There is so much to see in a compact corner of Sanford. I typically get a cup of coffee down the street and walk in to a barrage of different art forms. You can pretty much name the art form and you'll find it here! There is even food created and jarred with a personal twist. The staff is informed, knowledgeable and very helpful with insight of the individual pieces and their artist; many of whom are local to NC. Although I've found myself purchasing several pieces of Art, pottery and food, I've enjoyed many more trips through the Carolina Artists' Colony's rooms enjoying the views and talking with artist, patrons and staff about items that caught my eye. It's a unique, interesting spot with an interesting find every time I've visited.
When I need to buy a gift, this is the first place I go. Big variety of items and prices for every budget. Pottery, specialty soaps, jewelry, accessories, food, paintings, tiles with local pictures on them. I can't begin to remember everything. Last gift was a lovely necklace for my artistic niece in Seattle. She loved it!
The Carolina Artists' Colony has a wide variety of beautiful handmade arts and crafts at competitive prices. It's a destination spot, to be sure, and one that will keep me coming back again and again.
Carolina Artists' Colony provides a great overview of the types of artistic endeavor going on in the community along with easy contacts for more information, tours, etc of the actual work sites.
I stopped here while I was exploring Sanford. I had intended to just look around (like a gallery) but ended up buying some pottery. The pottery is outstanding but there's lots more. It's definitely worth a stop--even if you don't buy anything.
This is a great little Art Gallery on "Moore Street in Sanford, NC, everything is created by NC Artists and there is plenty to choose from! Some of my favorite artist include Sandy Cole, Chris Dalton, Caren Stewart, Kim Godon and others. Sandy who manages the place is a delight.
A nice place to browse and just look around, especially for pottery. I like the different kinds of "art" and skilled crafts there.
The Carolina Artists' Colony is a gallery of works from North Carolina artists. The talent represented in pottery, sculpture, paintings, drawings, photography, textile art, and jewelry is amazing. They have art for all tastes, from realistic to contemporary works. Why would anyone buy reproductions or imported items when you can have such wonderful originals at reasonable prices? Definitely worth a visit to downtown Sanford, NC!
We appreciate your making the trek from Wake Forest to visit us in Sanford and are sincerely dismayed to read that you weren't dazzled by your visit to our town or the Colony! We genuinely strive to DELIGHT all of our visitors. By representing the works of more than 100 artists at the Colony, our offerings change monthly, weekly, and quite often DAILY! We hope you'll plan a return visit to our town AND the Colony. We're certain you'll see something new with every visit here and we'd love to chat with you about any of our artists, their mediums, their creations, AND other fun and interesting places you could check out in our area in order to help you discover LOTS TO LOVE here!
Fantastic place to buy unique items and gifts! I made sure to get some things for myself too. Couldn't resist! The owner was very helpful and friendly.