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Festival Sales

A variety of items will be available for purchase during the 2011 North Charleston Arts Festival – from event merchandise to fine art, you’re bound to find something extraordinary!

Arts Festival Merchandise

T-shirts and posters will be available for purchase at information booths throughout the Charleston Area Convention Center Complex during the Main Event Weekend, as well as at select individual events. Featuring the winning design, Strings by Pedro Rodriguez, these one of a kind creations are the perfect keepsake.
T-Shirts $10.00
Posters $5.00

Art & Fine Craft Co-Op Gallery & Sale

Original art work by local artists will be on display and available for purchase at the Art & Fine Craft Co-Op Gallery at the Meeting Place from April 1 – May 28, 2011. Works include paintings, drawings, sculpture, fine crafts, jewelry and more! Featuring fine art with great prices, it’s the perfect place to find a Mother’s Day gift!

The Meeting Place - 1077 East Montague Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405
Gallery Hours: Fridays & Saturdays, April 1 – May 28, from 11am-7pm

National Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition

The National Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition, now in its 6th year, offers established and emerging artists from across the nation sculptors the opportunity to display their imaginative and thought provoking large-scale sculpture throughout the picturesque Riverfront Park. If you are interested in purchasing a sculpture for your home or corporate collection, or for more information on making a donation to the City of North Charleston’s permanent collection, please contact the Cultural Arts Department at 843-740-5854 or culturalarts@northcharleston.org.

Riverfront Park – 1001 Everglades Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405
Viewing Times: Park open daily from dusk until dawn, May 2011 – March 2012

South Carolina Palmetto Hands Competition and Exhibition

The South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Competition & Exhibition, now in its 8th year, features over one hundred juried works from the state's top fine craft artisans. The unique exhibition, located in Charleston Area Convention Center Exhibit Hall A, includes inspiring objects in the media of clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood, and three-dimensional mixed media and will on display and available for purchase from April 30 – May 7, 2011.

Charleston Area Convention Center – 5001 Coliseum Drive, North Charleston, SC 29418
Viewing Times:
Saturday, April 30, from 10am-4pm
Sunday, May 1, from 2pm-5pm
Monday-Friday, May 2–May 6, from 9am-5pm
Saturday, May 7, from 9am-noon

Judged Fine Art Exhibition

Fine art in the five mediums of acrylic, oil, drawing/pastels, watercolor, and 2-D mixed media will be on display and available for purchase throughout the halls of the Charleston Area Convention Center Complex from April 30 – May 7, 2011.

Judged Photography Exhibition

Professional and amateur photographs in black and white and color will be on display and available for purchase throughout the halls of the Charleston Area Convention Center Complex from April 30 – May 7, 2011.

Arts & Crafts Vendors

Over 40 Art & Craft booths line the halls and outdoor walkways of the Charleston Area Convention Center Complex during the Arts Festival’s Main Event Weekend. These booths feature an array of Fine Art, Fine Crafts, and Decorative Craft items with a price range to suit every budget, including original fine art, photography, framed and unframed prints, reproduced items from original work, jewelry, high quality craft items created by traditional techniques and fine craftsmanship, and decorative handmade items for home, office, garden or personal use.

Charleston Area Convention Center – 5001 Coliseum Drive, North Charleston, SC 29418
Saturday, April 30, from 10am-4pm
Sunday, May 1, from 2pm-5pm

Lowcountry Gem & Mineral Show & Sale

The Lowcountry Gem & Mineral Society’s annual show and sale, “Art by Nature,” features a number of vendors offering a variety of beads and loose gemstones, finished gemstone jewelry, custom designed jewelry, and collector minerals & fossils. Other offerings include lapidary demonstrations and a fossil dig.

Charleston Area Convention Center – 5001 Coliseum Drive, North Charleston, SC 29418
Saturday, April 30, from 10am-5pm
Sunday, May 1, from 10pm-5pm

Village Antiques & Collectibles Show & Sale

This show and sale features numerous vendors offering home decor, fine antiques, furniture, collectibles, antique guns, art, jewelry, rugs, crafts, vintage toys & games, silver, pottery, china, silver, salvage items, outdoor decor, vintage instruments, and more.