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September 3, 2026

Meet This Artist: Performing Artist Koialina Gray

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to Chatham County’s creative community one interview at a time. This Meet This Artist feature is made possible with support from VRC, Ltd. In this special audio feature, we meet Koialina Gray (AKA Makayla Graybeal). Koialina is a homegrown Chatham… Read More →

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: dance, Musical Theater, Paperhand Puppet Intervention, puppetry, tap dance, theater, theater arts, woodshed arts

June 8, 2026

Meet This Artist: Theater Artist Derrick Ivey

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to Chatham County’s creative community one interview at a time. This Meet This Artist feature is made possible with support from VRC, Ltd. In this special audio feature, we meet Derrick Ivey, a longtime Chatham County resident and regional… Read More →

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: arthur miller, directing, redbird theater company, stage design, theater

November 25, 2025

Meet This Artist: Artistic Director Joseph Megel

The Chatham Arts Council is investing in artists through our Meet This Artist series, introducing you to Chatham County’s creative community one interview at a time. In this special audio feature, we meet Joseph Megel, longtime artistic director of the Process Series at UNC–Chapel Hill. His work has championed new plays, performance art, dance, and… Read More →

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: Meet this Artist, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: dance, multidisciplinary, Poetry, the process series, theater, university of north carolina, Workshop

October 16, 2025

Farm to Story: Vibrant Communities Project Celebrates Chatham Farmers

Whether you enjoy a floral honey or a juicy steak, your taste buds zing thanks to local farmers. Often there’s a disconnect in where our food actually comes from and the Chatham Arts Council and EbzB Productions are here to explore that! Commissioned by the CAC, EbzB Productions—led by the artistic duo of Serena Ebhardt and… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Creative Placemaking, Events, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: artists, Chatham County, Collaboration, Community, Creative Culture, Creative Economy, Creative Process, Creativity, Cultural Events, performance, theater, Visual Arts, Writing

January 29, 2025

Go See This: SUNNYLAND: A New Banjo Rock Opera 

James Vose is a local business owner, US Army Veteran, and father. He currently serves as a Pittsboro Town Commissioner and is committed to generating a vibrant cultural community through projects like our Go See This series. Vose Natural Stone is proud to be our 2024-2025 sponsor, and we are delighted to present an exciting… Read More →

By Heather O'Shaughnessy | Filed Under: County Happenings, Creative Placemaking, Events, Go See This | Tagged With: banjo, Breadfoot, elisabeth lewis corley, joseph megel, Stephan Meyers, streetsigns, the process series, theater

April 22, 2022

Go See This: The new play “Cascade” at The Plant

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 art scene in Chatham County continues to grow and… Read More →

By Rachel Flanagan | Filed Under: Go See This | Tagged With: ann corley silverman, Chatham County, Go See This, joseph megel, The Plant, theater

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

August 19, 2021

Calling all Artists! Apply Now for the Artist Support Grant

Artists – listen up. This is for you! We have an exciting grant opportunity you won’t want to miss. Like last year, we are partnering with the fine folks at the NC Arts Council, United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, and other local arts councils to bring the Artist Support Grant to Chatham County… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Resources for Artists, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Artist Support Grants, artists, Chatham County, Community, Creative Process, performance, Poetry, theater, Visual Arts & Crafts, Writing

June 3, 2021

Oh, What a Year! Virtual Artists-OUTSIDE-Schools Residencies Reach Nearly 2,000 Kids!

When the pandemic swept through the world in 2020, it hit us like a ton of bricks. Halfway through an amazing line-up of teaching artists for our Artists-in-Schools Initiative, we did not want to halt the program. We were determined to continue reaching students with a creative outlet that has been proven to provide unique… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: Artists-in-Schools, Arts in Education, ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: #ArtsEd, artists, Arts education, Arts in Education, Chatham County, Children, Collaboration, Community, Creative Culture, Creative Process, performance, theater, theatre, Visual Arts & Crafts, Workshop, Writing

April 21, 2021

New Jumpstart Grant Opp Designed by Artists for Artists

Last year, the pandemic shut down the arts economy in Chatham County. No one really thought that one year later, we’d still be wading through the pandemic, waiting for life to go back to “normal.” Because artists and arts-workers have been hugely impacted by the pandemic, we launched the Chatham Artists and Arts-workers Relief Effort… Read More →

By April Starling | Filed Under: 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

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