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Triangle ArtWorks strives to include as many galleries in this listing as possible. Please email us any updates or suggestions for addition. Our goal is to keep this list as complete and up-to-date as possible.
This list is provided as a service to the community. Triangle ArtWorks makes no endorsement or recommendation regarding the businesses or organizations listed. Be sure to review their websites and other sources independently before you patronize them.
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Apex
Cocoon Gallery – Located in historic downtown Apex, Cocoon Gallery offers locally imagined and locally crafted, high quality, functional artwork featuring 70+ North Carolina artisans. Mediums include Ceramics, Wood, Jewelry, Glass, Textiles, Metal, Music, & Books. Throughout the year, there are opportunities to meet artists, authors, musicians, see demonstrations, take classes, and experience other in-house and community special events. 221 North Salem Street, Apex, NC. Website.
The Apex Gallery & Custom Framing – The Apex Gallery is a locally owned custom framing gallery also featuring local art, prints, and gifts. We love unique frames and finding the perfect frame for your fine art, prints, and items. The gallery features the works of local artists Bethany Bryant (pastel/painting), Karen Pearson (painting), and Jane Wolfgang (mixed media). The gallery also offers a wide selection of prints from The Arts & Crafts Press, Laura Wilder, and WPA National Park art. Open late for Apex Finally Friday event. 125 North Salem Street, Apex, NC 27502. Website.
Carrboro
The ArtsCenter - The ArtsCenter nourishes the arts, creativity, and community, through education, performance, and exhibitions. The ArtsCenter’s Nicholson Gallery features the work of local and regional artists on a rotating basis. Monthly exhibits, special programs and workshops in the visual arts promote the work of emerging and established visual artists, 300-G E Main St , Carrboro, NC 27510. Website.
FRANK – FRANK is a nonprofit, arts collective made up of both member and consigning artists from the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and Carrboro region. The mission of FRANK is to support the arts community and arts economy in its region, expand appreciation of the arts, provide arts education to underserved communities, and promote the town of Carrboro as a major arts destination. 370 East Main Street, Suite 130, Carrboro, NC 27510. (919) 636-4135. Website.
North Carolina Crafts Gallery -The North Carolina Crafts Gallery is an independently owned retail gallery that features a wide selection of pottery and gifts handcrafted exclusively by North Carolina artists and craftsmen. Works include contemporary and traditional pottery, blown glass, wood turnings, jewelry, metalwork, toys, folk art, garden art, kaleidoscopes, baskets, and fiber art. 212 West Main Street, Carrboro, NC 27510. Website.
Jessie Kalisher Gallery –Art photographer; curates and creates art for hospitality, healthcare and beyond. 209 East Main Street, Carrboro, NC 27510. Website.
Womancraft – Two dozen or more artists manage and run the area’s oldest art cooperative, in existence for more than four decades. We feature pottery, woodwork, baskets, distinctive handmade clothing items, baby items, and home textiles, as well as all types of glass: fused, stained and kiln fired. Womancraft offers gold and silver one-of-a-kind jewelry, and original 2D art by painters, fiber artists and photographers, many of whom also make greeting cards. Everything is local and handmade. 360 East Main Street, Carrboro, NC 27510. Website.
Cary
Cary Gallery of Artists – The Cary Gallery of Artists is Cary’s oldest gallery, providing Cary with fine art and fine craft since its founding in 2005. Participates in Cary’s Final Friday Art Loop with a reception from 6-9pm every last Friday of the month featuring a new show of member and/or guest artists. Located in Cary’s renovated downtown district in Ashworth Village. 200 South Academy Street Suite 120, Cary NC 27512. Website.
Town of Cary’s Exhibition Program – The Town of Cary recognizes that art exhibitions serve as a cultural resource, thereby enhancing the lives of our citizens. The Exhibition Program provides exhibition opportunities for local, national and international artists. The Town maintains gallery and exhibit spaces in Page Walker Arts and History Center, Jordan Hall Arts Center, Town Hall, Herb Young Community Center and Cary Senior Center. Check the Town website for more information or an application to submit work. Website.
Village Art Circle – An art gallery and studio in the heart of downtown Cary. Owned and operated by artist JJ Jiang. A place for artists to gather, learn, exhibit and create. 200 South Academy Street, Suite 130, Cary, NC 27511. Website.
