We are so excited to announce our 2023-24 Artists-in-Schools season–our ninth! We know the arts save lives, so we’re thrilled to continue bringing professional teaching artists into Chatham County classrooms!… Read More →
AIS Stories from Last Season (2022/23)
We were thrilled to bring professional teaching artists into 15 schools across Chatham County in our 2022-23 Artists-in-Schools season. We’ll be announcing our 2023-24 season in the coming weeks, but… Read More →
Phillip Shabazz Brings Poetry to the Pittsboro Elementary Pandas
North Carolina poet Phillip Shabazz brought the joy of the written word to Pittsboro Elementary this season, and a good time was had by all–even some administrators! Fourth-grade students were… Read More →
Diali Cissokho Introduces a Little Bit of West Africa to Bonlee School
“Diali is truly remarkable with the kids!” said a Bonlee custodian who watched the workshops and performance. “He makes me want to have this kind of joy every day.”
Black Box Dance Theatre Sets History and Math Lessons to a New Beat at Virginia Cross and Perry Harrison
In January and February, the magic of movement was in full swing with the fifth graders of Perry Harrison and Virginia Cross elementary schools!
Black Box Dance Theatre and Virtual Academy Zoom!
When Virtual Academy students in grades four through six shared one word to describe the first day of virtual dance workshops with Black Box Dance Theatre this May, their responses… Read More →
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Spices Things Up at Siler City Elementary and Bennett School
Can you hear the click, click, click of the castanets? ¡Ole! In February, dancers with the Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Dance Company, one of America’s premier flamenco companies with home… Read More →
Diali Cissokho Brings Smiles and Beats to Chatham Charter
“One student … told me that he had been sharing what he learned at home with his family and practicing on the dinner table. That brought me a lot of joy,” shared Diali.
The John Brown Quartet Jazzes Things Up at Moncure School
The performance time was up for the John Brown Quartet, but at the end of their original set, a Bennett teacher asked if the band had time to play just… Read More →
Drumming, Dancing, and an Ancient Art Form Flow into Silk Hope
The Magic of African Rhythm (TMOAR) visited Silk Hope for a 3-day Artists-in-Schools residency jam-packed with African dancing, storytelling, drumming, music-making, and the ancient art of Adinkra printing. Members of… Read More →
