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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 →

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

May 2, 2016

Go See This: Shakori Hills Stimulates the Senses

For four days in the fall and spring, the bucolic Chatham County community of Silk Hope is enhanced with an event that awakens all the senses. Celebrating its fourteenth year, the Shakori Festival of… Read More →

By Lesley Landis | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, County Happenings, Events, Go See This, Resources for Artists, Slideshow Featured, Uncategorized | Tagged With: Community, Creative Culture, Creative Economy, Cultural Events, dance, Go See This, Music, Silk Hope, Tourism

August 29, 2012

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… Read More →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: County Happenings, Events | Tagged With: Art Show, Community, Creative Culture, Creative Economy, Economic Development, Pittsboro, Tourism

August 22, 2012

To Visit Chatham is to Love Chatham

Thanks to fans of Chatham County, and officially Neha Shah at the Pittsboro-Siler City Convention & Visitors Bureau, tourists are discovering what residents and businesses here have known for a… Read More →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, County Happenings | Tagged With: Cultural Events, Tourism

May 23, 2012

Visiting the Open Studios and the Many Busy Artists of the NC Arts Incubator

Treasures abound and surprises await as you walk along North Chatham Avenue in Siler City. Amazing things are happening as artists reveal their studios and their work within. Be prepared… Read More →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: Artist Close-Up, ChathamArts News, County Happenings | Tagged With: Community, Creative Culture, Creative Economy, Murals, Siler City, Tourism, Visual Arts & Crafts

March 15, 2012

Place-Based Arts

by Lesley Landis-Voller, President of ChathamArts How lucky are we here in Chatham County? Two of the Southeast’s finest contemporary writers, Belle Boggs and Marjorie Hudson — both Chatham County… Read More →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: ChathamArts News, Events | Tagged With: healing arts, Literary Arts, sculpture, Tourism, Visual Arts & Crafts

Meet This Artist

Meet This Artist: Fiber artist Sue Szary 

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 … Read More →

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