Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture

Inspiring creativity + celebrating community for a better Chapel Hill! #ChapelHillArts 🔸 public art 🔸 festivals and events 🔸 artist calls

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

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Over the past two years, @corter_pounder has inspired our community to grow closer to poetry.

@CHCommunityArts and @chpublib recently sat down with Cortland to talk about his journey, his inspiration, and what's next.

Watch the Q&A: https://t.co/iMMTK4v9oO

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

Our December newsletter just dropped!

Check out this month's updates and art happenings (and subscribe to stay in the know): https://t.co/hiyDo3NMp8

📸Mark Losey

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

Orange County nonprofits: There's still time!

Apply for up to $10,000 to support your Chapel Hill-based arts and cultural projects through our award program.

📅 Due Friday, November 22 at 5pm
🔗 https://t.co/kxdNDKgfie

📸 2024 award-funded programming by B3 Coffee

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

Celebrate the magic of our community this holiday season! ❄️ Help us cheer on 40+ arts, cultural, and community groups at the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade.

📅 Saturday, Dec. 7 at 10am
📍 Start: 140 West Franklin Plaza
📍 End: Carrboro Town Hall
🔗 https://t.co/rXedonjQa2

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

What a way to close out this year's Festifall Arts Markets! ✨

A few thousand of y'all danced, supported local artisans, and ate Pan de Muerto to celebrate Día de los Muertos with us on Saturday. Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by.

📸 Samuel Cooke

[Downtown Chapel Hill @DCHP_ChapelHill]

@CHCommunityArts annual arts market returns on Saturday, Nov 2 from 12-5 PM in downtown Chapel Hill. Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy eclectic art, local artisans, street performers, live music, and family-friendly activities! 🎊🎶

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

Say hi to Xavier! 👋 We're wrapping up #EmployeeAppreciationMonth here at @chapelhillgov.

Xavi joined the Community Arts & Culture team in 2023. He manages 10 of the town’s largest events, including the Pride Promenade, Juneteenth Celebration, Festifall Arts Markets, and more.

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

Say hi to Ellie! 👋 October is #EmployeeAppreciationMonth at @chapelhillgov, so we're highlighting our amazing team.

Ellie joined the team in 2023. She helps bring our art programs and installations to life, including our Public Spaces exhibition series.

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

Applications now OPEN! 📢 We're helping Orange County #nonprofits fund their Chapel Hill-based...
🔹 Community events & festivals
🔹 Public art installations
🔹 Art experiences & workshops

Awards range from $2,500-$10,000. Apply by Friday, 11/22: https://t.co/sHizjCOGRs

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

Meet Darien! 👋 October is #EmployeeAppreciationMonth here at @chapelhillgov, so we're highlighting our staff.

Darien joined the team in 2023. She spreads the word about our public art, events, and applications through our newsletters, flyers, website, and social media.

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

Deadline extended! 🔔 Apply for our Community Holiday Parade by Monday, October 21 at 5pm: https://t.co/VIy37HbDrE

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

Applications for the 2024 Chapel Hill-Carrboro Community Holiday Parade are now open! ❄️

Are you a local organization with diverse cultural, faith, and community traditions?

Apply by Monday October 14 at 5pm: https://t.co/nq1qrhhfXT

📸 Mark Losey

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

October is #EmployeeAppreciationMonth here at @chapelhillgov, so say hello to Rachel! 👋 

Rachel joined our team in 2019. She collaborates with our public art, event, and marketing team members to manage vendor paperwork and contracts for all our offerings.

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

Gabriel Eng-Goetz just finished his new mural, “O Lófos,” on the 900 Willow parking deck. 😍

“My design celebrates Chapel Hill as a historic town steeped in world-class education and multiculturalism.”

Watch the timelapse: https://t.co/PM2nFvl7Uv

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

TONIGHT! 📽️ Your 3 favorite witches are in town!

Join us for movie trivia, a witchy costume contest, and a FREE screening of #HocusPocus. It's all starting at 6pm at the Carolina Square lawn in downtown Chapel Hill.

Learn more: https://t.co/U6yh7BLPpd

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

#EmployeeAppreciationMonth: Meet Steve! 👋

Steve has coordinated public art in Chapel Hill since '05 and was employed by the Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission until '08, when he officially became a Town employee. He's been on the @CHCommunityArts team since its 2017 inception.

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

What a weekend! 🪩 Our Franklin Street flash mob and afterparty with @realsaxsquatch brought an entire carload’s worth of donations for @PORCHNC's food drive on Saturday.

Catch a glimpse of the fun: https://t.co/RGPcNeohap

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

Less than 3 HOURS away! We’ll see ya soon!

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

Let's get weird, Chapel Hill! 🎷 Cryptids with a Cause is Saturday, September 28 at 5:30-7pm. Party with @realsaxsquatch in a flash mob right on Franklin Street.

Dress as your favorite cryptid and bring canned goods for @PORCHNC's food drive!

Learn more: https://t.co/VRmhdurAFM

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

Tune in to hear @realsaxsquatch and Special Events Coordinator Xavier Vallejo talk about this weekend’s event!

[WCHL & Chapelboro @WCHLChapelboro]

Thanks again to Saxsquatch for stopping by and talking about this weekend's flash mob and food drive! Take a listen back to the conversation with Aaron Keck below 🎶

https://t.co/JDCgeR3Mz4

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

@DCHP_ChapelHill @wunc @WCHLChapelboro @chapelhillmag @visitchapelhill @chapelhillgov @UNC_CLC @CentroHispanoNC @TABLENC Vuelven los mercados de artes de otoño de Chapel Hill.

El mercado del 2 de noviembre celebra el Día de los Muertos. Vamos a destacar y apoyar a las comunidades latinas del Triángulo con más de 45 artesanos locales, música en vivo, y presentaciones. 
https://t.co/jHYs2aTIpo

[Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture @CHCommunityArts]

#HispanicHeritageMonth is here, and Chapel Hill's fall arts markets are back!

Our November 2 market is Día de los Muertos. We’ll uplift and support the Triangle's Latino/a/e communities with 45+ local artisans, live music, performances, and more.

🔗 https://t.co/iHRFwztNgs