Welcome to the
Franklin County Arts Alliance
Rusk and Dallas Streets
Mount Vernon, Texas
The Franklin County Arts Alliance started with a dream of Jean Pamplin, in 1993, and has grown through the visions of many. OurOld Jail Art Museum is a treasure found nowhere else in east Texas. Our Cultural Arts Center, is a budding facility with the resources for an array of cultural activities for all to enjoy. Please drop by this web site frequently for the latest Arts Alliance happenings. You'll be well rewarded with visits to our Art Museum and Cultural Arts Center.
Cultural Arts Center
The Cultural Arts Center (CAC) was totally remodeled in 2006, from the courtyard to the interior. New restrooms were added, electric utilities and plumbing installed, and the kitchen upgraded to be fully functional.
Photos by Jack Cook
Art Museum Show
Tom Wilkenson Architectural Exhibit
Recent CAC Events
April Arts
Seventeen local artists displayed their work April 25 and 26, at the Culture Arts Center. This was the first juried show for April Arts. Best of show went of Donna Hodge, for her watercolor: Sentinels in the Forest; first place was awarded to Cindy Kent, for two spooned, clay vases, We Come In Pairs; second place went to Al Moore, for his wood sculpture of an octopus titled Fight or Flight. Henry Oertel and Fran Hilton received honorable mentions. There was a good turnout in spite of less than ideal weather. Jan Andrews organized the first April Arts show in 2005, and has managed all subsequent shows.
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Best of Show: Donna Hodge
Clay works, glass works, sculpting, and
painting pieces were exhibited
Pastel artist Vince Heinz
Oil and watercolorist, Winnie Lynn
Glass Artist
Enjoy an Artistic Visit
to Our Old Jail Art Museum
Curator: Cindy Kent
Open Saturdays 10:00 to 3:00
Two galleries display our permanent collection and visiting artists' exhibitions. When you've satisfied your visual thirst step into the old jail's past cell block complete with soft-sculptured jail keepers.
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without charge for which we are most grateful.


