If you listened closely across Chatham County this year, you might have heard the beat of a djembe drifting down a hallway, the stomp of flamenco shoes echoing through a gymnasium, a student poet finding their voice at the microphone, or a newly created beat pulsing through a classroom. That’s because the 2025–2026 Artists-in-Schools season… Read More →
Celebrating the Life of Clyde Jones
“Always remember: Deep down, each of you has something you can do to make other people happy. I want you kids to look inside and find what that is and go out and do it.” – Clyde Jones This is how we will remember our dear friend, arts advocate, and Bynum folk art legend Clyde… Read More →
Meet This Artist: Onyx Club Boys
This month’s feature is written by guest Meet This Artist writer Barbara Hengstenberg. Barbara is on the board of the Chatham Arts Council. She lives on a small farm in Bear Creek, where she and her husband provide a forever home for rescue alpacas, cats, and chickens. Barbara is the founder of WildesArt and can… Read More →
Who Values the Arts
These local organizations value the arts. You can can join them by becoming a sponsor today. Aromatic Roasters • Cafe Root Cellar • Carolina Home Mortgage •Chatham Outfitters • CHR Triangle Team/Katy McReynolds and Allie Russell • Fathom Realty/Kelley Shultz • Fiddlehead Farm • Granite State Electric • Pittsboro Outdoor Power Equipment • School of… Read More →
American Rescue Plan: Invest in the Arts
Chatham County is ready to hear your perspective on how to allocate American Rescue Plan dollars. At the Chatham Arts Council, we’ve examined community needs and eligible expenses, and we believe the arts are essential to recovery and transformation for Chatham County right now. Take a look through these cards, and if you agree, take… Read More →
Chatham Experience 2021 Schedule
Chatham Experience, featuring JumpstART Artists Sponsored by MOSAIC and Chatham Park Sunday, November 7 Noon-4 p.m. Downtown Pittsboro Performance Schedule (at The Welcome Center downtown) 12 p.m.: Chatham Rabbits (music) 12:45 p.m.: Dolly Sickles (literature) 1:15 p.m.: Breadfoot (music) 2 p.m.: Edith McCaskill (music) 2:45 p.m.: Brenda Linton (literature) 3:15 p.m.: Grand Shores (music) Visual… Read More →
ClydeFEST 2020: Save the Date!
UPDATE: Like all of you, we are actively monitoring developments related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on our beloved ClydeFEST. Due to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent recommendations to limit gatherings of more than 50 people, we will unfortunately not be holding ClydeFEST on April 25, 2020. With the recommendations… Read More →
Artists-in-Schools: The Power of Ancient Dance Takes Hold of J.S. Waters School with Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
The excitement builds at J.S. Waters School as students eagerly await their performance. They’re sitting in neat rows on the floor, not exactly sure of what they’re here to see, but sure they’ve taken a mini field trip – a break from their normal routine – so something exciting must be about to take place…. Read More →
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 →
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 →
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