Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Brings the Rhythm of Spain to Bennett and Bonlee Schools What happens when you bring a flamenco dancer, a guitarist, a percussionist, and a little Spanish magic into a school? You get three days of clapping, stomping, singing, dancing—and a whole lot of students discovering they have some pretty impressive moves!… Read More →
All That Jazz, and Then Some!: John’s Brown Little Big Band at Northwood and Seaford High Schools
John Brown’s Little Big Jazz Band Brings the Beat to Northwood and Seaforth High Schools What happens when you bring 11 talented jazz musicians, a little music history, and a whole lot of rhythm into a high school auditorium on a rainy Friday? At Northwood and Seaforth High Schools on October 9, the answer was… Read More →
Push. Pull. Leap. Fly: Black Box Dance Theatre at Siler City Elementary
Black Box Dance Theatre Brings Science to Life at Siler City Elementary What happens when force and motion leave the science book and land—quite literally—on the dance floor? For three colorful, high-energy days, September 21–23, the fifth graders at Siler City Elementary found out. Black Box Dance Theatre brought its signature mix of movement, storytelling,… Read More →
Announcing the 2026-2027 Artists-in-Schools Season
Chatham Arts Council Brings Professional Artists to All 20 Chatham County District Schools for Second Consecutive Year 2026–2027 Artists-in-Schools season brings flamenco, jazz, poetry, theater, African drumming, beatmaking, dance and more directly into classrooms Get ready for another year of creativity in Chatham County classrooms. The Chatham Arts Council’s 2026–2027 Artists-in-Schools season will once again… Read More →
“How do I join your band?” John Brown’s Big Band in Action
Like a New Orleans big band on the move, members of John Brown’s Little Big Band sauntered down the aisles of Jordan-Matthews High School—horns up, energy high—playing a jazzy rendition of “When the Saints Go Marching In.” You could feel it immediately: surprise, curiosity, a few wide eyes—and then smiles. For some students from Chatham… Read More →
History Steps on Stage: When One Man Becomes Fifteen
Our Northwood and Seaforth tenth-graders saw a performance–and they also what happens when storytelling meets history. Because in Mike Wiley’s hands, history doesn’t feel far away at all. It’s standing right there, center stage in front of you.
¡Olé, Chatham! A Flamenco Celebration at Perry Harrison and Silk Hope
If you wandered into Perry Harrison or Silk Hope schools between October 20 and 22, you might have heard it first—a rhythmic tap, a guitar string hum, a voice lifting in song, and then… the magic of Flamenco. Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana brought a swirl of sound, color, and culture to fifth- and seventh-grade students as part of the Chatham Arts Council’s Artists-in-Schools program.
Meet This Artist: Musician and Storyteller Diali Cissokho
The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to Chatham County artists each year in a big way. In celebration of our Chatham Artists-in-Schools Initiative season’s imminent kick-off, we’re circling back to a beloved Artists-in-Schools artist we last featured here in 2015. So, take a look. Meet your… Read More →
Check Out the 2025-26 Artists-in-Schools Season Lineup!
Do you remember the first time something a teacher said to you “clicked?” That moment when you finally understood the difference between a metaphor and a simile? That’s what the CAC’s Artists-in-Schools Initiative is all about. By bringing professional artists into Chatham County schools, artists leverage the arts through interactive workshops that support teachers’ learning… Read More →
Diali Cissokho Drums and Dances with Seventh-Graders at George Moses Horton Middle
“Diali is truly remarkable with the kids!” said a Bonlee custodian who watched the workshops and performance. “He makes me want to have this kind of joy every day.”
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