The Madison County Arts Council

06/05/2026

“Current” and “Affrilachia: Testimonies” open June 5! Celebrate with us from 4-7pm Friday, June 5 with live music from West Sound and/or check out both exhibits through July 25.

06/03/2026

Affrilachia: Testimonies, from 2026 Guggenheim Fellow Chris Aluka Berry, opens Friday at the Madison County Arts Council! 4-7pm. Live music from Westsound at 6pm!

06/02/2026

Our 'Current' show of new work is looking fantastic! Psyched for our opening this Friday June 5th from 4-7pm! Thanks to our fab gallery committee for getting this one together!

06/01/2026

Come on out to the 2026 Bluff Mountain Festival on Saturday, June 13 from 10am-6pm! WNC’s best traditional music and dance, artist vendors, community partners, raffles, and more!!!

05/20/2026

It was an honor to welcome the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Council on the Arts to Marshall recently to share more about our journey since Helene. Learn more about their visit here!

For its recent National Council on the Arts meeting, the Arts Endowment visited Western North Carolina to further understand the impact of natural disasters on the arts sector.

05/01/2026

Come on out to for the opening of our Youth Art Month exhibit in our freshly renovated gallery space on Friday, May 1 from 3:30-7:00pm!

04/27/2026

We are excited to host the National Council on the Arts in Marshall to showcase the amazing work of our creative community!

Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts Mary Anne Carter and members of the National Council on the Arts (NCA) will gather in Asheville and Marshall, North Carolina, May 5-6, 2026, for their next meeting.

04/21/2026

Who’s ready for some music BACK IN the Madison County Arts Center?! These folks are no strangers to our stage, and we’re so happy to have them welcome Madison County back home to our renovated space. Come and see and on Saturday, May 2 at 7pm.

Get you tickets here: https://madisoncountyarts.com/events-calendar/josh-goforth-bryan-mcdowell-sheila-kay-adams-in-concert/

04/21/2026

Call for Artists!
'Current' Group show at MCAC.
‘Current’
MCAC is calling for recent work by Regional Artists from for a show of
newer works. Exhibit will open alongside the return of Marshall’s mermaid parade.

Share your recent work!
Exhibit dates: June 5 – July 18, 2025
Media: All media welcome!
Submission deadline: May 14, 2026 5pm
Delivery of selected work: May 19-21st
More info https://madisoncountyarts.com/events-calendar/currents-new-work-group-exhibit/
Fill out a google form to submit work https://forms.gle/e2bdqaZsshoknx3V7.