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June 10, 2022

Bennett Students Explore the Art and History of Masks

Masks created by students at Bennett School

The ongoing pandemic has had masks at the top of nearly everyone’s mind, including teaching artist Serena Ebhardt of EbzB Productions. “During the height of masking for the pandemic, I started thinking how cool it would be to create a workshop around the history of masks and all their different uses through time, from drama… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts in Education, County Happenings, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: #ArtsEd, artists, Arts education, Chatham County, Children, Cultural Events, Music

June 9, 2022

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Dances into Chatham County Schools

Members of Flamenco Vivo teach kids at Virginia Cross

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana is no stranger to our Artists-in-Schools program. This season, we were thrilled to bring them into three Chatham County schools to teach the art and history of the Spanish flamenco dance. Bringing over 35 years of arts education experience, the Flamenco Vivo residency is a unique and immersive experience for Chatham… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts in Education, County Happenings, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: #ArtsEd, artists, Arts education, Chatham County, Children, Cultural Events, Music

May 26, 2022

Meet This Artist: Fiber artist Sue Szary 

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Artist Close-Up, ClydeFEST, Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Chatham County, fiber arts, looms, Meet This Artist, Sue Szary, Twin Birch, Twin Birch and Teasel, weavers, weaving

May 10, 2022

Go See This: 2022 Siler City Downtown Music Series

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 This series. They join us in inviting you to Go See This . . . As the weather gets warmer and patios begin to open… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Chatham County, Go See This

April 26, 2022

Meet This Artist: Musician Alice Zincone

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Artist Close-Up, ClydeFEST, County Happenings, Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Alice Zincone, Bluegrass, Carolina Lightnin, Chatham County, clydeFEST, Meet This Artist, The Bluegrass Experience, tommy edwards

April 18, 2022

Apply Today for the JumpstART Grant: Designed by Artists for Artists

The CAC’s JumpstART grant was born out of the pandemic as a way to help get Chatham County artists and arts-workers back to work. JumpstART pays artists to make art–and to put the arts in the public sphere as we reconnect with one another in our public spaces. 2021 JumpstART was deeply impactful, so we’re… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Resources for Artists, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Art Show, artists, author, Chatham County, Collaboration, Community, Creative Culture, Creative Process, Cultural Events, live music, Musical Theatre, NC literature, non-fiction, painting, performance, Poetry, theater, theatre, Visual Arts & Crafts, Writing

April 18, 2022

Apply Today for Grassroots Arts Grants: Cash Money to Do Amazing Work through the Arts!

Did someone say cash money grants? Yep! The Chatham Arts Council is thrilled to announce that online applications for our annual Grassroots Arts Grants are now available. Every single granting opportunity is critical, so read on and see how you can take advantage of this one. Since 2000, the Chatham Arts Council (CAC) has awarded… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Grassroots Grants, Resources for Artists, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: artists, Chatham County, Collaboration, Community, Pittsboro, Siler City, Visual Arts & Crafts

April 4, 2022

Meet These Artists: Actors Huck Boone and Kinsey McCubbin

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Artist Close-Up, ClydeFEST, County Happenings, Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: acting, actor, Chatham County, clydeFEST, Meet This Artist, pittsboro youth theater

March 3, 2022

North Chatham Elementary and Moncure School Meet Jackie Robinson

It’s Monday morning, and there’s a lot of energy in the room. Artists-in-Schools artist Mike Wiley is about to perform his play Jackie Robinson: A Game Apart for the second time in a day, but more importantly, this is the first assembly for North Chatham Elementary in two years. The kids are excited, the teachers… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts in Education, County Happenings, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: #ArtsEd, artists, Arts education, Chatham County, Children, Cultural Events, Music

February 28, 2022

Meet This Artist: Dancer Jabu Graybeal

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Chatham County, Meet This Artist

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