WELCOME Welcome to the Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) website, situated with the beautiful state of North Carolina. We hope you will take a moment to check out our pages and learn about the great many artistic talents our rural county has. We would also like to extend a warm welcome to all of our young artists; we hope the FCAC will be a valuable platform from which you will continue to grow your artistic talents.

Writing Our Family Stories: Sept. 14th - Oct. 19th Come out and be a part of a 6-week writing workshop sponsored by the FCAC and facilitated by author, Donna Campbell Smith. With Donna’s guidance, participants will have the opportunity to preserve stories they have heard, and perhaps lived, while growing up. The workshop will be held on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. from September 14th - October 19th, 2010 at the Louisburg Senior Citizens Center, 127 Shannon Village (Hwy 401), Louisburg. This workshop is open free to all Franklin County citizens. Please register to attend with the Franklin County Arts Council by September 7th.

Pickin-n-Grinnin: September 21st The FCAC and the Person Place Preservation Society have joined together to provide opportunities for local musicians to play together. These opportunities have become known as the Pickin-n-Grinnin jam sessions held at the Person Place every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 7-9 p.m. Both musicians and patrons of bluegrass music are invited to come out to enjoy the fun, fellowship and food! It’s a great way to spend your night with your family and your community! Refreshments are provided. For more information, please call 919-539-7868.

FCAC Accepting Subgrant Applications The FCAC is now accepting subgrant applications for the NC Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program through September 20th, 2010. Applications are available for non-profit organizations whose purpose is to promote and develop diverse cultural arts programming in Franklin County. Projects must occur between July 1, 2010 – May 15, 2011. The FCAC will host a Grant Workshop to assist applicants preparing their grant. The workshop will take place on August 30th, 2010 at 3 p.m. at 106 Justice St., Louisburg. Grant applications are evaluated by a subcommittee of the FCAC. Their findings are then submitted to the FCAC Board, pending their approval. Awards are announced in September each year. For questions or more information, contact us. To download a Subgrant Application, please click HERE.

2010 Franklin County Artist of the Year Do you know a great artist or someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the art, history and culture within Franklin County? Then nominate them for the 2010 Artist of the Year award! Please find a form on the FCAC Forms page. Forms may be mailed or emailed to the Franklin County Arts Council and the deadline for submission is Friday, October 15th, 2010.

Artist of the year! Freddy Greene (The Street Genie) was unanimously voted as Franklin County Artist of the year, by the Board of the Arts Council. However, Freddy was not made aware of his nomination immediately. Instead the Arts Council decided to invite Freddy to come and perform at their Annual General Meeting (AGM). During his performance he was interrupted, and very surprised to be presented with this long overdue award. The Arts Council Board will now work to promote Freddy and his music, during his time as Artist of the Year....Nice one, Freddy!

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE! Our membership numbers are rising! We would like to extend a huge thanks to all of you who have supported us, and to all of you who have returned to support us. For those of you who are thinking about joining us, please take a moment to check out our many new pages, after which we hope you will consider supporting the FCAC through becoming a member. The FCAC strives to serve all artistic and cultural events within the county and this is only made possible with support from people like you. Your membership of $10.00 will go a long way in helping to keep the FCAC alive. To download a membership form please click here. Alternatively if you have a PAYPAL account you can renew or membership by clicking on the link below. View Site Map