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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… Read More →

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… Read More →

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… Read More →

February 1, 2018

Save the Date! ClydeFEST: April 14, 2018!

ClydeFEST 2018 is in the works for Saturday, April 14! (Ahem. Rain date is April 15.) We’ve been hearing your hope-tinged voices on the phone, via email, in line at… Read More →

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… Read More →

July 19, 2016

New Home, New Board Members, New Year

Arts Council offices

In the last two years, the Chatham Arts Council introduced a new logo, new brand, new mission focus, and new website. As we enter the new fiscal year, there’s even… Read More →

May 4, 2016

Save the Date for ClydeFEST: September 24, 2016

Painted Critter Cut-outs 2015. Photo by onfranklinandmain.com.

Judging by the lovely emails and phone calls we’ve been getting, kids and parents from Chatham and beyond have definitely missed their annual visit to Critterville this spring! We are… Read More →

April 28, 2015

Friday + Saturday: We need you!

Gilda McDaniel and Stephan Meyers make it all go.

Those are our two superhero ClydeFEST ringleaders up there, and we are calling all volunteerin’ types, champions of creativity, and longtime fans of ClydeFEST. Can you give ClydeFEST three hours on… Read More →

April 28, 2015

Meet This Artist: Lisbeth Hickey Dances with a New Generation

For Lisbeth Hickey as a child, summer time meant a four-hour sojourn to the small Colombian town of Natagaima, where her maternal grandparents lived and farmed. There she watched her cousins… Read More →

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… Read More →

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