Franklin Square Gallery
130 E West Street, Southport, NC 28461
910-457-5450
Open Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
Closed Sunday
Franklin
Square
Gallery
Welcomes
You!
Franklin Square Gallery
is a cooperative art gallery made up of
painters, photographers, ceramic sculptors,
potters and glass sculptors, and
members of the Associated Artist of Southport (AAS),
a non-profit 501 (c)
organization.
The Gallery is located in the historical district of coastal
Southport, North Carolina, behind Franklin Square Park.
Congratulations for our Member Winners of the 2026 Pole Banner in Southport
Up Your Arts!
Holly Clark-Dull
Kristine Koval
Rich O'Donnell
Luanne Paisley
Paul Jordan
Deb Voso
Call for Artists!
The Associated Artists of Southport Present the
2026 Summer Regional Art Show
June 22 – July 18, 2026
The annual Summer Regional Art Show will open on June 22 and continue until July 18
at Franklin Square Gallery.
The deadline for registration and payment of entry fees is June 10, 2026.
The application form will be submitted online and entry fees ($36 for members, $46 for non-members) must be paid by PayPal or with credit card.
The public is invited to attend the artists’ reception and awards ceremony on First Friday, July 10th from
5:00 - 7:00pm, to meet the artists and enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres and wine.
Franklin Square Gallery
130 E. West St., Southport 28461.
Win a Free Original Dick Staat Painting!
The Associated Artists of Southport
are proud to announce that
we have received a
gift of paintings
done by our former member and
distinguished artist,
Richard Staat, from Mr. Staat's family.
We will give away his original painting
of the historic Amuzu Theater during
our First Friday reception on
June 5th from 5pm - 7pm.
FREE raffle tickets will be offered to all
visitors coming to
Franklin Square Gallery located at 130 E. West Street in Southport, NC
between May 19th and through June 5th, 2026.
Stop in and visit our extraordinary gallery
and get your free ticket!
You do not need to be present to win and
no purchase is required for your free raffle ticket.
Lecture Series
by
Professor Ben Billingsley
Exciting news! We have a new lecturer, Professor Ben Billingsley, who is an Associate Curator at the Cameron Art Museum.
Upcoming Lectures:
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June 29th (Monday) from 3-5 PM on Andy Warhol
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September 21st (Monday) from 3-5 PM (topic to be decided)
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October 19th (Monday) (topic to be decided)
Warhol, born in 1928, graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Pictorial Design and moved to NYC to pursue a career as a commercial artist.
Throughout the 1950’s, he became one of the most successful illustrators of his time and won numerous awards for his work. His clients included Tiffany & Co., The New York Times, I. Miller Shoes and others. Early Pop paintings were based on comics and ads, with his series of Campbell’s Soup Cans in 1962 creating a buzz in the art world that launched Warhol as a celebrity.
Lecturer: Ben Billingsley
Award-winning artist Benjamin Billingsley holds an MFA from UNC-
Greensboro and has exhibited work in the United States, Latvia, Estonia, Russia,
and Japan. Ben taught studio art and art history at Cape Fear Community College
from 2001 - 2026, and in 2006 received the Marilyn Goodman Anderson Endowed
Award for Excellence in Teaching. Billingsley is also Associate Curator at the
Cameron Art Museum, where he has curated several recent exhibitions,
including From Mountains to Sea and The Game Changers: Diebenkorn,
Frankenthaler, and Rauschenberg.
Upcoming Events at the Gallery
2026
MEMBERS’ SHOW: 5/26-6/17
Featured Artists- Nancy Schulte 2D
Thursday Morning Group 3D
EXCITING NEW LECTURE SERIES
Next up! June 29th Andy Warhol
Professor Ben Billingsley, who is an Associate Curator at the Cameron Art Museum.
Professor Billingsley's lecture series schedule is as follows:
June 29th (Monday) from 3-5 PM on Andy Warhol
September 21st (Monday) from 3-5 PM (topic to be decided)
October 19th (Monday) (topic to be decided)
More information and reservations here!
FIRST FRIDAY 6/5 5-7PM
Featured Artists - Nancy Schulte 2D & Thursday Morning Group 3D
SUMMER REGIONAL SHOW: 6/22-7/18
More Information, Prospectus and Registration
Entry Deadline: 6/10
Deliver Art: 6/19 (10-2pm)
2D Workshop: Painting the Big Sky: Painting Light, Sky and Sea with Sabine Baekmann
Registrations are CLOSED for this workshop - SOLD OUT Thank you!
3D Workshop: Tabletop Water Fountains with Denise Jordan
Registrations are CLOSED for this workshop - SOLD OUT Thank you!
Awards Reception & First Friday: 7/10 5 - 7pm Open to the Public!
Pick Up Art: 7/19 (1-3pm)
JULY 4TH RAFFLE:
Ticket sales 5/18-7/4
Drawing 7/4, 5 pm
BOB BURRIDGE 3-DAY ART WORKSHOP: 7/31 - 8/2
Artists interested in developing a looser, more abstract approach to acrylic painting
and collage should consider registering.
The cost is $500 for members.
The workshop will run from 9am - 4pm all three days, with a 1-hour lunch break, and is limited to 24 participants.
This Workshop is SOLD OUT! Thank you!
FIRST FRIDAY 8/7 5-7PM
Featured Artists - Anne McElroy 2D & Mud Puddle Group 3D
MEMBERS SHOW: 8/17-10/17
QUILT SHOW: 8/24-9/19
FIRST FRIDAY 9/4 5-7PM
Southport Wooden Boat Show Display
All entries on display in gallery
FSG CLASS SHOW: 9/21-10/17
FIRST FRIDAY 10/2 5-7PM
MARITIME SHOW: 10/19-11/14
Entry Deadline: 10/5
Deliver Art: 10/16 (10-2pm)
Pick Up Art: 11/15: (1-3pm)
First Friday 11/6 5-7pm
Maritime Show Awards and Reception
HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP: 11/1-12/19
MEMBERS SHOW: 11/16-12/19
FIRST FRIDAY 12/4 5-7PM
Gallery Closes for the season on 12/19/2026
