Cheryl Chamblee News Today

SILER CITY — Major projects to expand opportunities for student artists received a significant boost this month when the Chatham Arts Council awarded two grants to the Jordan-Matthews Arts Foundation.

The Big Night In for the Arts is back for another year of fundraising for the Triangle's arts community! Katie Murray of the Orange County Arts Commission and Cheryl Chamblee of the Chatham Arts Council join 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell to share details about Thursday night's telecast, which aims to raise money for the arts industry as we emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arts Nonprofits Grapple With Effects Of COVID Year Story by    After more than a year of shuttered venues and cancelled performances, arts and entertainment nonprofit organizations are grappling with devastating amounts of lost revenue and facing a longer road to recovery than any other sector of nonprofits. The core of many arts nonprofits—live, in-person performances—was impossible to provide during the pandemic, leaving organizations scrambling to make up revenue. “That loss to gathe...

Chatham Arts Council Awards Funding to Artists Impacted by Pandemic In an effort to alleviate the negative impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on local artists, the Chatham Arts Council has partnered with several other art councils in North Carolina to provide grants for struggling artists. More than $82,000 in ‘Artist Support Grants’ have recently been awarded to applicants in Chatham, Harnett, Johnson, Lee, and Wake counties. Led by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County and i...