Beaufort, named one of “The 100 Best Small Art Towns in America” by author John Villani, is home to a thriving arts community.

From spectacular concerts and art exhibits to world-class dance companies and special cultural events, there is something to suit everyone in Beaufort.

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Beaufort Art Association The Beaufort Art Association (BAA) has been an important part of the visual arts since it's inception in almost 50 years ago, helping Beaufort County develop into one of the most charming communities for artists and artisan on the east coast of the United States. The BAA is a centerpiece for local artists and artisan to exhibit and grow their individual talents. The BAA Gallery, was founded in the spring of 2002, to displays the works of Beaufort Art Association members. The BAA Gallery moved it's location this year to the historic "Elliot House" on the corner of Bay Street and Charles Street in historical downtown Beaufort, SC. This move from it's old location. has afforded the Gallery more space to display works of art, as well as, providing a location that is right on the main street in the downtown arts district, directly across the street from the Henry Chamber Waterfront Park revitalization.	843-379-2222
The Fordham Market It began in 1946. Angus & Mark Fordham opened a hardware business which,over the years, became a Beaufort Landmark. In 1965 Duncan Fordham joined the family business, and started introducing such products as Adirondack chairs and squirrel proof bird feeders - hardware store innovations at the time. After fifty seven years of continuous service to the SC Lowcountry, Duncan invited a coterie of Artists & Merchants to join him in offering " A World of Shopping Under One Roof ",and Fordham Market was born. One thing hasn't changed since 1946 - the Fordham Tradition of offering good products and friendly,courteous service. The Art Market features works by award-winning artists Ellen Long, Kristine Cox and other Lowcountry artists. Their framed and unframed originals, giclee reproductions, photography and note cards reflect the fantastic beauty of South Carolina as well as contemporary trends in the world of art.	843 524-3161
Ellen Long Ellen Long, a Fripp Island resident artist, is well-known in the Beaufort, SC art community. Her watercolors, which often feature Beaufort architecture, lowcountry beach and wildlife scenes and distinctive flora of the area, are regularly exhibited at the The Fordham Art Market and at the Beaufort Art Association Gallery. Most of Ellen’s art is focused on her intimate association with the shore, from Maine to the Chesapeake to her beloved Fripp Island, where she lives with her husband, Leon, and where she wakes up every day to the music of beach and ocean. “I try to plan every painting with the view of sharing my excitement about the coast – the wading birds, the shore turtles, the crabs the deer – and the incredible light and the sheer magic of the shore and marsh,” she says. Capture the magic she does, winning prizes in local and regional art shows. Her painting of a sunset-bathed Beaufort River was selected for the poster celebrating the fiftieth annual Water Festival in 2005.	843 838-1288
Red Piano Too Art Gallery Now in its sixteenth year, the Red Piano Too Art Gallery is located less than ten minutes from Beaufort, South Carolina, on historic picturesque St. Helena Island. Situated in the renovated original Corner Co-op building, built in 1940. The gallery presents the work of over 150 folk artists past and present.	843-838-2241
Palmetto Antique Gallery They offer a wide variety of Antiques, Collectibles, and Decorative Accessories for sale in our 6500 sq. foot showroom. Nestled in the Palmetto Antique Plaza, just 5 minutes from downtown, with spacious parking and easy access to our location.	843-770-0570