Chapel Hill
Ackland Museum Store – The Ackland Museum Store has a focused emphasis on merchandise that supports and reflects the Museum’s core mission to animate, inspire, and transform people’s lives with works of art. All proceeds from the store support the Ackland’s exhibition and education programs. Website.
Basement - Basement is a provisional artist-run project space that supports experimental and critical art practices. They choose to strengthen and build connections between artists and communities. Website.
Creative Metalsmiths – Has created unique custom designed jewelry and contemporary metalwork since 1978. One of the only all-metals galleries in the southeast, the location provides a showcase for hand fabricated metalwork by Kim Maitland and additional artists both local and from across the United States. 117 E Franklin St , Chapel Hill, NC 27514. Website
Ferns and Fancy Gallery — Ferns and Fancy Gallery offers fine art and crafts in many mediums. It is located at 15 Woodside Trail, just a few miles south of the University in Chapel Hill. As you approach this gallery you’ll notice a site that that is nestled into nature, edged by boulders and ferns. When you enter you’ll find a variety of art works on display: variegated fibers in textiles that intrique, finely figured marbled silk hung in fancy frames and on decorative rods, fused glass with intriguing landscapes and geometric patterns. Scarves and shawls and jewelry! Flurries, Fantasies, and Figures retain your attention. Website.
Clayton
Artmosphere Community Arts Center – Artmosphere Community Arts Center is housed in the historic Walter and Eliza Smith Moore House c. 1835 located in the Cleveland Community of Johnston County, NC. Artmosphere CAC offers art classes for adults and children, summer art camps, music lessons, a gallery exhibiting local artists, an event venue, and gardens. Artmosphere CAC's goal is to make connections with the community using the arts. There are 2 Outdoor Music and Arts Events offered annually as well as art receptions and fun activities year-round. Website
Durham
MAP of DURHAM GALLERIES – Downtown Durham, Inc.,in support of its Third Friday events, have created an on-line, clickable map of Durham art spaces and galleries here.
5 Points Gallery - 5 Points Gallery is North Carolina’s premier fine arts gallery in the heart of Durham. 5 Points Gallery has been selected as the best art gallery in Durham two years in a row since our inaugural opening in August 2019. Our contemporary artists live and work locally, creating original works, including painting, fused glass, mixed media, sculpture and assemblage art. They are dedicated to inspiring the lives of others and nurturing our sense of community. 109 E. Chapel Hill St, Durham, NC 27701. Website.
Bull City Art & Frame Co.-Bull City Art & Frame Company offers a gallery of works by local artists in a variety of media, changing on a monthly basis. Brightleaf Square, 905 West Main Street, Suite 20F, Box 7, Durham, NC 27701 Website.
Claymakers Gallery – Claymakers Gallery specializes in contemporary studio pottery and ceramic art. With exhibits for invited artists, the Feature Gallery introduces the exceptionally diverse work of our region in shows that change every four to eight weeks. The Community Gallery offers an ongoing, but also rotating, selection of ceramics by Claymakers’ Community artists. Claymakers Gallery, 705 Foster Street, Durham, NC 27701. Website.
Craven Allen Gallery – Gallery featuring local North Carolina artists working in a variety of media: painting, pottery, photography and sculpture. Opening receptions for new shows every two months. 1106 ½ Broad Street, Durham, NC 27705. Website.
Duke University Center for Documentary Studies – Duke University Center for Documentary Studies operates four galleries. The Juanita Kreps Gallery hosts three to four exhibitions annually; the changing exhibits reflect the work of documentary artists who have spent significant periods of time observing and recording diverse cultures in the United States and the world, The Lyndhurst Gallery present smaller exhibits in conversation with those in the Kreps Gallery. The Porch Gallery presents student and other work in a natural light setting. The University Gallery, located on the ground floor of the nearby Bridges Building, is a dedicated space for presenting the work of Documentary Studies students and faculty, and other documentarians associated with Duke University. 1317 Pettigrew Street, Durham, NC 27705. Website.
Durham Arts Council – The Durham Arts Council (DAC) offers exhibits in four on site galleries in its historic downtown Durham facility: the SunTrust Bank Gallery (maintained and managed by the Durham Art Guild), the Allenton Gallery, the Semans Gallery, and the Ella Fountain Pratt Legacy Gallery. DAC has an annual Call for Artists, generally in late January. More information on the call is available on the Council’s website. Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris Street, Durham, NC 27701. Website.
