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Artmosphere colorful nature mural on barn with artists posing while working.

Arts Council & Friends Partner on New Murals

By Ashby Brame on Jul. 21, 2023

Over the past year, the Friends of Johnston County Parks has worked in partnership with the Johnston County Arts Council on an outdoor mural project. With financial assistance from the Arts Council…

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A cartoon illustration of the Hills of Snow building, shaped like a snowcone, in Smithfield North Carolina

Native Emily Wallace & Her Delicious New Book

By Ashby Brame on Oct. 03, 2019

“I grew-up in Smithfield. My Dad and his brother owned Heavner-Wallace Implement Company – which started as a mule company a very long time ago. But I was always around farms and farmers in the…

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Up-coming Event Celebrates JoCo Art & Food

By Ashby Brame on Mar. 03, 2017

The Johnston County Arts Council will host its eighth Annual Art and Food Festival Gala on March 16, 2017 at the Paul A. Johnston Auditorium on the Johnston Community College Campus. The event is…

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Large art sculptures on display at the Frank Creech Art Gallery in Smithfield, NC.

Come for the Art. Bring Your Appetite.

By Ashby Brame on Mar. 23, 2016

The Johnston County Arts Council recently hosted its Seventh Annual Art and Food Festival Gala last Thursday, March 17th at the Paul A. Johnston Auditorium on the campus of Johnston Community College…

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