Art Galleries in North Kingstown, RI

“I'm understandably favorably inclined as an artist whose work is represented in this gallery, but it is a fine place see and purchase good art in the heart of historic Main Street in Wickford.”

“Visited this place for the first time this Memorial Day weekend. They have a lot of very nice art here and the owners are wonderful people. One of the owners has his workshop there and he makes some amazing pieces as well. The building is also their residence so the garden out back is more of their stuff but it's very nicely done with some fantastic views. Owners are very friendly and fun to talk to. Highly recommend to stop in for a look around.”

“A taste of the past Scrimshaw is the art of carving on bones, teeth, baleen and tusks of animals. It really developed in the early 19th century on whaling ships in the Pacific Ocean and helped the sailors pass away the long hours in distant lands. Most of it was never signed and has been called the only original American art form. A Scrimshander is a person who makes scrimshaw and that's the name of this unique store. They have some of the most exquisite scrimshaw imaginable, using ancient walrus and mammoth tusks and various elephant and certain sperm whale teeth. The Marine Mammal Protection Act forbids any whale teeth harvested after 1973 to be used but the items made before this time can be sold and worked on. Scrimshanders meticulously keeps track of every item they sell and will give you a detailed history of it's source. They also have polymer reproductions and will do extremely fine restoration work on existing scrimshaw. Besides scrimshaw the store also have a fine selection of Nantucket Baskets. The baskets are finely weaved, decorative items that were first crafted by men struck on the stationary lightships to help keep from going absolutely bonkers. Some of the baskets are so delicate they look like they can be crushed in your hands and come in all different sizes. Lots of amber jewelery, frames, greeting cards, lighthouse models, Xmas ornaments and fantastic sculptured models and drawings of beautiful sea birds are displayed and just about any type of nautical artwork is available. This is a great store for anyone interesting in art, history or nautical crafts. If you want something unique, historic and at the same time absolutely beautiful this store is worth checking out. Just make sure you bring a fat wallet because fine art like this doesn't come cheaply.”

“I picked up my beautifully framed CCR vintage concert poster from Wickford Cove Framing today. It was perfect! Kerry has the eye for color and comparability. Wonderful person to work with. I will bring more. Thanks Kerry”