The Artscenter is that. Great location for Carrboro and Chapel Hill for Art Classes, Performance and Art Shows. Staff is super friendly and teachers will work with what ever level experience you have. For performance shows, concerts or plays, the auditorium has great sound and not a bad seat in the house
The ArtsCenter is a unique asset to this unique town. It offers classes and workshops year-round in all forms of art, a gallery featuring students of the center and other local artists, and performing arts venues. I visited with my husband and daughter last Sunday to see "10 by 10 in the Triangle": a performance featuring ten actors and ten directors presenting ten plays of ten minutes each. We really enjoyed the performances and the intimacy of the theater.The gallery that night featured an exhibit by the Paperhand Puppet Intervention: many styles of puppetry and artistic expression, including giant puppets, masks, rod puppets, and props. This group works out of the Saxapahaw (Buddy Collins) Community Center on Saxapahaw Road, just off of Highway 54, 11 miles west of Carrboro, and performs all over the triangle.
My children have attended summer camps here and they have wonderful programs for children through adults in summers and year round. Most travelers may not also realize that they have shows -- a cozy venue, music groups, theater. Check out their schedule.
The Art Center participates in 2nd Friday Art Walk which I frequent attend. They offer classes and host performances. I was last there for a December 2011 Artist Holiday Craft Show which focus on local artists. The facility is great. They serve coffee, beer, and wine. The bathroom facilities are good and the parking is free.
The ArtsCenter has been a Carrboro institution for 30 years, yet despite growing up in the area, I only recently started attending events there. On June 17, I saw Royal Southern Brotherhood play there, with Johnny Sansone opening and performing with the band. It was an amazing show! They played in the theater, which doesn't have a single bad seat, and the acoustics were incredible! The ArtsCenter doesn't advertise much, so if you're going to be in the area, you MUST check out their site (www.artscenterlive.org) for shows and other events. Parking is easy and FREE, and they're walkable to everything Franklin Street and downtown Carrboro have to offer! Entry to galleries is FREE, but tickets for live shows and registration for classes can be purchased through their website.
I have taken several workshops here, and lucked into hearing bits of performances that were going on at the same time. This is a really active, vibrant center offering a huge range of classes, workshops, concerts, exhibitions, performances and more. Wish I lived close enough to go to more things here!
There is always a good show at the Artscenter, and the prices are surprisingly affordable! They also have some wonderful classes, and great kid's camps, also.
Recently attended the 10 by 10 plays. Soooooo fun! I'll be sure to go next year. The best in community theater and locals support it.The theater is old, small & cozy but so great.
This is a really cool place to visit to see a show, take a class, or view some local art. PRO: The lobby area is extremely nice, its clearly been recently redone. The bar and the ticket booth both look great.CON: The stage is unusually shaped so its very difficult to get a seat in viewing the front of the stage; most seats are off to one side or the other.
Our organization spent a lot of time here setting up an exhibit that shared stories of being homeless. Staff, especially exhibit coordinator at the time, Laurie Ritchie, were absolutely wonderful! Our exhibit was a success and it was great getting support from the local community. Classes here are wonderful also and I really appreciate the art exhibited during art walks. A++