In 2010, US House Resolution #275 designated the second week of September as “Arts in Education Week,” a time to focus a national spotlight on arts education and publically recognize and celebrate the positive impact arts education has for our students, schools, and communities. This week the Chatham Arts Council and Chatham County Schools join millions of… Read More →
Annual Meeting: The State of ChathamArts
This is the address given by Board President Lesley Landis during the Annual Meeting for 2012: Welcome to the ChathamArts Annual Meeting. Your presence tonight makes you a shareholder of sorts in ChathamArts as some of our operational money comes from the admission you pay at the door. Thank you for supporting local! This year… Read More →
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 →
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 →
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 →