SunTrust Bank Gallery –Located in the Durham Arts Council building in Durham, the Gallery is maintained and managed by the Durham Art Guild. The Gallery offers periodic exhibits of member and non-member works. 120 Morris Street, Durham, NC 27701. Website.
Great Hall at Golden Belt Art – The Great Hall located on Golden Belt’s urban arts campus, is committed to promoting the work of emerging local, regional and national contemporary artists. Exhibitions of varying size and theme are on view throughout the year with openings coinciding with Third Friday Durham. The Gallery is curated by the Durham Art Guild. 807 East Main Street, Building 2, Durham, NC 27701. Website.
Through This Lens – Gallery featuring work by regional and international photographers. Opening receptions for new shows every four to eight weeks. Participates in Third Friday Durham events. 303 East Chapel Hill Street, Durham, NC 27701. Website.
Fuquay-Varina
Ashley’s Art Gallery –A 4,000 square foot art gallery offering original paintings and giclee canvas limited editions. 701 N. Main Street, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526. Website.
Hillsborough
Hillsborough Arts Council Gallery –The Gallery offers a venue for emerging and mid-career artists to exhibit and sell their work. A Call for Artist is published annually in mid-winter. Exhibition openings coincide with the Last Friday Art Walk. 102 North Churton Street, PO Box 625, Hillsborough, NC 27278. Website.
Hillsborough Gallery of Arts – A fine art and fine craft gallery owned and operated by local artists. Represents established artists of contemporary and traditions fine art and fine craft. Artworks include painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, fiber, jewelry, glass, metal, encaustics, enamels, furniture and turned wood. 121 North Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278. Website.
Margaret Lane Gallery – Margaret Lane Gallery is a family-owned and -operated art gallery offering work from over 25 local artists in a family-friendly environment. Paintings, photographs, reprints, collages and assemblages, sculptures, stained glass windows and suncatchers, carvings, fiber arts, note cards and other small items are selected to appeal to a range of interests and budgets. A free children’s art corner is available whenever the gallery is open. See website for special events and shows, featured artists, and artist-led workshops for adults. 121 W Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC. Website.
Pittsboro
French Connection – Offers a variety of art, crafts and fabrics from France, Mexico, and about 20 African countries. 178 Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro, NC 27312. Website.
Liquidambar Gallery and Gifts – Liquidambar features a two-dimensional and a three-dimensional artist each month with an opening reception on the First Sunday of each month from 2-4pm. We also represent over 35 different artists in all mediums. Each one is unique and has something to offer! 80 Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro, NC 27312. Website.
Pittsboro Gallery of Arts - Recognized as a destination Art Gallery, it is located at 44-A Hillsborough St, just a few steps from the County Courthouse. The gallery has a sense of space and beauty where you can view high-quality fine art and fine craft in mediums such as paints, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, woodwork and mosaics. The phone at the gallery is 919-704-8552. See our website for more info including the days/hours we are open. Website.
Smelt Art Gallery – Smelt is not your conventional art gallery. The building used to be an aluminum smelting plant for Inco Alloys, manufacturer of parts for fighter jets. Many years later it housed the reactor building for Piedmont Biofuels. The industrial building makes for a very chic gallery, located in the heart of Pittsboro, NC on The Plant campus. 220 Lorax Lane Pittboro, NC 27312. Facebook.
Raleigh
311 Gallery – Now a woman and minority-owned business, 311 Gallery is working to modernize it’s creative showcases by building on its 13 years of history. This means an entirely new roster of show offerings, new artists in residence and new partnerships with local and national creators in our shop. Website.
ArtSource Gallery – ArtSource Gallery is a fine art gallery and consulting firm serving businesses and private collectors in the selection, placement and purchase of fine art and framing. The gallery hosts 3-4 major exhibitions per year, as well as artist workshops and demonstrations, wine-tastings, exhibition receptions and other functions. 4421-123 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC 27609. Website.
Artspace Gallery – Artspace is a thriving visual art center located in downtown Raleigh. Artspace brings the creative process to life through a dynamic environment of professional artists studios, inspiring and engaging arts education and community outreach programs, and nationally acclaimed exhibitions. Explore your own creativity by engaging in all we have to offer! Opening receptions are sponsored on the first Friday of each month for the First Friday Gallery Walk. 201 East Davie Street, Raleigh, NC 27601. Website.
