Deadline to Enter is October 1, 2020; Raffle Tickets On Sale Now Franklin County Arts Council is hosting its 2nd Annual Quilt Show at Historic Person Place on Saturday, October 17, 2020, 10am-5pm. The Quilt Show […]
The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Writers’ Guild is sponsoring its 8th-annual Carolina Prize for Writing Contest. The contest is open for previously unpublished works (this includes online publication) in two categories: Poetry — up […]
Today, July 13, 2020, the Franklin County Arts Council announced that the FCAC second-annual Quilt Show has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 17, 2020. Originally planned for August, the date has been changed with “an […]
The Franklin County Arts Council is sponsoring an online poetry and short prose workshop, “Grief To Healing.” Workshop participants will “use what we gather from our readings and experiences to write poems or short prose to document […]
By Donna Campbell Smith The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Writers’ Guild is sponsoring its 8th-annual FCAC Writers’ Guild Carolina Prize for Writing Contest. The contest is open for previously unpublished works (this includes online […]
UPDATE March 13, 2020: As government and businesses work to minimize the spread of coronavirus in public/at events, the Franklin County Arts Council has announced that their offices and gallery must be closed March 16-April […]
Franklin County Arts Council is sponsoring a Juried Student Art Show for Franklin County high school students and Franklin County homeschoolers in grades 9-12. The deadline for submissions is Saturday, April 4, 2020. Students […]
By: Ellen Queen, Franklin County Arts Council This year is shaping up to be a busy year for Art at Franklin County Arts Council’s Gallery on the Hill. A mixture of new offerings and favorites […]
The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Diversity Team invites writers of prose and poetry, and musicians, to participate in their annual Open Mic on Saturday, February 15, 2020, celebrating Black History Month and the […]
By Donna Campbell Smith, Franklin County Arts Council Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Writers’ Guild launched their seventh issue of County Lines: A Literary Journal on Saturday, December 14, 2019, with about thirty writers and […]
This Saturday, November 16, 2019, 1-4pm is the annual Cultural Arts Festival in Louisburg, North Carolina. Bring family and friends for an enjoyable afternoon of multi-cultural music, song, dancing, poetry, art displays, and vendors. Performances at […]
By Ellen Queen, Franklin County Arts Council The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) would like to express our sincere thanks to the residents and businesses of Franklin County for the support and encouragement you have […]
In the Spring of 2019, the Franklin County Writers’ Guild hosted DD’s Starving Writers Fiction Contest receiving 116 entries from US and international writers. Winning entries were submitted by writers in the United States and […]
Franklin County Arts Council is hosting its annual Quilt Show during the August 3rd Friday with the Artist event. The Quilt Show is not just for quilters; it’s also for people who enjoy the fiber […]
The featured artist for the next 3rd Friday with The Artist is Billy Farmer. The 3rd Friday with The Artist will be held at the Franklin County Arts Council’s Gallery on Main, located at 118-B […]
By Donna Campbell Smith The Franklin County Arts Council’s Writers’ Guild is sponsoring its fifth annual Carolina Prize Writing Contest. It is open to writers of any age and location for previously unpublished (this includes […]
By Donna Campbell Smith County Lines Literary Journal is an annual literary journal compiled by the Franklin County Arts Council Writers Guild. They are calling for entries of prose/poetry and art for their seventh edition […]
The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) is looking for a variety of quilting styles from local quilters in Franklin and surrounding counties. Submit your quilt to be considered for the Quilt Show in August. Submission […]
Join the Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) on Friday, May 17, 2019, 6-8pm, for the monthly “3rd Friday with The Artist” event. The May featured Artist will be Linda (Dumas) Wade — the 2018 Franklin County […]
____________ Update: On April 18, 2019, the Writers’ Guild announced that the upcoming Day Retreat is canceled. Refunds are being issued to those who had already registered. _____________ Below is the event information, originally published […]
The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Writers’ Guild is sponsoring its fifth annual FCAC Writers’ Guild Carolina Prize writing contest. It is open to writers of any age and location for previously unpublished (this includes […]
The Diversity Team of the Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) invites singers, musicians and poets to participate in an Open Mic Saturday afternoon, February 16, 2019. The event celebrates Black History Month with a theme […]
By Ellen Queen, Executive Coordinator, Franklin County Arts Council Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) is seeking design proposals for the 3rd Friday with the Artist banner for 2019. The banner should incorporate Franklin County Arts Council […]
By Donna Campbell Smith Members of the Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Writers Guild, along with contributing writers from surrounding areas, gathered at Vance Granville Community College the evening of Thursday, November 29, 2018, to […]
The Franklin County Writers’ Guild is hosting DD’s Starving Writers Contest. This is a one-time only fiction contest. Submissions must be fiction, short stories or novel chapters not previously published, with a maximum length of […]
Join the Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) for their Christmas at the Gallery on Main tree trimming. Bring an ornament or use one of the Arts Council’s ornaments to decorate the gallery’s tree. The public […]
Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Writers’ Guild invites the public to attend the launch party for their sixth edition of County Lines: A Literary Journal. The party will be held Thursday, November 29, 2018, 7-9pm. […]
Are you frustrated with querying publishers and agents about your novel? Why not publish it yourself? Turn your bright ideas into books. Author Donna Campbell Smith will lead a self-publishing workshop on Saturday, October 27, […]
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