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June 24, 2019

Go See This: Rave On in the Lustron with The Straight 8s

As new members of our Chatham County community, Chatham Park is powering our Go See This series this year because art is an integral part of Chatham County’s identity. They join us in inviting you to Go See This . . . The Straight 8s will rock ODDCO’s circa 1951 Lustron home—number 2144 of only 2500 manufactured… Read More →

By Elisabeth Lewis Corley | Filed Under: County Happenings, Events, Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Chatham County, Children, Creative Economy, Go See This, live music, ODDCO, Outsider Art, Pittsboro

June 24, 2019

Artists-in-Schools: The West African Kora Makes its Way to Three Chatham County Schools, Thanks to the Talented Diali Cissokho

This May, three Chatham County schools experienced an interactive performance of West African kora (a West African jumbo spike-lute with 22 strings made from fishing line), singing, and drumming with Diali Cissokho, as part of the Chatham Arts Council’s Artists-in-Schools Initiative. Bennett K-8 School, Virginia Cross, and Perry Harrison Elementary students and teachers were called… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts in Education, ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Slideshow Featured, Uncategorized |

June 12, 2019

Meet This Artist: Defining Paul Cuadros

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 our community. They join us in inviting you to take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbors. Meet This Artist . . . “When you’re a writer it’s easy,… Read More →

By David Jester | Filed Under: Artist Close-Up, Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: a home on the field, Meet This Artist, paul cuadros, Siler City, writer

May 22, 2019

Artists-in-Schools: Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Spanish Dance Residencies Bring Out the Inner Artists in Students at Two Chatham County Schools

Spanish dancing. It’s not the typical after-school activity for students at Moncure School or North Chatham Elementary. When Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana arrived at those two Chatham county schools this March as part of the Artists-in-Schools Initiative, Spanish dancing became THE ticket to eliciting smiles and big participation–and to unleashing the inner artist in students… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts in Education, ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Slideshow Featured |

May 15, 2019

Meet This Artist: Syd of Siler City

Portrait of Syd Ginsberg

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 our community. They join us in inviting you to take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbors. Meet This Artist . . . Syd Ginsberg is a 90-pound, 90-year-old,… Read More →

By Scott Lucas | Filed Under: Events, Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: bronze, nc arts incubator, painting, sculpture, Siler City, Syd Ginsberg

May 9, 2019

Go See This: Storytelling at Bynum

As new members of our Chatham County community, Chatham Park is powering our Go See This series this year because art is an integral part of Chatham County’s identity. They join us in inviting you to Go See This . . . As I prepare my digital voice recorder to interview Cindy Raxter, organizer of the Bynum… Read More →

By Luis Melodelgado | Filed Under: County Happenings, Events, Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Bynum, Bynum Front Porch, Chatham County, Children, Community, Creative Culture, fiction, Go See This, non-fiction, performance

May 9, 2019

Artists-in-Schools: JS Waters Students Open to New Experience with The Magic of African Rhythm

Just days before spring break, something magical happened at JS Waters School. Something that could make you forget where you were and transport you to another continent. You could hear African drums beating. You could see students dancing and creating visual art with Adinkra (symbols that represent concepts). You could listen intently to cultural storytelling…. Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts in Education, County Happenings, Slideshow Featured, Uncategorized |

April 22, 2019

What Fun We Had: Another Awesome ClydeFEST in the Books

Were you there? Did you witness the magic that is ClydeFEST? Well if you missed our big shebang on April 6, we are sad but we hope you’ll get a snapshot of the day from these awesome pictures and maybe you’ll be able to join us next year. (SAVE THE DATE: April 25, 2020!) ClydeFEST… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: ClydeFEST, County Happenings, Events, Slideshow Featured, Uncategorized |

April 2, 2019

Meet This Artist: Storyteller Louise Omoto Kessel

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 our community. They join us in inviting you to take a look. Meet your very inspiring neighbors. Meet This Artist . . . “Art is the basic process of… Read More →

By David Jester | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: clapping hands farm, clydeFEST, louise omoto kessel, Storyteller, ukelele

March 22, 2019

Go See This: ClydeFEST, My Favorite Time of Year

ClydeFEST has been a part of my childhood for as long as I can remember.   According to my mom, I first met Clyde Jones—and started going to ClydeFEST—when I was around three years old. My family has been volunteering as part of ClydeFEST for just as long . You could say it is in… Read More →

By Virginia Johnson | Filed Under: ClydeFEST, Events, Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Bynum, Children, clydeFEST, Community, Creative Process, Creativity, Go See This, Volunteer

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