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October 28, 2026

Meet This Artist: Quilter Kat Nicholas

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to Chatham County artists each year in a big way. So, take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbor. Guest writer Corbie Hill penned this Meet This Artist feature. Corbie is a writer, musician, runner, and Star Trek superfan who lives… Read More →

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Chatham County, haw river, quilting, textiles, Visual Arts & Crafts

October 14, 2026

Clap. Strum. Dance. Olé!: Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana at Bennett and Bonlee Schools

A performer in a blue shawl and patterned skirt gestures on a stage while two musicians play instruments—one with an acoustic guitar beside a microphone—before an audience in front of a blank projection screen.

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Brings the Rhythm of Spain to Bennett and Bonlee Schools What happens when you bring a flamenco dancer, a guitarist, a percussionist, and a little Spanish magic into a school? You get three days of clapping, stomping, singing, dancing—and a whole lot of students discovering they have some pretty impressive moves!… Read More →

By Lysandra Weber | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts in Education, Slideshow Featured, Uncategorized | Tagged With: artists-in-schools, Arts in Education, dance, dance residency, dancing, flamenco, flamenco vivo

October 9, 2026

All That Jazz, and Then Some!: John’s Brown Little Big Band at Northwood and Seaford High Schools

John Brown's Little Big Band playing on stage in black suits in front of a pink and teal lit background.

John Brown’s Little Big Jazz Band Brings the Beat to Northwood and Seaforth High Schools What happens when you bring 11 talented jazz musicians, a little music history, and a whole lot of rhythm into a high school auditorium on a rainy Friday? At Northwood and Seaforth High Schools on October 9, the answer was… Read More →

By Lysandra Weber | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts in Education, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: artists-in-schools, Arts education, Arts in Education, Chatham County, Jazz, John Brown, John Brown Big Band, Music, Music Education

October 6, 2026

Push. Pull. Leap. Fly: Black Box Dance Theatre at Siler City Elementary

Four dancers in white tops and long flowing skirts—pink, purple, red, and blue—perform in a brightly lit school gym, spinning with arms out while others stand along a wall.

Black Box Dance Theatre Brings Science to Life at Siler City Elementary What happens when force and motion leave the science book and land—quite literally—on the dance floor? For three colorful, high-energy days, September 21–23, the fifth graders at Siler City Elementary found out. Black Box Dance Theatre brought its signature mix of movement, storytelling,… Read More →

By Lysandra Weber | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: artists, artists-in-schools, black box dance theatre, Chatham County, dance

October 6, 2026

Meet This Artist: The Plant’s Tami Schwerin and Arlo Estill

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to Chatham County artists each year in a big way. So, take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbor. Guest writer Corbie Hill penned this Meet This Artist feature. Corbie is a writer, musician, runner, and Star Trek superfan who lives… Read More →

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Chatham County, Community, Cultural Events, death faire, Go See This, live music, The Plant, Visual Arts & Crafts

September 3, 2026

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 this special audio feature, we meet Koialina Gray (AKA Makayla Graybeal). Koialina is a homegrown Chatham… Read More →

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: dance, Musical Theater, Paperhand Puppet Intervention, puppetry, tap dance, theater, theater arts, woodshed arts

September 1, 2026

Announcing the 2026-2027 Artists-in-Schools Season

Chatham Arts Council Brings Professional Artists to All 20 Chatham County District Schools for Second Consecutive Year 2026–2027 Artists-in-Schools season brings flamenco, jazz, poetry, theater, African drumming, beatmaking, dance and more directly into classrooms Get ready for another year of creativity in Chatham County classrooms. The Chatham Arts Council’s 2026–2027 Artists-in-Schools season will once again… Read More →

By Lysandra Weber | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Artists in school, artists-in-schools

July 28, 2026

Meet This Artist: Mixed-Media Artist Paget Marion Blythe

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to Chatham County artists each year in a big way. So, take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbor. Guest writer Dolly R. Sickles penned this very special Meet This Artist interview. Dolly is creative writer, graphic artist, photographer, PR and… Read More →

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: mixed media, nc arts incubator, paget marion blythe

July 5, 2026

Meet This Artist: Muralists Stacye Leanza and Thomas Begley

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to Chatham County artists each year in a big way. So, take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbor. Guest writer Corbie Hill penned this Meet This Artist feature. Corbie is a writer, musician, runner, and Star Trek superfan who lives… Read More →

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Bynum Front Porch, Clyde Jones, Pittsboro, Stacye Leanza, The Plant, Thomas Begley

June 8, 2026

Meet This Artist: Theater Artist Derrick Ivey

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 this special audio feature, we meet Derrick Ivey, a longtime Chatham County resident and regional… Read More →

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: arthur miller, directing, redbird theater company, stage design, theater

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