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May 2, 2018

A Local Hero and His Chainsaw: A Quick Look Back at ClydeFEST 2018

ClydeFEST 2018 was full of laughter, creative art, cool critters, fun games, and a welcoming community spirit! Even while we’re still smiling and excited about all of that, we’re looking forward to what next year will bring! Whether you came out to witness local folk artist Clyde Jones carve a critter for auction, watch performances… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: ClydeFEST, County Happenings, Events, Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Bynum, Clyde Jones, clydeFEST, Folk Art

March 27, 2018

Meet This Artist: Gilda McDaniel – Genius Behind the Scenes

This month’s “Meet This Artist” is written by guest blogger Elisabeth Lewis Corley.  Something about this sylph who is also a fierce arts community fixture begins to make sense when you learn that she was a Chapel Hill art history major who ended up in deep Chatham County in a home she built on land… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Art Show, artists, Bynum, Chatham County, Clyde Jones, clydeFEST, Community, Crooks Corner, Mark Hewitt, Pittsboro, Rusty Sieck, theater, Tomy Edwards, Visual Arts & Crafts, yoga

March 21, 2018

Go See This: ClydeFEST for Kids is Saturday, April 14!

Pop Quiz! Does your little one like to run around in open spaces? Do your kids love to get messy? Make crafts? Play games? Does listening to live music put you in a good mood? Do you love local art? Like, critter art is the best and you smile when you see it? Does a… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: ClydeFEST, Go See This | Tagged With: Bynum, Clyde Jones, clydeFEST, Folk Art

September 24, 2016

15th Annual ClydeFEST

Our kids’ festival of folk art fun!

By Cheryl Chamblee | | Tagged With: Bynum, Clyde Jones, clydeFEST, Community, Music, painting, Visual Arts & Crafts, Volunteer

September 13, 2016

Go See This: ClydeFEST Celebrates 15 Years

ClydeFEST is an ol’ timey carnival based on colorfully painted cedar creatures (a.k.a. “critters”) and the former woodsman who makes them. Self-taught folk artist Clyde Jones and his ever-present Stihl chainsaw delights in the joy his art brings both children and adults. Still, who knew when ClydeFEST was launched 15 years ago that it would be such a… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, ClydeFEST, County Happenings, Events, Go See This | Tagged With: Art Show, Artist, Arts education, Bynum, Clyde Jones, clydeFEST, Community, Creative Culture, Go See This, Sustainability, Tourism, Visual Arts & Crafts

March 10, 2015

Meet This Artist: Cuttin’ Up with Clyde Jones

Clyde Jones on a Critter

More than anything, Bynum folk art legend Clyde Jones likes to make children smile. He has an unconventional way of going about it – by revving up his chainsaw. It works. And kids aren’t the only ones smiling. He starts with log remnants or an old stump.  With a few swipes of his saw, some… Read More →

By Bett Wilson Foley | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Clyde, Clyde Jones, clydeFEST, Critter, Critterville

January 27, 2015

ClydeFEST: Calling All Food Trucks and Nonprofit Superheroes!

So, we’ve got our beloved ClydeFEST coming up on Saturday, May 2, and we are already getting deep into the planning to celebrate creativity with the kiddos!  If you don’t know about ClydeFEST yet, you can click here to find out more–or you can just know that a whole passel of parents have told us… Read More →

By Cheryl Chamblee | Filed Under: Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Clyde Jones, clydeFEST, food vendor, group participant, nonprofit booth

April 7, 2012

Waiting for ClydeFEST is like Waiting for Santa Claus!

CLYDEFEST ALL DAY KIDS’ FOLK ART FESTIVAL, CELEBRATING LEGENDARY FOLK ARTIST, CLYDE JONES Where: The Bynum Ballpark (aka Earl Thompson Recreation Park, 173 Bynum Hill Road, Pittsboro, NC 27312) When: Saturday, April 14, 11 am – 4 pm. (Rain Date: Sunday, April 15) by ChathamArts Intern, Lisa Li. Lisa is a freshman business and marketing… Read More →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, Events | Tagged With: Bynum, Children, Clyde Jones, Cultural Events, sculpture, Sustainability

Meet This Artist

Meet This Artist: Deep River Mercantile’s Hannah Brown Transforms Our Community and Our Homes

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 our community. They join us in inviting you to take a look. Meet your very inspiring … Read More →

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