Carolina Artists' Colony

Nestled in historic downtown Sanford, North Carolina across from Depot Park, the Carolina Artists' Colony offers a delightful destination for shoppers on a quest, browsers on a wander, and arts enthusiasts seeking amazement and awe. Home to frequent, fun, special events and classes, the Colony's ten rooms are filled from floor to ceiling with an exciting, ever-changing assortment of unique pottery, jewelry, art, and craft created by more than 100 very talented North Carolina artists and craftsmen, many of whom can often be found admiring the works of their peers, chatting with customers, or working and demonstrating their craft at the Colony.  Among the hundreds of pieces of art and handmade, artisan created works available for sale, visitors will find traditional, utilitarian, and art pottery, stoneware, and ceramics which have been created with processes including wheel-thrown, hand-built, salt-glazed, raku fired, hand-painted and more; handmade sterling silver, copper, fiber, and mixed metals jewelry with lampwork glass beads, clay, natural gemstones, crystals, upcycled, repurposed, and vintage materials; watercolor, acrylic, alcohol ink, multi-media, collage, and oil paintings; photography, stained glass, repurposed/altered art, fiber art, sculpture, and more! The Carolina Artists' Colony is truly a destination with LOTS of somethings for everyone!