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Arts Event Spotlight

September 22, 2015

Go See This: Find Your Sparkle at Art in the Park

** Postponed to Sunday, October 4, 2015 due to a forecast of rain ** The original advertisement was not much bigger than a postage stamp. But in the back of the The New Yorker magazine, the ad captured the eyes of a unique bunch of people. Many residents of Fearrington Village were lured here from jobs in prestigious educational institutions, international outposts,… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: County Happenings, Events, Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Art Show, Creative Culture, Cultural Events, Fearrington Village, painting, Pittsboro, Visual Arts & Crafts

August 25, 2015

Go See This: Come Out & Play

80 Artists on 17 Acres

While attending high school, Debbie Meyer remembers, “walking around campus and discovering art in unexpected places in nature. I decided that when I graduated, I would make my home like that.” Come Out & Play is her realization of that dream.  But it didn’t start out that way. Following the attacks of September 11, 2001 a group… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: County Happenings, Events, Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Art Show, Creative Culture, Cultural Events, Go See This, sculpture

June 17, 2015

Go See This: The Hispanic Liaison’s Community Photo Project / Vaya Ver Esto: El Vinculo Hispano

Este es un artículo en inglés y español. Por favor busque abajo para la versión en español. This is a dual-language article.  For the Spanish version, please scroll down.   The only constant is change. About 20 years ago, people from Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico made big changes to come to Chatham… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Go See This, Grassroots Grants, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: dual language, El Vinculo Hispano, Hispanic Liaison, Lee Moody, Photography, Rachel Cone, Siler City

March 24, 2015

Go See This: The Day of the Book Festival / Vaya Ver Esto: El Día de los Libros Festival

Este es un artículo en inglés y español. Por favor busque abajo para la versión en español. This is a dual-language article.  For the Spanish version, please scroll down.   “Kids learn better with hands-on arts activities,” said Erin Suwattana, Executive Director of Child Care Networks.  (We couldn’t agree more.) Erin and the good folks… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Go See This, Grassroots Grants, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Child Care Networks, Day of the Book, el Dia de los Libros, Festival, Grassroots Arts Grant, Recipients - Grassroots Arts Grants, Siler City

February 17, 2015

Go See This: Pop on over to Pop! Siler City

Like Alice’s visit to Wonderland, Siler City residents of a hundred years ago would find quite a different place were they to show up downtown today. But for three spring months starting on March 21, one thing they wouldn’t be surprised to see is a multitude of rabbits. The Chatham Rabbit, to be exact. That’s right. Chicago… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Go See This, Grassroots Grants, Slideshow Featured, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Grassroots Arts Grants, J.R. Butler, nc arts incubator, open art society, Pop Siler City, Pop!, Recipients - Grassroots Arts Grants, Roger Person, Siler City

January 20, 2015

Go See This: Visions to Behold at the Fearrington Folk Art Show

This is the Chatham Arts Council’s third in a monthly series focusing on arts events in Chatham County that are not to be missed. In 1974, R. B. Fitch and his wife Jenny envisioned building Fearrington Village on the grounds of a dairy farm north of Pittsboro in the image of an English village. About thirty… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Fearrington Folk Art Show, Fearrington Village, Folk Art, Go See This, Outsider Art, Visionary Art

December 16, 2014

Go See This: Moncure’s Sprott Youth Center Mural Celebrates Community and Kids

Mural of children playing and hanging out.

This is the Chatham Arts Council’s second in a monthly series focusing on arts events in Chatham County that are not to be missed. During this time of year, people’s thoughts and deeds are especially focused on family, community, and children. In Southeast Chatham County, a painted mural serves as the centerpiece for a gathering place that… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Children, moncure, mural, painting, sprott, sprott youth center, youth

November 18, 2014

Go See This: Our Friends at the Chatham Artists Guild host the 22nd Annual Chatham Studio Tour

This is the Chatham Arts Council’s first in a monthly series focusing on arts events in Chatham County that are not to be missed. Painting: Peony, by Cindy Bainbridge. There’s something special about stepping into the spaces where makers create. The 22nd Annual Chatham Studio Tour offers visitors a peek into those places where that magic… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Chatham Artists Guild, Chatham Studio Tour

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Meet This Artist

Meet This Artist: Performing Artist Koialina Gray

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to Chatham County’s creative community one interview at a time. This Meet This Artist feature is made possible with support from VRC, Ltd. In … Read More →


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