Chatham Arts Council

African American Musicians of North Carolina
2025-01-27 09:00 - 18:00, 2025-01-25 09:00 - 18:00, 2025-01-24 09:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Chatham Community Library, 197 Hwy 87N, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
View this traveling exhibit honoring the African American musicians from North Carolina who “helped define American music for the entire world.”
This exhibit is on loan until February 15.
Where: Chatham Community Library, Pittsboro, NC

EbzB Productions at Pittsboro Elementary
2025-01-27 08:00 - 12:00 | Pittsboro Elementary
This week, EbzB Productions is bringing the fun of theatre to Pittsboro Elementary! Fourth-graders will draw on the creativity and innovation of the dramatic arts to develop their own choose-your-adventure play, integrating concepts from their current science and language arts units on animal defense mechanisms.

Tree Museum Grand Opening and Whiskey Release
2025-01-25 16:00 - 21:00 | The Plant, 220 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
The Plant is throwing a grand opening of their new tree museum, and Fair Game Beverage Company is releasing a new batch of whiskey! Come out to take a tour of the trees, learn about sustainability and native tree planting, enjoy the winter market, and dance the evening away while sipping on your favorite beverage. Guitarist Daniel DeLorenzo will be playing his guitar, and Starrlight Mead, BMC, Fair Game Beverage, and Koshu will be there slinging their signature drinks!

All-Together! Friends Group for Adults with 'dis'Abilities - Dance, Games, Art, More
2025-01-23 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-01-16 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-01-09 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-01-02 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-12-19 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-12-12 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-12-05 11:00 - 13:00 | The Studio at Chatham Mills, Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
Adults and Teens of all abilities and disabilities gather every (most) Thursdays for dance, art, games, and more. We are an inclusive community of friends who enjoy a diversity of art forms, activities, and fun socializing together.
DANCE: and move your body’s way that is natural for you with both form and freedom. We explore a variety of guided dance form and choreography as well as freedance co-created by participants. Dance styles vary from pop, hip hop, jazz, lyrical, modern to whatever style inspires the group. Express yourself through dance and music!
ART: We do ‘easy’ basic art right now, with plans to create more robust art as we gather art supplies and find a volunteer art leader.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: We enjoy board games, horticulture/gardening, music, bowling, field trips, theatre arts, and Special Olympics spring games.
CAREGIVERS are asked to stay. This co-op group is a community collective of friends with volunteer dance and art leaders.
PLACE:
“The Studio” at Chatham Mills
480 Hillsboro St, Pittsboro
Suite 410
(former Joy of Movement Studio)
Wheelchair accessible
www.ForestHallAtChathamMills.com/Studios
More Info: Contact Maria Troiani-Howard at howardranch@aol.com

Paint Social
2025-01-22 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-01-08 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-25 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Finders & Seekers Emporium, 23 Rectory St, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
Join us in our classroom every other Wednesday evening for a laid back guided painting session with complimentary wine and beer! This community centric event is the perfect laid back atmosphere to get creative with other members of our wonderful community!
All materials and instruction will be provided. Our intimate classroom can only seat up to 8, allowing our instructors more individual assistance! Sign up fast before all the seats are taken.
This event is every other Wed 6-8pm and costs $50. This is a 21+ event. Tickets can be purchased at findersandseekers.com
We can’t wait to get creative with you!

Improv @ The Plant
2025-01-22 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-12-25 18:00 - 19:30 | The Plant, 220 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
4th Wednesday’s are for live improv! Featuring a rotation list of regional improv actors (including Chatham’s own Jane Allen Wilson) who will create a show for you in real time based on your suggestions. It’s a hoot!

JumpstART Proposals Due
2025-01-21 00:00 - 23:59 | Chatham Arts
DEADLINE IS TODAY – JANUARY 21, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
A sense of place, a landscape that reflects our past, present, and future as a community, is vital to our mental health and feeling of belonging. We want JumpstART to inspire artists to reflect back to us who we were, who we are, and who we want to be here in Chatham County. JumpstART commissions artists to make art, from tiny to medium-sized projects–and then to share those works in the public sphere. If you want to be considered for a JumpstART commission this year, CLICK HERE.

Phillip Shabazz at Silk Hope School
2025-01-17 08:00 - 12:00, 2025-01-16 08:00 - 12:00, 2025-01-15 08:00 - 12:00, 2025-01-14 08:00 - 12:00, 2025-01-13 08:00 - 12:00 | Silk Hope School
Through poetry, students will improve their writing skills by connecting with their core beliefs. Kids will draw on their own personal experiences to create original poems, and then they’ll celebrate their work with a class-wide reading of their poetry on the last day.
“I loved it! I felt like I would write 1,000 pages of poetry!” – Chatham 6th grader after a Phillip Shabazz residency

Poetry @ The Plant
2025-01-08 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-12-11 18:00 - 19:00 | The Plant, 220 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
Come join us every second Wednesday of the month for Poetry @ The Plant from 6-7pm. An intimate hour of the spoken word from our fellow community members.
This event takes place in Fair Game Beverage’s Wheelhouse, the perfect spot to hang back with friends, a drink and some delicious Jamaican food from Kingston 99, now open on Wednesdays!

32nd Annual Chatham Artists Guild Open Studio Tour
2024-12-15 12:00 - 17:00 | Chatham County, NC, United States
Fine Arts, Fine Crafts, Open Studios, Allover Chatham. The Chatham Artists Guild presents the 32st annual Open Studio Tour, which will showcase the work of 54 local artists on the first two weekends in December. The juried artists welcome the public into their studios where they can gain a behind-the-scenes view of the artistic process, purchase unique and high-quality artwork, and discover artists that bring beauty, creativity, and fun to the Chatham community and beyond. Come and connect with the artists in a way that isn’t possible in a gallery or museum setting. Mark your calendars now! Free and self-guided. Prices in all ranges.

32nd Annual Chatham Artists Guild Open Studio Tour
2024-12-14 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-12-07 10:00 - 17:00 | Chatham County, NC, United States
Fine Arts, Fine Crafts, Open Studios, Allover Chatham. The Chatham Artists Guild presents the 32nd annual Open Studio Tour, which will showcase the work of 54 local artists on the first two weekends in December. The juried artists welcome the public into their studios where they can gain a behind-the-scenes view of the artistic process, purchase unique and high-quality artwork, and discover artists that bring beauty, creativity, and fun to the Chatham community and beyond. Come and connect with the artists in a way that isn’t possible in a gallery or museum setting. Mark your calendars now! Free and self-guided. Prices in all ranges.

32nd Annual Chatham Artists Guild Open Studio Tour
2024-12-08 12:00 - 17:00 | Chatham County, NC, United States
Fine Arts, Fine Crafts, Open Studios, Allover Chatham. The Chatham Artists Guild presents the 32nd annual Open Studio Tour, which will showcase the work of 54 local artists in 39 studios on the first two weekends in December. The juried artists welcome the public into their studios where they can gain a behind-the-scenes view of the artistic process, purchase unique and high-quality artwork, and discover artists that bring beauty, creativity, and fun to the Chatham community and beyond. Come and connect with the artists in a way that isn’t possible in a gallery or museum setting. Mark your calendars now! Free and self-guided. Prices in all ranges.
