Artworks & Galleries
North Carolina Art Museums & Galleries in Salisbury-Rowan County
Salisbury-Rowan County boasts a variety of art venues including collective art galleries featuring multiple artists as well as individual artists' studios and is one of North Carolina’s fastest growing art communities.
A North Carolina Art Museum
The Waterworks Visual Arts Center presents local, regional, national, and international aesthetic and cultural diversity through the works of emerging-to-established artists. This North Carolina art museum offers an innovative program of exhibitions, education, and outreach that inspires and educates its regional audiences to explore the evolution and forefront of contemporary Art.
Rail Walk Art District
The Rail Walk art district features the Looking Glass Artist Collective whose members include visual artists, musicians, actors, writers and dancers. Rail Walk Studios has an array of individual artists working in mediums from sculpture to fine art, watercolor and oils.
North Carolina Art Galleries
Salisbury-Rowan County features several North Carolina art galleries, such as Green Goat Gallery, The Art Station, and Fine Frame Gallery, specializing in local and regional artists. EastSquare Artworks features four nationally established artists in sculpture, painting and glasswork rounds out some of the excellent art found in Salisbury-Rowan County.
North Carolina Artists
Salisbury-Rowan County is also home to many extremely talented and gifted artists including, Robert Crum, Clyde, Cara Reiche and Robert Toth. All of these artists offer a great mix of mediums. Downtown Salisbury features many studios for the public to explore snuggled in next to beloved restaurants and unique shops.
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Artemesia Artworks
Address: 323 W Harrison Street, Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone: 704-637-7193
Description:
the Artist's Way -
For creative people of walks of life.
Center for the Faith & Arts
Address: 207 W. Harrison St, Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone: 704-647-0999
Description:
Founded in 1995, Center for Faith & the Arts set out to be a regional center, to provide a functioning organization for relating faith to the high arts in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, eastern Tennessee, and northern Georgia. Serving that area remains the major mission of the Center even though the area has expanded a bit as the Center has become better known.
The essence of all the Center’s activities is dialogue, engaging people in serious consideration and discussion of things that matter. The Center offers a wide variety of arts programs (architecture, cinema, dance, drama, fine art, literature, music, photography, and sculpture). These programs include reading and discussion groups, lectures, exhibits, and film screenings.
Clyde's
Address: 224 E Bank Street, Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone: 704-639-1890
Description: On the site of Confederate Prison, houses antiques and artifacts. The 1840's log structure, overlooks where the main gate of the prison once stood. This structure was the Garrison house for the guards and is all that remains of the Salisbury Military Prison. Open Thursdays.
EastSquare ArtWorks
Address: 120/122 East Innes Street, Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone: 704-754-6771
Description:
EastSquare ArtWorks' historical up-fit of an old bakery factory has brought the excitement of contemporary art and design to the historic beauty of downtown Salisbury, home of the Waterworks Visual Arts Center.
EastSquare ArtWorks' working studios, galleries, and arts incubator is the brainchild of four nationally established artists and entrepreneurs who relocated to Salisbury, North Carolina in 2006 from California, Colorado and Malaysia.
Open by Appointment.
Fine Frame Gallery
Address: 105 S Main St, Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone: 704-647-0430
Description: Located in Historic Downtown Salisbury, North Carolina, the Fine Frame Gallery specializes in local and regional artists, and professional framing.
Green Goat Gallery & Blue Ewe Yoga Studio
Address: 516 S Salisbury Avenue, Spencer, NC 28159
Phone: 704-639-0606
Description: The Green Goat Gallery features fine, folk, and functional art and crafts for the home, garden, and person. The gallery represents scores of local and regional artists whose work includes pottery, jewelry, glassware, woodworking, textiles and more. The gallery is located at 516 South Salisbury Avenue in historic downtown Spencer. It is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10:30 to 5:30 p.m. Located in the rear of the Green Goat Gallery is the Blue Ewe Yoga Studio, which offers classes Monday-Thursday from 9:15-10:30 a.m.; Monday and Wednesday evening from 5:45-7:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00-10:15 a.m. Anne Waters, the instructor, is a certified RYT® with Yoga Alliance. Telephone 704-639-0606. Located upstairs in the same building are the artist studios of Reische/Palmer Studio. Cara Reische and Jon Palmer, partners in the studio, can be reached at 704-637-3211.
Looking Glass Artist Collective
Address: 405 N Lee St., Salisbury NC, NC 28144
Phone: 704-633-2787
Description:
Looking Glass Artist Collective includes an art gallery, the Black Box Theater for performing arts, and classroom space. Also within the Collective is a retail gift shop featuring work from local artist members including pottery, paintings, sculpture, and stained glass. Our artists also offer hand-woven baskets, hand-carved wood items, jewelry, books, and more. LGAC hosts art shows on a regular basis and participates in Salisbury and Spencer's 2nd Saturday Art Walk. Looking Glass Artist Collective was founded in March 2008 to provide an opportunity for creative people of Salisbury N.C. to share space, resources and ideas. "The name "Looking Glass" was chosen because of the belief that, in our art, we see ourselves; and in a collective. what we do reflects on each other." In addition to visual artists, members also include musicians, actors, writers, dancers, poets, and those who want to help promote the arts in Salisbury and Rowan County. LGAC is also home to Lee Street theatre who regularly performs in the Black Box Theater. It is also the venue for plays sponsored by St. Thomas Players and other theatre groups, as well as music events sponsored by Rowan Blues and Jazz Society. The facility is available for rent for corporate parties, reunions, and other functions. LGAC welcomes inquiries from other performing arts groups. As there is no salaried staff, the organization is member managed. Normal business hours are Wednesday-Friday 12-4pm and Saturday 10am-6pm. The gift shop is open during events as well.
For information about membership or use of the facility, send an email or call 704-633-2787. Visit our web site for information on upcoming events.
Off Main Gallery
Address: 114 E Council Street, Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone: 704-639-1890
Description: Operated by a local artist. Featuring, Upscale Antique Furniture and Decor, Civil War Prison prints, T-shirts, Note-cards, Salisbury, NC Postal Souvenir book.
Old Sarum Gallery
Address: 124 W Innes Street , Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone: 704-639-0006
Description:
Since 1991, Old Sarum Gallery has offered the region's finest in sales, restorations, and appraisals of 19th & 20th Century Fine Art. In addtion to our extensive collection, we offer museum-quality restoration of paintings and gold-leaf frames. We also work with individuals, families, and corporations interested in building collections, whether for pure enjoyment, or for investment purposes.
Pottery 101
Address: 101 S. Main Street, Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone: 704-209-1632
Description: Pottery 101 is a pottery gallery located in the heart of downtown Salisbury, NC that sells only hand-crafted pottery. 10-6 M-F 10-5 Saturdays