So I have to admit I was a little hesitant about going to this year’s workshop at The United Arts Council Arts Integration Institute, provided by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County (supported in part by the N.C. Arts Council) and located at the Cary Arts Center. But why? After all it… Read More →
Details Delight as Compositions Unfold
I spend a lot of time observing the beauty and strangeness of the natural world, and I know that my paintings- mere snapshots in time- can ever do justice to the intricacy that I see around me. The pleasure I derive from spending the hours, days, and weeks to study my portrait subjects- noting the… Read More →
Presenting a Picture Perfect Pollinator’s Paradise
In the springtime, joyous spring- time, When the birds begin to sing, And we hear the murmuring brook- lets, Then the bees are on the wing. When the long, cold days are over Bees are out to sip the dew And the nectar from the clover, Buttercups and daisies blue __Nettie Squire Sutton. Photos by… Read More →
Visiting the Open Studios and the Many Busy Artists of the NC Arts Incubator
Treasures abound and surprises await as you walk along North Chatham Avenue in Siler City. Amazing things are happening as artists reveal their studios and their work within. Be prepared to be enthralled at the depth of creativity that will surround you! To begin with, the PAF Gallery in the NC Arts Incubator plays hosts… Read More →
The Many Splendors of the Bynum Front Porch
Spending a Friday night in Bynum means so much more than relaxing in the comfort of good people and friends while listening to the sounds of the Bynum Front Porch, but consider all this while children are enjoying arts and crafts activities, storytelling, children’s music, and other events inside the General Store from 7:00 until… Read More →
New Perspectives on Chatham County
by Molly Matlock, Executive Director of ChathamArts So, ChathamArts President, Lesley Landis, is participating in the current session of the regional class of Leadership Triangle. A recent class focused on Pittsboro. A variety of leaders from across county lines spent the day on guided tours of Historic Chatham Mills, Piedmont Biofuels, Carolina Tiger Rescue, and the Sustinability Programs… Read More →
Waiting for ClydeFEST is like Waiting for Santa Claus!
CLYDEFEST ALL DAY KIDS’ FOLK ART FESTIVAL, CELEBRATING LEGENDARY FOLK ARTIST, CLYDE JONES Where: The Bynum Ballpark (aka Earl Thompson Recreation Park, 173 Bynum Hill Road, Pittsboro, NC 27312) When: Saturday, April 14, 11 am – 4 pm. (Rain Date: Sunday, April 15) by ChathamArts Intern, Lisa Li. Lisa is a freshman business and marketing… Read More →
NC Indie Film, Southland of the Heart Wins Hearts
by ChathamArts Intern, Lisa Li. Lisa is a freshman business and marketing student at UNC Chapel Hill. After the tragic passing of his parents, Todd Tinkham realized that he could not die without pursuing his dream. He quit his job and turned to film-making. Many short films and several awards later, Todd tackled his first… Read More →
Place-Based Arts
by Lesley Landis-Voller, President of ChathamArts How lucky are we here in Chatham County? Two of the Southeast’s finest contemporary writers, Belle Boggs and Marjorie Hudson — both Chatham County residents — were recently awarded the North Carolina Arts Council‘s esteemed Fellowship for the Best Literary Talent in the state. For a rural county like… Read More →
Do we know what we mean when we say “Partnership?”
by Molly Matlock, Executive Director of ChathamArts Last night, ChathamArts convened our quarterly Arts-in-Education committee meeting. We learned that about many new arts integration efforts across the county. Of course, the term “partnership” arose repeatedly, as it has with almost everything our agency does. The economic shifts of the past several years have created an… Read More →
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