Developing, promoting and nurturing all art as creative endeavors to our community.
Not only does Lincoln County have an excellent and well deserved reputation for pottery but also it is an untapped art market. The Arts Council of Lincoln County is at the forefront of establishing
a new force in regional promotional opportunities for our area's artists and artisans.
Please join us in laying
the foundation for the future of our children and community in the cultural arts by becoming an Artist Member or an Arts Council Benefactor today.
Email us for more information at
Lincoln County www.co.lincoln.nc.us
115 West Main Street Lincolnton NC, 28092
City of Lincolnton www.ci.lincolnton.nc.us
114 East Main Street Lincolnton NC, 28093
Lincoln County Schools www.lincoln.k12.nc.us
P.O. Box 400 Lincolnton, NC 28093
Pubic & Community Partners
The Arts Council of Lincoln County thanks these partners for primary funding:
North Carolina Arts Council
NC Arts Council is a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Shelly Johnston, Executive Director p: 704-732-9044 e: artslincoln@bellsouth.net
The Current Issue of the Arts Council of Lincoln County's Newsletter Is Here...
Want to know what is happening at the Arts Council? Click on the thumbnail below to view the current online edition of the ACLC Newsletter.
Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday
Arts Council of Lincoln County
We are located in the Lincoln Cultural Center at 403 East Main Street
in Lincolnton, North Carolina.
Post Office Box 45 Lincolnton, North Carolina 28093
p: 704-732-9044 e: artslincolnnc@gmail.com
Website designed and hosted by Creative Sense Marketing. © 2012 Arts Council of Lincoln County. All rights reserved.
Exhibitions, Competitions & Events
This is a partial list of current and upcoming events. For the full calendar, please click here.
Senior Showcase
February 20, 2012 through March 4, 2012
Opening Reception: Tuesday, February 21 ~ 11:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
The Arts Council of Lincoln County and Lincoln County Senior Services showcase local senior clay art. Work will be exhibited at the Lincoln Cultural Center. Click here for information.
Building Online Contacts Workshop
Saturday February 25, 2012 ~ 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Free to Area Artists
Sarah Benoit of Creative Original Online Marketing will teach area artists how to collect information from potential customers and turn it into an active online network of contacts. This workshop will be held at the Lincoln Cultural Center. Pre-registration is suggested via phone or email. Click here for more information.
Spring Art Crawl
Friday, March 23, 2012
If you are an artist and would like to participate in Downtown
Lincolnton's Art Crawl, please call or email our office. This is
a free event for artists, business participants and the public.
Art & Sole ~ 5k Run for the Arts
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Registration at 7:00 a.m. ~ Race Starts at 8:00 a.m.
The moderately difficult race course will begin and end at the Lincoln
Cultural Center in downtown Lincolnton. Register before March 20, 2012
and save $5 on the $20 registration fee. The first 25 runners to register
will receive a free race t-shirt and handmade clay medallion. All proceeds
will benefit the Arts Council of Lincoln County's local artist gallery exhibits.
Click here for the registration.
Flo Robinson Literary Competition Call for Entries
Deadline: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The 29th Annual Flo Robinson Literary Competition provides cash awards for poetry and prose writers who are past or present Lincoln County residents. Categories include adult, high school, middle school and elementary school. Sponsored by the Arts Council of Lincoln County, Lincoln County Schools and Trustees of the Flo Robinson Estate. Click here for submission guidelines.
Lincoln County Artist Karen Banker
to Exhibit in International Solo Show
Click here to read the press release on Karen's show in Lisbon, Portugal!
