americans resulting in a public altar for their “Day of the Dead” celebrations. If you don’t know… Read More →
Spotlight! Local Photographer Michael Lento Receives Emerging Artist Grant
This is the final post in a four-part series spotlighting Chatham County Emerging Artist Grant recipients for 2014. The Emerging Artists Program is a project grant program that provides financial support to developing or established professionals by funding a project pivotal to the advancement of their careers as artists. Here’s what photographer Michael Lento had to say. What… Read More →
Spotlight! Local Paper Maker Ann Corley Silverman Wins Emerging Artist Award
This is the second in a four-part series spotlighting Chatham County Emerging Artist Grant recipients for 2014. The Emerging Artists Program is a project grant program that provides financial support to developing or established professionals by funding a project pivotal to the advancement of their careers as artists. Ann Corley Silverman is a Chatham County… Read More →
Spotlight! Connecting the Community with Summer Music
This is the final entry in a nine-part series spotlighting the Chatham County Arts Council’s Grassroots Grant recipients for 2014. The Grassroots Grant Program allows the Chatham County Arts Council to work with our own community members to determine where artists and arts funding can make the greatest impact locally. The Chatham County Arts Council is delighted to… Read More →
Spotlight! The Chatham Arts Council Connects Art Experiences with Chatham Trades
This is the eighth in a nine-part series spotlighting the Chatham County Arts Council’s Grassroots Grant recipients for 2014. The Grassroots Grant Program allows the Chatham County Arts Council to work with our own community members to determine where artists and arts funding can make the greatest impact locally. Guess what your arts council has been up to? We’re… Read More →
Spotlight! Chatham County Arts Council Connects Sexual Assault Survivors with the Healing Power of the Arts
This is the sixth in a nine-part series spotlighting the Chatham County Arts Council’s Grassroots Grant recipients for 2014. The Grassroots Grant Program allows the Chatham County Arts Council to work with our own community members to determine where artists and arts funding can make the greatest impact locally. Check out what inspiring work the… Read More →
Spotlight! Chatham County Arts Council Connects Musicians with Local Chorus Group
This is the fifth in a nine-part series spotlighting the Chatham County Arts Council’s Grassroots Grant recipients for 2014. The Grassroots Grant Program allows the Chatham County Arts Council to work with our own community members to determine where artists and arts funding can make the greatest impact locally. Here’s something you might not know… Read More →
Spotlight! Chatham County Arts Council Promotes Literacy at Day of the Books Festival
This is the fourth in a nine-part series spotlighting the Chatham County Arts Council’s Grassroots Grant recipients for 2014. The Grassroots Grant Program allows the Chatham County Arts Council to work with our own community members to determine where artists and arts funding can make the greatest impact locally. Imagine this; a day dedicated to… Read More →
A Beautiful Day at ClydeFEST 2014
The Chatham County Arts Council’s 13th Annual ClydeFEST was a huge success with folks from all over the Triangle and the state turning out for a day of kid’s folk art fun. Under a beautiful blue sky around 2,000 folks enjoyed carnival games, Critter painting, and superb performances on the Bynum ball field on Saturday,… Read More →
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