Artist Jody Cedzidlo is the founder of Flytrap, a line of hand-printed botanically-themed dresses, scarves, tees, and accessories that she operates from her backyard studio in Pittsboro. Like many passions,… Read More →
Dear Artists, We are Grateful
Thank you, artists of Chatham County. For paintings finally complete after a long stretch of 2AM bedtimes. For lines memorized on your lunch break at your day job. For words… Read More →
Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, and Maya Angelou
“Innovation is only way to succeed in these businesses. You can’t stand still.” That’s Steve Jobs. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” Maya… Read More →
11 Bright and Shining Bits for You
As if a photo of a pig in a Santa suit isn’t enough! (Photo credit: bobistraveling.) To add a little twinkle to the end of December, we bring you these… Read More →
Go See This: Moncure’s Sprott Youth Center Mural Celebrates Community and Kids
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… Read More →
Meet This Artist: Behind the Scenes with Elisabeth Lewis Corley
Elisabeth Lewis Corley of Pittsboro has been a writer and actor since age four. She started Atlanta Shakespeare Company while in her early twenties (still operating on Peachtree Street) and performed in the… Read More →
And For Those of You Who Aren’t Yet Members of the Chatham Arts Council: A Matching Challenge, Too!
Our Board got inspired anew this week. And now we have a New Member Matching Challenge for those of you who believe in the arts and believe in Chatham County—but… Read More →
Matching Challenge: Your gift of $500 or more will be matched!
Fabulous news! A new anonymous donor is so excited about our newly focused arts council that she’s just challenged us—and you—with a $5,000 matching challenge gift to invest in artists… Read More →
How the Heck Did We Get Here?
Same canvas, bold new strokes. And it’s been two-year process getting here. Here to this new identity for the Chatham Arts Council, with our new logo, our new strategy, and… Read More →
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… Read More →