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February 24, 2017

Go See This: “Straws” Documentary Film

Documentary filmmaker Linda Booker follows her subjects where they lead, attributing the impact of her films to the people who tell her their stories. For her latest film “Straws”, she… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: County Happenings, Go See This, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Advocacy, Arts in Education, Chatham County, Community, documentary, film, Go See This, Media Arts, Pittsboro, Sustainability

January 31, 2017

Meet This Artist: Ruth Moose is serving up words, ideas, memories

Ruth Moose was only three years-old when she first tried her hand at writing. “My grandfather was a Baptist preacher – tall, very charismatic. He baptized a lot of people,… Read More →

By Bett Wilson Foley | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Uncategorized | Tagged With: author, collection, fiction, novel, poet, teacher, writer

November 17, 2016

Meet This Artist: Ash and clay become art in the hands of Lara O’Keefe

Oak tree ash from her wood stove, red clay from the earth – there is a bit of Chatham County in nearly every piece of pottery Lara O-Keefe creates.* As… Read More →

By Bett Wilson Foley | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Artist, ceramics, Chatham Artists Guild, Chatham County, kiln opening, moncure, Pittsboro, potter, pottery

October 3, 2016

Meet This Artist: Pain fueled creativity & spirit for Onicas Gaddis

Onicas Gaddis has only one photograph from his childhood. “This is me and my two brothers, Bart and Phillip, and my sister Josephine – before I was taken away,” he said…. Read More →

By Bett Wilson Foley | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Uncategorized | Tagged With: abstract, Artist, Chatham County, Chatham Mills, Collaboration, Community, Creativity, expressionism, Folk Art, hip hop, memoir, musician, North Carolina, painter, Pittsboro, rap, spirituality, writer

August 30, 2016

Volunteer! The ClydeFEST Critter Crew Needs You!

Calling all kids and kids-at-heart—ClydeFEST is back in town! On Saturday, September 24th, we’ll bring the 15th Annual ClydeFEST to the Bynum Ballfield. We need volunteers to help pull the rabbit out… Read More →

By Cheryl Chamblee | Filed Under: Slideshow Featured, Uncategorized |

August 24, 2016

Resources for Poetry in North Carolina

When I first moved to North Carolina in 2007 I was preoccupied with a new job, closing on my first house, and learning where all the good restaurants were. Writing… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Events, Resources for Artists, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Bynum, Collaboration, Creative Culture, Creative Process, Literary Arts, Pittsboro, Poetry, Readings, writers, Writing

July 30, 2016

Meet This Artist: Allison Tierney is exploring the objectness of paint

Artist Allison Tierney is known for applying paint in a “non-traditional”style. But paint isn’t the only thing she is applying to her canvases. “My pieces often employ found items that… Read More →

By Bett Wilson Foley | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Art Show, Artist, Arts education, Chatham Arts Council, Community, Creative Process, emerging artist grant recipient, exploration, explore, foraged, found objects, gallery show, mixed media, painting, Pittsboro, recycled

July 12, 2016

Go See This: The Small Museum of Art  

The corner of Small and East Streets in Pittsboro is a handmade hive of activity. Salvaged windows allow natural light to wash newly installed walls made of reclaimed wooden planks… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: Go See This, Grassroots Grants, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Art Show, Arts education, Arts in Education, Chatham County Schools, Collaboration, Folk Art, Go See This, Pittsboro

May 2, 2016

Go See This: Shakori Hills Stimulates the Senses

For four days in the fall and spring, the bucolic Chatham County community of Silk Hope is enhanced with an event that awakens all the senses. Celebrating its fourteenth year, the Shakori Festival of… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Events, Go See This, Resources for Artists, Slideshow Featured, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Community, Creative Culture, Creative Economy, Cultural Events, dance, Go See This, Music, Silk Hope, Tourism

February 1, 2016

Go See This: 4th Annual Mardi Gras Party

A recent six-alarm fire on Canal Street has worried Crescent City revelers that Mardi Gras might be curtailed this year. But Chathamites need not be concerned. The 4th Annual Mardi… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: County Happenings, Events, Go See This, Slideshow Featured, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Creative Culture, Creative Economy, Cultural Events, Go See This, Music, performance, Siler City, Visual Arts & Crafts

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