Upcoming Events June 16, 2017: Third Friday at the Louisburg
Art Gallery.
Learn more >> June 17, 2017: Juneteenth Celebration in the Park.
At the River Bend Park in Louisburg, NC
Learn more >> Past Events
May 6, 2017: 2017 Spring Writers Retreat
May 5, 2017: 5 de mayo 2017, 5 Hispanic Artists will exhibit.
Lear more >>Come to celebrate the Third Friday at the Louisburg Art Gallery.
 Date:
Friday, June 16 2017.
Time: 5:00pm
to 8:00pm.
Location: 111 North Main Street, Louisburg NC 27549.
Questions:
contact fcacarts@gmail.com
or (919) 497-6910.
Enjoy an
evening of the Arts, bring your family and friends. Artists of the Franklin County Arts Council are going to exhibit
their work. Paintings, ceramics, photography, wood and much more. Refreshments
will be provided. Juneteenth Celebration in the Park Date: June 17, 2017
Time: 1-4pm
Location: River Bend Park in Louisburg, located downtown at the end of Church Street.
Come enjoy the beautiful park on the banks of the Tar River, listen to the music and shop with our vendors. Visitors may bring a picnic lunch for themselves and a chair. There are playground areas with swings, slides and more for the children to enjoy. The Diversity committee is accepting applications for free vendor space. Only packaged food is allowed, no hot or home-cooked foods without a health department license. No alcohol is allowed in the park. Promotional, arts, crafts, and products are welcome. Email Jackie Dove-Miller at dovmiller@aol.com to reserve your spot. TLC Entertainment has confirmed the following R&B and Gospel acts: Mr. Chenier, BB Smith, Kathy Powerhouse, Kimberly Charlene, and Derek Dion Daniels.
5 de Mayo 2017
Celebrating
The Hispanic Culture Through The Arts  Date: May
5, 2017Time: 4:00 to 7pm Location: Up Front Gallery 22 S. Main Street, Franklinton NC 27525 Teresa Fernandez, "Songs
of the Soul". Is a singer born in Havana, Cuba.
Ramon Brito will play his Hispanic Harp. 5 Hispanic Artist will be
Exhibiting: Cornelio Campos
Nora Hernandez
Clina Polloni
Gabriela Zabala
Aaron
Vick
2017 SPRING WRITERS RETREAT: SATURDAY, MAY 6TH. Franklin County Arts Council’s Writer’s Guild 5th annual Writers’ Day Retreat. Date: May 6, 2017 Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Place: Rolling View Community building, a part of Falls Lake Recreational Park Deadline to enter: April 15, 2017 The day will include workshops, writing time, and readings. All writers, new and experienced, are welcome. Best-selling novelist, Diane Chamberlain will be a guest speaker with a program titled “How a Social Worker became a New York Times Best Selling Novelist in Only Thirty Years.” Deana Vassar will close the day with her presentation, “The Amherst Method, Creating a Safe Environment for the Writer.” Fees Mail with check to FCAC Writers Guild, PO Box758, Louisburg, NC 27549 Franklin Flicks 2017 You are cordially invited to a FREE EVENT Date: April 22, 2017
Time: 11 to 4pm
Location: Up Front Gallery
22 S. Main Street, Franklinton NC 27525 Intimate seating for screening of films from around the USA.
Awards – Red Carpet Free popcorn, refreshments.
List of films and times will be announced in April. Donations gladly accepted. 
RAFFLE CHALLENGE - WIN A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR DINNER
Artist,
Everett Mayo has donated two paintings to Franklin County Arts Council for a
fund raising project. The 21”x29” watercolor paintings titled “Carving a Duck”
and “Carving a Horse” are matted and framed. The paintings are valued at $1,200
each. The watercolors are currently on display at the FCAC Gallery in downtown
Franklinton.
All members and supporters are
challenged to sell at least five tickets by February 1, 2017. Those who meet
the challenge will be entered into a drawing for a $30 gift card to an area
restaurant. Ticket packets may be picked up at UpFront Gallery on Dec 1st.
We need at least 44 members to sell 5 tickets bundle to reach our goal of $1200
for one of the paintings. All monies will go to benefit Franklin County Arts
Council’s community projects.
To See the paintings click here
Franklin County Arts Council thanks all who came to the Christmas at Home Art
Show. We also extend our thanks to our hosts Elic Senter and Ed Cottle.
For more information about Franklin County
Arts Council’s events go to their website at FCACARTS.org. The UpFront and Back
Galleries, 22 S. Main St., Franklinton, are open Thursday, Friday, 10:30 - 4pm and
Saturdays from 10:0am until 2pm.
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