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September 3, 2012

OMG meet me @Santigold in #ChathamNC

Thirty-one years ago, my grandfather and I watched MTV together when the station launched a channel dedicated to music videos. I loved seeing my rock heroes visually express the soundtrack to my adolescence. My grandad, originally from a hardscrabble life in the Appalachian mountains where they lived “off the grid” not because they were cool… Read More →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: County Happenings, Events | Tagged With: Creative Economy, Cultural Events, Economic Development, Media Arts, Music

August 29, 2012

Celebrate the Spirit at the Joyful Jewel

The Joyful Jewel has already become a local landmark and destination in downtown Pittsboro — and soon they’ll celebrate their 2nd year anniversary! Patrons come in often for their own inspiration, to adorn themselves, and their homes, and to bring their out of town company to show off the beauty that local artists are creating…. Read More →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: County Happenings, Events | Tagged With: Art Show, Community, Creative Culture, Creative Economy, Economic Development, Pittsboro, Tourism

June 20, 2012

An Immersion at the Arts Integration Institute

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 →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: Arts in Education, ChathamArts News, Events, Resources for Artists | Tagged With: Advocacy, Arts in Education, Collaboration, Creative Culture, Creative Economy, Creative Process, Cultural Events, Literary Arts, Media Arts, Visual Arts & Crafts

June 6, 2012

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 →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Events | Tagged With: Community, Environment, gardens, Photography, Sustainability

May 15, 2012

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 →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: Artist Close-Up, ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Events | Tagged With: Bynum, Creative Culture, Grants, Music

April 7, 2012

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 →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, Events | Tagged With: Bynum, Children, Clyde Jones, Cultural Events, sculpture, Sustainability

March 23, 2012

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 →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, Events | Tagged With: Cinema, Sustainability, Visual Arts & Crafts

March 15, 2012

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 →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, Events | Tagged With: healing arts, Literary Arts, sculpture, Tourism, Visual Arts & Crafts

December 1, 2011

Process Wins

by Lesley Landis-Voller, President of ChathamArts I enjoy ironing. I also really like scrambling eggs. I love to watch things becoming. Similarly, I’ve caught myself completely unable to turn away from Bob “Happy Tree” Ross as he paints landscapes. I know I’m not alone. The act of creation is a mesmerizing experience that touches a primal cord… Read More →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, Events | Tagged With: Creative Process, theater

July 8, 2011

ChathamArts Celebrates Sustainable Cinema Anniversary!

Submitted by Sustainable Cinema Founder and Coordinator, Linda Booker. Thank you, Linda! You are a local treasure with which to be reckoned. Happy Anniversary ChathamArts Sustainable Cinema Series – Now heading into its Fourth Year! by program director Linda Booker In 2008, then ChathamArts President, Gilda McDaniel and I started talking about our dream of… Read More →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, Events | Tagged With: Community, Media Arts, Sustainability

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