Welcome to Sunset River Marketplace

a unique art gallery
Sunset River Marketplace art gallery is located in historic Calabash, NC, just minutes from Brunswick Island, NC and Myrtle Beach, SC. Our 10,000 square foot gallery exhibits art by regional and local artists of virtually all genres including oil and water color paintings, charcoal, acrylics, photography, hand blown glass, woven fiber art, pottery, turned wood, metalwork's, intarsia, artisan-crafted-jewelry, and other fine art and collectables.
what else we offer
The Marketplace provides top-quality custom framing services by our master framer as well as cleaning and restoration services. Ongoing art classes, taught by local professionals, are offered through out the year. In addition, artist workshops, instructed by well known professional artists, are offered at our studio, Sunset River Studio. Our studio is also available on a rental basis for your business meetings family reunions, and all your special events.

Art Photo Gallery

Click on a category to view photos and details of artwork displayed in our gallery.
Antiques
Charcoal
Fiber Art
Folk Art
Gourds
Mosaic
Ornaments
Scratchboard
Stained Glass
Watercolor/Pastel

Featured Artist

Richard Staat

Art by Richard Staat
 

A Very Special Art Gallery

Gallery Tour
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Sunset River Marketplace is a vibrant exciting gallery located in the historic fishing village of Calabash, North Carolina. The uber-creative space invites artists and collectors to explore the displays that make up 10,000-plus square feet of fine arts and crafts.

Showcasing only artists from the two Carolinas, this eclectic gallery boasts an amazing offering of clay art and pottery; oil paintings, watercolors, mixed media, pastels and acrylics; plus award-winning metalworks, wood pieces, hand-blown glass, fiber art, artisan-made jewelry and more. Since opening in 2002, Sunset River Marketplace has become a popular destination for visitors, a gathering place for artists and a center of the community.

Located onsite are a pottery studio, complete with two kilns; a custom master framing department; and art classrooms for workshops and ongoing instruction. Please stop by for a cup of gourmet coffee or tea, or enjoy a glass of wine at one of the bistro tables. Or better yet, carry it with you as you meander through this warm comfortable space.

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Marketplace News

12/09/09

Sunset River Marketplace’s Creative Exchange series continues with its last series of 2009. The workshop is entitled Creative Holiday Decorating. Laurie Nelson will demonstrate how to create holiday pieces for your home by adding your personal touch. It will be held on Wednesday, December 9 from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The fee for the event is $5 and includes lunch. RSVPs are required due to limited seating.... read more

11/11/09

The nostalgic paintings of another time by Stokes County artist Tony Craig are being featured in an exhibition titled Stepping Back In Time at Sunset River Marketplace in Calabash, N.C. from Monday, Nov. 16 through Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010. The public is invited to a Meet the Artist Open House on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 2 to 5 p.m.... read more
10/30/09
Sunset River Marketplace’s Creative Exchange series continues with "The Art of Decorative Pillowmaking," presented by Beth Pethtal. The workshop will demonstrate how to decorate pillows in a creative, innovative way. It will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 11 from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The fee for the event is $5 and includes lunch. Reservations are required due to limited seating.... read more
10/28/09
Sunset River Marketplace, the eclectic art gallery in Calabash, N.C. is presenting mystery novelists T. Lynn Ocean and Suzanne Adair at its  Coffee with the Authors series. The presentation, which takes place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 5, includes coffee, tea and sweets during the authors’ discussions. Reservations are  required due to limited seating.... read more
10/23/09
Back by popular demand, Kaboo Jewelry designers are bringing hundreds of newly designed pieces to Sunset River Marketplace in Calabash, N.C. for a two-day-only trunk sale, just in time for the holidays. Bubbly & Baubles, as the event has been dubbed, is set to take place on Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7 during regular gallery hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Champagne and sweets will be served along with gourmet coffee, tea and other tasty treats.... read more
10/15/09
Honors were awarded for the sixty-fourth annual Watercolor Society of N.C. Juried Exhibition on Sunday, Oct. 11 at Sunset River Marketplace in Calabash, N.C. where the exhibition is being held through Nov. 30, when it moves to the Page Walker Arts & History in Cary, N.C.... read more
01/07/10
Sunset River Marketplace is featuring paintings by watercolor artist Richard Staat in a show entitled Watercolors with a Transparent Touch from Jan. 11 through Feb. 20, 2010. The eclectic exhibition includes figural pieces as well as landscapes and coastal scenes. A reception, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 16, from 2 to 5 p.m.... read more