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March 22, 2019

Go See This: ClydeFEST, My Favorite Time of Year

ClydeFEST has been a part of my childhood for as long as I can remember.   According to my mom, I first met Clyde Jones—and started going to ClydeFEST—when I was around three years old. My family has been volunteering as part of ClydeFEST for just as long . You could say it is in… Read More →

By Virginia Johnson | Filed Under: ClydeFEST, Events, Go See This, Slideshow Featured | Tagged With: Bynum, Children, clydeFEST, Community, Creative Process, Creativity, Go See This, Volunteer

August 15, 2012

Mosaic Mural Hatching at the Old Hatchery

LaNelle Davis, artist, and Steve Carr, building owner, have teamed up to offer Pittsboro a mural mosaic! The installation (in progress) is located at the corner of West Street (Hwy 64) and Rectory Street. The design will honor the building’s former life as a hatchery with a rooster facing Rectory Street and two hens facing… Read More →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: Artist Close-Up | Tagged With: Community, Creative Culture, Creative Process, Mosaics, Murals, Pittsboro, Public Art, Visual Arts & Crafts, Volunteer

July 17, 2011

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 →

By Chatham Arts Council | Filed Under: ChathamArts News | Tagged With: Advocacy, Arts in Education, Creative Economy, Creativity, Cultural Events, Economic Development, Grants, Media Arts, Volunteer

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