Art. It’s more than beauty and conceptual ideas. It’s more than visual works and performances. It’s something that can connect us all. Think about a designer, who is by nature, an artist. He or she has the opportunity to work across disciplines, blending the best aspects of art, engineering, research, and science. Making them all… Read More →
One More Year of Reveling in the Fiddle: Pickin’ 2018 Sure Was Fun!
Well, it’s come and gone – Pickin’: A Music Celebration, that is. It’s so hard to believe Chatham Arts Council’s Annual Benefit for Artists-in-Schools is over. All who gathered in mid-November at the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center were in for a treat as they listened to Chatham County’s own Tommy Edwards and The… Read More →
Buy Local and Give Locally on Giving Night
Local arts and artists, a creative culture, small businesses, and Pittsboro’s authentic downtown are all topics we’re passionate about so you could say we’ve been glowing about Giving Night in Pittsboro since it was first proposed by Main Street Pittsboro a few months ago. On the evening of Thursday, December 6th, several downtown Pittsboro retailers… Read More →
GO SEE THIS: PICKIN’: A MUSIC CELEBRATION on November 11! Featuring The Bluegrass Experience. Sponsored by Opus Financial Advisors.
We’re trying something new with our Go See This series—a more intimate look at the behind-the-scenes of creating arts events in Chatham County. We hope you enjoy this, the second offering in this experiment, by Luis Melodelgado. Catching a moment While driving the back-county roads on route to my appointment with Catherine Hobbs and Robena… Read More →
Chatham Arts Council Awards Grassroots Arts Grants
Seven Local Arts Organizations Awarded Funds to do Great Things in Chatham County The Chatham Arts Council is excited to announce the winners of the annual Grassroots Arts Grants, a program aimed to help organizations do amazing work through the arts. Seven organizations will be awarded a portion of the more than $12,000 in total… 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 →
Artists-in-Schools: Diali Cissokho Brings West African Music to Chatham County Schools
The beat of an African drum is not something that every child is familiar with. But for West African musician Diali Cissokho (pronounced “Jelly”), the beat was an integral part of everyday life. “Before we had a phone, radio, or a TV in our village, we used the beat of the drum to let people… Read More →
Artists-in-Schools: EbzB Productions Helps Moncure School’s Fifth Graders Rewind to the 1700s
If you ever doubted that fifth graders could deliver a performance aimed to educate you on an historical time period – you would have been happily wrong this spring. In April, Moncure School’s fifth graders transported their audience of discerning school mates, parents, and faculty to the Revolutionary War in an original performance about Chatham… Read More →
Chatham Arts Council Announces I He(art) Art for Kids Campaign
There are 15,000 children in Chatham County – providing an incredible opportunity for 15,000 souls to be nurtured, creative minds to be sparked, and budding artists to be encouraged. As the school year comes to a close, the Chatham Arts Council is launching a local campaign, I He(art) Art for Kids, in an effort to… Read More →
Meet This Artist: Gilda McDaniel – Genius Behind the Scenes
This month’s “Meet This Artist” is written by guest blogger Elisabeth Lewis Corley. Something about this sylph who is also a fierce arts community fixture begins to make sense when you learn that she was a Chapel Hill art history major who ended up in deep Chatham County in a home she built on land… Read More →
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