We were there for The Festival of Arts show and I expected more considering all the hype. The…read moreprices were extremely high and I get that this is how they make a living. The best part was the weather was nice. Fairhope art show is much better with much more choices.

A FREE community art center located in Orange Beach. Right near the Senior center, open…read moreMonday-Friday & offering free events often. A large gallery inside to stroll around and look at art along with a gift shop with creations by local artists. Outside a glassblowing and pottery studio offering classes to create your own artwork & take home! Located right on the water, I recommend strolling around the grounds and walking down the pier, with beautiful views of the bay.

We found this one of a kind piece on our second visit to the show. Purchased from The Copper…read moreColumn. For the price paid we feel like we got a great piece for a large wall at our home. They even delivered it to our house within 15 minutes of our purchase.

Super fun art fair to be involved in as a vendor and a spectator. Well organized and tons of…read morepeople. Super fun!

Love this warm little shop, great art, speciality soaps, and a variety of pottery. The owners are…read morelocal and friendly. I purchased some adorable metal flowers. I will definitely be going back!

Neat place! They have different levels of art, at different…read moreprice points. Anything from oil paintings to bead work or wind chimes, with LOTS of different mediums; clay, wood, glass...you name it.

I had the best time painting! This is not your typical art class. It's paint and sip! Jessa (the…read moreowner) made this such a fun experience. She is hilarious and so encouraging! I am usually a perfectionist and did not get the painting gene, but she gave me tips and reminded me to just have fun with it and I DID! I can't wait till my next class! I will bring my husband for the wine glass painting next time, this would make for such a fun date night! *tip: byob and make sure Jessa is teaching your class!

Visiting Gulf Shores recently our hosts had the most amazing hand crafted vessel sink by a local…read moreartist. I had to have a piece of his work so we set out for Sea Oat Studio. Not only did we find a local shop FULL of fabulous handmade pottery but we got a detailed tour of his shop along with a fascinating narrative about his career and his work. Steve Burrow is a master potter and has been creating works of art all his life. His wife also collaborates with him to produce some of the most fabulous wood fired and electric fired pieces that I have ever seen. Check out the photos. The sea turtles are a theme in many of these unique pieces. Sea Oat Studio was one of my most treasured finds while enjoying the beautiful Gulf Shores, AL area and all it has to offer. Highly recommend!

If you are in Gulf Shores/Orange Beach, AL. & want to learn how to build a killer sandcastle. Sand…read moreCastle University is the place to go! Sand Castle University comes out to where you are on the beach & teaches you how to build a sandcastle the right way. Our instructor on Friday afternoon was Tammy, & we chose to build turtl together. She had all of the tools we needed. & she took it slow as she talked so we could follow along as we go. Thank you to Tammy from Sand Castle University for a wonderful afternoon building in the sand! -Austin, Pepper, Ben, & Kady Wood

We stumbled across this from a magnet on the condo we stayed in. And WOW! So happy we did!!! Tammy…read morewas our instructor and she was great! So professional, had EVERYTHING you need to build your sculpture. Each person builds their own masterpiece as Tammy walks you through, step by step. The class was an hour. We did the 101 class and chose the turtle. I highly recommend adding on a kit so you can recreate your masterpiece- and maybe learn to do another one. She mentioned they have open classes, Wednesdays at the state park pavilion. That would be something i definitely would look into, especially if your group is smaller, like one or two people. We ages ranging had littles to 73, and this was appropriate for everyone.

Awesome choices in jewelry and paintings. Shelley Ingersoll, the owner and silversmith, is so very…read moretalented!