When you’re on vacation it’s a good time to get crafty. Not the kind of crafty that involves scheming and tomfoolery, but the kind where your mind turns into a creative think tank and you whip up an impressive scrapbook from all of the pictures you took over the trip or a beautifully knitted pair of socks. Thanks to Outer Banks art shops, you can enjoy making crafts and artwork, like scrapbooking, pottery, beading or knitting. If you’d prefer to find some art made by professionals, a plethora of stores carry products from local artisans. The Outer Banks holds galleries, art and pottery studios, showrooms and jewelers filled with local products, many of which incorporate a coastal-theme into their work. Other shops on the beach, while not specifically art stores, sell locals’ crafts, like soaps, candles, textiles and woodwork. Outer Banks artwork makes for great gifts to bring home to your family and friends and astound them with the beautiful craftsmanship that thrives in the Outer Banks. Check out the below listings of Outer Banks art stores and get ready for some aesthetic fun.
Outer Banks Shopping by Area
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Outer Banks Shopping by Category
Saltair Images Art Studio specializes in step-by-step paint parties, children's arts and craft classes and group art activities. The art activities are...read more
This beach road gallery is a destination for one-of-a-kind works of art. The owners, Christine and Gilbert, specialize in acrylic pours and resin art as...read more
The Salty Sandollar Boutique is all about handmade and custom-designed decor and jewelry. Around 80 percent of the items in the shop are handmade. Kids and...read more
Sam & Winston is a celebration of the fine arts of gift giving and creating a home. The mother and daughter team who run this lifestyle boutique have...read more
Sandcastles is more than just a gallery. Along with offerings from numerous Hatteras Island artists and local jewelry designers, Sandcastles' locally made...read more
Sandy Bay Gallery is a standout among the art galleries on the Outer Banks. A favorite spot to shop in Frisco, it is a place of pure creativity, with...read more
Legendary jewelry designer Sara DeSpain maintains her studio and gallery at Osprey Landing, soundside in Duck. A goldsmith, Graduate Gemologist and designer...read more
While on your Outer Banks vacation, don't miss out on the shopping at Scarborough Lane Shoppes in the Village of Duck. Scarborough Lane Shoppes offer...read more
Located at MP 65.5, Scotch Bonnet sells sweets and souvenirs. By far the biggest draw is their fudge, which is made fresh in house and is so good it was...read more
Carefully selected American handcrafts are the focus at SeaDragon Gallery along with a few handmade Fair Trade Federation items. The owner says she chooses...read more
Specializing in the fine art of reuse, Seagreen Gallery occupies a beloved Outer Banks landmark (the original Gray's department store, c. 1946) that has...read more
Art lovers and collectors must stop in Seaside and wander through the 13 rooms of incredible fine art and other treasures. The Smith family opened the...read more
