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 →
Grassroots Arts Grants: Apply by July 31!
Is this the year the Chatham Arts Council helps your organization do something amazing through the arts? We’re thrilled to have granted more than $105,000 since 2000 to other nonprofits using the arts to do extraordinary work in Chatham County through annual Grassroots Arts Grants. In one of our favorite partnership efforts, the Chatham Arts Council serves… Read More →
Go See This: Sisters’ Voices Spring Concert
This month’s “Go See This” is written by guest blogger Selbe Bartlett. It’s that time of year again. Spring abounds as trees sprout leaves, flowers bud, and cool rain showers cleanse. Not surprisingly, spring concerts are in full bloom. Budding young singers are ready to soothe your souls and lift your spirits on Thursday, May 11th during the… Read More →
Go See This: Day of the Books / El Día de los Libros
“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”― Albert Einstein The annual Day of the Books/ El Día de los Libros is coming up on Saturday, April 29th, ready to bring books to life and delight in both… Read More →
Go See This: The Small Museum of Art
The corner of Small and East Streets in Pittsboro is a handmade hive of activity. Salvaged windows allow natural light to wash newly installed walls made of reclaimed wooden planks that glow a translucent milky white. A rusted tin ceiling above and a large sliding door bring to mind rural barns. Modern wiring and flooring appropriate for high traffic areas… Read More →
Announcing: Arts Grant Recipients
The Chatham Arts Council continues its mission to invest in artists and educate kids through the arts with the announcement of this year’s Grassroots Arts Grants. As the North Carolina Arts Council’s designated county partner, the Chatham Arts Council will distribute the 2015-2016 Grassroots Arts Grants to three local organizations: Child Care Networks, Sisters’ Voices,… Read More →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Bridging Cultural Divides with the Hispanic Liaison
We are bridging cultural divides via our Grassroots Grants Program. The Hispanic Liaison of North Carolina, a grant recipient this year, will use its grant dollars to pay local artists to give art classes for second and third generation Latino-Americans resulting in a public altar for their “Day of the Dead” celebrations. If you don’t know… Read More →
