Thirty-one years ago, my grandfather and I watched MTV together when the station launched a channel dedicated to music videos. I loved seeing my rock heroes visually express the soundtrack to my adolescence. My grandad, originally from a hardscrabble life in the Appalachian mountains where they lived “off the grid” not because they were cool… Read More →
Celebrate the Spirit at the Joyful Jewel
The Joyful Jewel has already become a local landmark and destination in downtown Pittsboro — and soon they’ll celebrate their 2nd year anniversary! Patrons come in often for their own inspiration, to adorn themselves, and their homes, and to bring their out of town company to show off the beauty that local artists are creating…. 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 →
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 →
