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
Corolla | Duck & Southern Shores | Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills & Nags Head
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Outer Banks Shopping by Category
In a stunningly beautiful robin’s-egg blue building on N.C. 12 just before the ferry docks, you’ll find SeaWorthy Gallery. Painter and owner Carole Nunnally...read more
This weekly open-air farmers market features the best of locally sourced produce and products from northeastern North Carolina. You'll find produce, meats,...read more
You probably know all about this national retailer, so we'll give you the details in brief. Staples sells office supplies, computers and electronics, office...read more
Studio 12 is an inspiring place to dream and create. Walk in any time to paint...read more
This gallery, owned by a native Hatteras Island family for more than 20 years, is not an ordinary art gallery. Sure, they offer paintings and other artwork...read more
If you knew and loved Frisco's Indian Town Gallery, you'll be happy to know that it has been reincarnated as Swell Art Gallery. In a new location near the...read more
After accumulating a massive following on the internet and at local and regional art shows, Swell Ceramics opened a brick-and-mortar shop space in Nags Head...read more
Tar Heel Trading Company has been bringing the work of American artists and craftsmen to the Outer Banks since 1979. With two distinctive locations in Duck...read more
The Stock-Aide brings a much-needed convenience store to the Manteo waterfront but with all the charm the historic district deserves. This is an old-...read more
The Bird Store is an art gallery specializing in regional and local wildlife art and carvings of pelicans, shorebirds, egrets, herons, ducks, fish and...read more
Sweet treats abound at The Blue Lagoon. They offer handmade chocolates, caramel apples, chocolate pretzels, gourmet gummies and homemade fudge to suit any...read more
