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May 25, 2019

Andy Parker presents For Alison

On August 26, 2015, Emmy Award–winning twenty-four-year-old reporter Alison Parker was murdered on live television, along with her colleague, photojournalist Adam Ward. Their interviewee was also shot, but survived. People watching at home heard the gunshots, and the gunman’s video of the murder, which he uploaded to Facebook, would spread over the internet like wildfire…. Read More →

June 4, 2017

CAC Annual Mtg

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Please join us for a party (a.k.a. our Annual Meeting). Come for the last day of the Dorrie Casey exhibit/sale “Shamanic Journeys” (read more about her at our blog “Meet This Artist”), enjoy snacks and tasty beverages, and some games. It will be fun! The Arts Council is eager to meet you and share news about… Read More →

April 12, 2017

Go See This: Day of the Books / El Día de los Libros

“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”― Albert Einstein The annual Day of the Books/ El Día de los Libros is coming up on Saturday, April 29th, ready to bring books to life and delight in both… Read More →

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 singles out Jackie Nunez, founder of the Last Plastic Straw, who has been at the forefront of this movement since 2011, Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, Dr…. Read More →

May 17, 2016

Natural Chatham Releases Inner Artist

The Carolina blue sky was dotted with white as the clouds swirled and shifted, shaped and morphed. It was a perfect day to take in the natural beauty of Chatham County. There was time to explore and opportunities not to be missed so we headed out to indulge our adventurous natures. “Oh! Turn there, turn there,” I… Read More →

June 20, 2012

An Immersion at the Arts Integration Institute

So I have to admit I was  a little hesitant about going to this year’s workshop at The United Arts Council Arts Integration Institute, provided by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County (supported in part by the N.C. Arts Council) and located at the Cary Arts Center. But why? After all it… Read More →

April 18, 2012

Arts Advocacy Part I: Arts in Education

by Molly Matlock, Executive Director of ChathamArts This week, Gina Harrison and I presented to our County Board of Commissioner about the vital role of Arts in economic development, public education and in building a healthier, stronger, more connected community overall. We would like to invite you to become arts advocates alongside us! You will… Read More →

July 17, 2011

ChathamArts Celebrates 30 Years!

July first marks the beginning of our new fiscal year and the 30th anniversary of ChathamArts, the county’s arts council. As we consider the past year, we want to share the ways our organization has nurtured in Chatham County what physician, author, inventor, and consultant Edward de Bono calls “the greatest human resource of all:… Read More →

Meet This Artist

Meet This Artist: Fiber Artist Tanja Lipinski Cole

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to 12 Chatham County artists each year in a big way. The fine folks at Hobbs Architects in downtown Pittsboro are powering our Meet This Artist … Read More →

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