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April 20, 2022

ClydeFEST Silent Auction In Progress! Get your bid in!

Canvas, paint, glitter folk art umbrella by Clyde Jones.

We’ve got a folk art auction in progress, y’all! This is ClydeFEST 20th Anniversary edition, and we’ve never opened the bidding before ClydeFEST before, so you’re in on a big experiment with some rare opportunities. First up, the Clyde Jones Umbrella . . .

By Cheryl Chamblee | Filed Under: ClydeFEST, Events | Tagged With: artists, Chatham County, Clyde, Clyde Jones, clydeFEST, Community, Creative Culture, Cultural Events, Folk Art, painting, Peter Loose

April 18, 2022

Go See This: ClydeFEST 2022

As Chatham Park continues to develop its community, they remain dedicated to supporting local art in Chatham County. As part of that commitment, Chatham Park is powering our Go See This series. They join us in inviting you to Go See This . . . The weather is warming up, flowers are blooming, and people… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Go See This | Tagged With: Bynum, Chatham County, Clyde Jones, clydeFEST, Go See This

April 18, 2022

Apply Today for the JumpstART Grant: Designed by Artists for Artists

The CAC’s JumpstART grant was born out of the pandemic as a way to help get Chatham County artists and arts-workers back to work. JumpstART pays artists to make art–and to put the arts in the public sphere as we reconnect with one another in our public spaces. 2021 JumpstART was deeply impactful, so we’re… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Resources for Artists, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Art Show, artists, author, Chatham County, Collaboration, Community, Creative Culture, Creative Process, Cultural Events, live music, Musical Theatre, NC literature, non-fiction, painting, performance, Poetry, theater, theatre, Visual Arts & Crafts, Writing

April 18, 2022

Apply Today for Grassroots Arts Grants: Cash Money to Do Amazing Work through the Arts!

Did someone say cash money grants? Yep! The Chatham Arts Council is thrilled to announce that online applications for our annual Grassroots Arts Grants are now available. Every single granting opportunity is critical, so read on and see how you can take advantage of this one. Since 2000, the Chatham Arts Council (CAC) has awarded… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Grassroots Grants, Resources for Artists, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: artists, Chatham County, Collaboration, Community, Pittsboro, Siler City, Visual Arts & Crafts

April 4, 2022

Meet These Artists: Actors Huck Boone and Kinsey McCubbin

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 series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Artist Close-Up, ClydeFEST, County Happenings, Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: acting, actor, Chatham County, clydeFEST, Meet This Artist, pittsboro youth theater

March 7, 2022

Go See This: Big Night In for the Arts

As Chatham Park continues to develop its community, they remain dedicated to supporting local art in Chatham County. As part of that commitment, Chatham Park is powering our Go See This series. They join us in inviting you to Go See This . . . Whether you live in a big city or a small… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Go See This | Tagged With: Big Night In, Big Night In for the Arts, Chatham County, Go See This, Mark Hewitt, Pittsboro, pottery, WRAL

March 3, 2022

North Chatham Elementary and Moncure School Meet Jackie Robinson

It’s Monday morning, and there’s a lot of energy in the room. Artists-in-Schools artist Mike Wiley is about to perform his play Jackie Robinson: A Game Apart for the second time in a day, but more importantly, this is the first assembly for North Chatham Elementary in two years. The kids are excited, the teachers… Read More →

By Andrea Akin | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts in Education, County Happenings, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: #ArtsEd, artists, Arts education, Chatham County, Children, Cultural Events, Music

February 28, 2022

Meet This Artist: Dancer Jabu Graybeal

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 series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Chatham County, Meet This Artist

February 15, 2022

Go See This: Chatham Cider Works Unveils New Mural by Claire Alexandre

As Chatham Park continues to develop its community, they remain dedicated to supporting local art in Chatham County. As part of that commitment, Chatham Park is powering our Go See This series. They join us in inviting you to Go See This . . . The Plant just keeps getting better and better. You may… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Go See This | Tagged With: Chatham Beverage District, Chatham Cider Works, Chatham County, Claire Alexandre, Go See This, mural, muralist, Pittsboro, Roxie Small, The Plant

February 7, 2022

Meet These Artists: Northwood High School students Jade Schneider and Rokia Sissoko, and their teacher, Leslie Burwell

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 series this year. Architecture is art, and the Hobbs crew values art in… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Chatham County, juried exhibition, Leslie Burwell, Meet This Artist, national art honor society, Northwood High School

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