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June 15, 2023

Go See This: Juneteenth Black Arts Festival

Photo Triptych of Juneteenth 2022 celebration with smiling women

Chatham County stands out among the crowd by choosing to make the transformative power of Black art and culture the centerpiece for celebrations. This year’s festival promises to be a dazzling showcase of talent, resilience, and Black excellence.

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Creative Placemaking, Events, Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Black Arts Festival, Black Business Expo, Chatham Fair Grounds, CORE, Go See This, Juneteenth

June 12, 2023

Go See This: Paleface Concert and Art Show in Siler City

Paleface and Mo. Close-up of their eyes.

Paleface is currently on tour as a high-energy, full-sound, acoustic-electric duo, with his darling Puerto Rican partner “Mo,” in support of their new release “Beyond the Bells.”

By Barbara Hengstenberg | Filed Under: Events, Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Downtown Music Series, Go See This, live music, nc arts incubator, Paleface, Siler City, Visual Arts

June 7, 2023

Go See This: Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Mural Dedication

Photo triptych from L-R: Charlie Baldwin, Sr., Mock-up of Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation mural, artist David Wilson

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 Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Creative Placemaking, Events, Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Charles Baldwin, Chatham County Schools, Community Remembrance Coalition Chatham, Cordie Glover, CRC-C, David Wilson, Edgar Bland, Geraldline DeGraffenreidt, Go See This, Horton Middle School, Isaiah Taylor, Lillie Rodgers, mural, NAACP, Rufus Vassie Horton, Sr., truth justice and reconciliation, Visual Arts

May 3, 2023

Sunday Sun Shines on ClydeFEST 2023

Friday morning. ClydeFEST set-up day. Saturday’s chance of rain: 95%. The entire county had watched the forecast closely all week, but on Friday, CAC made the tough call. For only… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: Arts for Resilient Kids, Arts in Education, ClydeFEST, Events, Slideshow Featured |

April 18, 2023

Go See This: ClydeFEST 2023

Photo of cups filled with brightly colored paints

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 Andrea Akin | Filed Under: Arts in Education, ClydeFEST, Events, Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Chatham County Schools, Clyde Jones, clydeFEST, Folk Art, Go See This, Kids Festival, Visual Arts

March 8, 2023

Go See This: Big Night In for the Arts 2023

Graphic of Big Night In logo; text reads THURSDAY, MARCH 9 7PM on WRAL TV

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 Andrea Akin | Filed Under: Arts in Education, Big Night In for the Arts, Events, Go See This | Tagged With: Chatham Artists Guild, Chatham County Schools, Chatham Mills, Go See This, student art, Victoria Sylvestre, Visual Arts

February 10, 2023

Big Night In for the Arts Returns!

Graphic with blue background with gold stars, the Big Night In for the Arts logo, headshots of Beth Leavel, Chatham Rabbits, Rissi Palmer, Dasan Ahanu, Larry & Joe, and Patrick Dougherty

For the third year in a row, the arts councils from Chatham, Durham, Orange, and Wake counties are partnering with WRAL to raise money to support the arts in the… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: Big Night In for the Arts, ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Events |

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

December 16, 2022

Chatham’s First Ever JumpstART Walkabout Brought the Art!

We’re offering a big thank you to our JumpstART artists, the good folks of The Plant, and all of you who came out to the JumpstART Walkabout! The rain stopped… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: County Happenings, Events, JumpstART Grants, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Alexander Percy, Arts in the Public Sphere, bmc Brewing, Breadfoot, Brenda Linton, Caleb McLaurin, Cataleya Jewelry Studio, creative placemaking, Derrick Ivey, Diali Cissokho, Fair Game, Grants, Investing in Artists, JR Butler, Julie Kennedy, JumpstART, skintape, Stephan Meyers, Tanja Lipinski Cole, Taz Halloween, The Plant

December 9, 2022

Larger-Than-Life Art, Larger-Than-Life Bubbles, Larger-Than-Life Fun!

The sun streamed across Love’s Creek a few weeks ago, as performers and volunteers gathered for our season’s first Truck-and-Trailer Roving Performance. Cars stopped. People waved and called out, excited… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: Arts for Resilient Kids, Arts in Education, Events, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: arts parade, geoffrey the bubble guy, joe troop, larry & joe, larry bellorin, Love's Creek, Paperhand Puppet Intervention, Siler City, truck-and-trailer, Truck-and-trailer roving performance

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