Bev’s Fine Art – Bev’s Fine Art is one of Raleigh’s best kept secrets and has been in the same location for over 25 years. Customer service is the cornerstone of our philosophy and the primary fuel for our word-of-mouth business model. We specialize in original fine art, exceptional custom framing, and managing art for businesses from concept to installation. Our original fine art pieces are from renowned artists from all over the world and we have over 2,000 pieces in inventory. Our original art works consist of paintings, hand blown glass, and sculptures. We provide in-house custom framing for a wide variety of applications, whether it is for your own piece, an original work from us, custom mirrors, a certificate, or memorabilia. 7400 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC 27615. Website.
Block Gallery – Connecting local artists to community through ongoing exhibitions and public outreach, the Miriam Preston Block Art Gallery is managed by the City of Raleigh Arts Commission and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Monday through Friday. Exhibitions are scheduled through a call for artists, juried by a selection panel of visual arts professionals, Raleigh Arts Commissioners and City staff. 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh, NC. Website.
City Market Artist Collective - CMAC was created and founded by sculptor Paris Alexander in 2020. Paris invited a select group of resident artist to fill this large open gallery space with a variety of works, including paintings, sculpture and mixed media works. There are eight distinct galley spaces including a dedicated sculpture gallery. There is also a monthly invited guest artist exhibition. 300 Blake Street, Raleigh, NC 27601. Website
Frameworks – Framing shop specializing in fine art framing, offers fine art works by local, regional and statewide featured artists. 1520 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607. Website.
Gallery C – Fine art gallery offering contemporary works and as well as historically important North Carolina art, Haitian art, folk art, animation art and antique prints. 540 North Blount Street, Raleigh, NC 27604. Website.
LUMP – LUMP is an artist-run gallery/project space that presents contemporary exhibitions and projects by emerging, mid-career and under-recognized artists. 505 South Blount Street, Raleigh, NC 2760. Website.
Meredith College Galleries – Meredith College is home to two primary gallery spaces, the newly-renovated Frankie G. Weems Gallery, located in the Gaddy-Hamrick Art Center, and the Rotunda Gallery, located in Johnson Hall, the College’s administration building. The galleries display photographs, clay, textiles, painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking and installations. Gaddy-Hamrick Art Center at Meredith College, 3800 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27607. Website.
Nature Art Gallery at NC Museum of Natural Sciences – The main gallery showcases regional artists’ two and three-dimensional arts and crafts such as hand blown glass, North Carolina pottery, wildlife photography, lithographs and paintings. The secondary gallery features a single artist each month in a juried exhibition of their most recent work. 11 W Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27601. Website.
Pullen Park Arts Center Gallery – Exhibition space located in the Pullen Arts Center operated by the City of Raleigh, Office of Raleigh Arts. 105 Pullen Road, Raleigh, NC 27607. Website.
Rebus Works – Located in the Boylan Heights neighborhood of Raleigh, the gallery is operated by artists for artists, and is committed to exhibiting innovative works of fine art and high craft, presenting both local and national artists. We also offer custom framing at the gallery through pH seven fine art framing. 301-2 Kinsey Street, Raleigh, NC 27603. Website.
Sertoma Arts Center – Arts Center operated by the Office of Raleigh Arts offers a gallery program with period exhibits of fine arts and crafts. 1400 West Millbrook Road, Raleigh, NC 27612. Website.
Visual Art Exchange Gallery – Visual Art Exchange (VAE) is a non-profit gallery and art association that supports emerging artists through exhibition opportunities (juried, non-juried and curated), business education and its interdisciplinary art festival, SPARKcon. VAE also hosts monthly artist nights, peer critique groups and creates public art projects through its Exchange Mural Project. Participates in First Friday events. 325 Blake Street, Raleigh, NC 27601. Website.
Siler City
PAF Gallery at North Carolina Arts Incubator – The PAF retail gallery features the hand-crafted work of NC Arts Incubator artists, including painting, pottery, stained and fused glass, fabric art, cards, photography, wood, jewelry and metal. 223 North Chatham Avenue, Siler City, NC 27344. Website.
Triangle
Cedar Creek Gallery –Crafts gallery featuring the work of local and regional potters, glassblowers and other fine crafts. Includes studio space for potters and glassblowers. 1150 Fleming Road, Creedmoor, NC 27522. Website.
