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About Cheryl Chamblee

Cheryl has been the Executive Director of the Chatham Arts Council since fall of 2012. She has worked with nonprofits for more than 20 years. When she's not leading the Chatham Arts Council, she has adventures with her daughter and husband, makes theatre, and coaches other creative-leader-mamas. Cheryl's earliest creative memory is of being three years old and making a Three Wise Men craft with Q-Tips, construction paper, and cardboard with her mama. And yes, she still has it.

December 21, 2022

Go See This: Student Visual Art Show Makes a Little Magic at Chatham Mills

Patchwork of green, yellow, and blue student artwork hanging on the wall.

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 Cheryl Chamblee | Filed Under: Arts in Education, Events, Go See This | Tagged With: Chatham Artists Guild, Chatham County Schools, Chatham Mills, Go See This, student art, Victoria Sylvestre, Visual Arts

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

June 6, 2018

Grassroots Arts Grants: Apply by July 31!

Is this the year the Chatham Arts Council helps your organization do something amazing through the arts? We’re thrilled to have granted more than $105,000 since 2000 to other nonprofits… Read More →

By Cheryl Chamblee | Filed Under: Grassroots Grants, Resources for Artists | Tagged With: grant, Grassroots, Grassroots Arts Grant, NC Arts Council

February 5, 2018

I He(art) Art: You can spread the love!

We’ve got a sweet (and simple!) way for your to spread your love for the arts this year at Valentine’s Day. Through February, you can give a $14 gift membership… Read More →

By Cheryl Chamblee | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: donate, i he(art) art, valentine

February 1, 2018

Save the Date! ClydeFEST: April 14, 2018!

ClydeFEST 2018 is in the works for Saturday, April 14! (Ahem. Rain date is April 15.) We’ve been hearing your hope-tinged voices on the phone, via email, in line at… Read More →

By Cheryl Chamblee | Filed Under: ClydeFEST, Events, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: clydeFEST

November 17, 2017

Who Values Arts: Nina Lloyd of Opus Financial Advisors

We love artists. We feature them in our Meet This Artist series. We fund the work they do for and with our communities. We bring them into our county’s schools… Read More →

By Cheryl Chamblee | Filed Under: Arts in Education, Slideshow Featured |

August 30, 2016

Volunteer! The ClydeFEST Critter Crew Needs You!

Calling all kids and kids-at-heart—ClydeFEST is back in town! On Saturday, September 24th, we’ll bring the 15th Annual ClydeFEST to the Bynum Ballfield. We need volunteers to help pull the rabbit out… Read More →

By Cheryl Chamblee | Filed Under: Slideshow Featured, Uncategorized |

May 4, 2016

Save the Date for ClydeFEST: September 24, 2016

Painted Critter Cut-outs 2015. Photo by onfranklinandmain.com.

Judging by the lovely emails and phone calls we’ve been getting, kids and parents from Chatham and beyond have definitely missed their annual visit to Critterville this spring! We are… Read More →

By Cheryl Chamblee | Filed Under: Arts in Education, ClydeFEST, Events | Tagged With: clydeFEST, September 24

April 28, 2015

Friday + Saturday: We need you!

Gilda McDaniel and Stephan Meyers make it all go.

Those are our two superhero ClydeFEST ringleaders up there, and we are calling all volunteerin’ types, champions of creativity, and longtime fans of ClydeFEST. Can you give ClydeFEST three hours on… Read More →

By Cheryl Chamblee | Filed Under: Uncategorized | Tagged With: clydeFEST, volunteers

February 24, 2015

One Challenge Met, One to Go!

You may remember that recently an extraordinary anonymous donor stepped forward with a matching challenge gift for the Chatham Arts Council.  A $5,000 gift.  One that challenged folks to join… Read More →

By Cheryl Chamblee | Filed Under: Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: challenge, donate, gift, matching challenge

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Meet This Artist

Photo triptych of the Chatham Rabbits, Sarah and Austin McCombie.

Meet This Artist: Chatham Rabbits – Pioneering New Music from Traditional Roots

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 at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist … Read More →

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