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May 2, 2024

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… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured, Uncategorized |

May 1, 2024

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… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: Uncategorized, Who Values Arts |

March 21, 2022

American Rescue Plan: Invest in the Arts

ARPA Call to Action

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… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: Uncategorized |

November 1, 2021

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)… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Events, Go See This, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Alexander Percy, artists, Breadfoot, Brenda Linton, Britt Flood, Chatham County, Chatham Rabbits, Cultural Events, Dolly Sickles, Edith McCaskill, Felix Obelix, Grand Shores, JR Butler, Julia Kennedy, Kate Ladd, Nancy Ann Moore, painting, Pittsboro, Steve Fagan, Tanja Cole, Visual Arts & Crafts, wendy spitzer

February 19, 2020

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… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: Arts in Education, ClydeFEST, County Happenings, Events, Slideshow Featured, Uncategorized | Tagged With: #ArtsEd, Art Show, artists, Bynum, Chatham County, Children, Collaboration, Community, Creative Culture, live music, painting, performance, Visual Arts & Crafts

December 10, 2019

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,… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts in Education, ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Slideshow Featured, Uncategorized | Tagged With: #ArtsEd, artists, Arts education, Arts in Education, Chatham County, Children, Cultural Events, Music, performance

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… Read More →

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

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… 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… Read More →

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

February 7, 2019

Meet This Artist: Deep River Mercantile’s Hannah Brown Transforms Our Community and Our Homes

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… Read More →

By Selbe Bartlett | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured, Uncategorized | Tagged With: bed and breakfast, Chatham County, Community, Creative Economy, Creative Process, Downtown Revitalization, Folk Art, interior design, Pittsboro, retail, workshops

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