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Best galleries in Charleston

Charleston's serious art scene — galleries, dealers, and the rooms behind Spoleto.

Showing 18 of 51 · May 6, 2026

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2 Queen St, Charleston
Robert Lange Studios Art Gallery
Brick-walled art gallery featuring work from visual artists in a modern-industrial interior.
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34 Prioleau St, Charleston

City Gallery

Waterfront city-owned gallery at Joe Riley Waterfront Park showing rotating works by local and regional artists, free admission.

4.5★·102 ratings

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The Miller Gallery

1640 Meeting St Unit 102, Charleston

The Miller Gallery

Contemporary fine art gallery on the upper stretch of Meeting Street, showing works by regional and national artists.

4.5★·49 ratings

Reinert Fine Art and Sculpture Garden Gallery

179 King Street and, 181 King St, Charleston

Reinert Fine Art and Sculpture Garden Gallery

Indoor-outdoor gallery on King Street showing contemporary fine art and sculpture across two connected storefronts.

4.5★·54 ratings

Lowcountry Artists Gallery

148 E Bay St, Charleston

Lowcountry Artists Gallery

Worker-owned cooperative gallery on East Bay Street showing original Lowcountry paintings, prints, and sculpture by local artists since 1978.

4.5★·46 ratings

Charleston Artist Guild

160 E Bay St STE 102, Charleston

Charleston Artist Guild

Member-run gallery on East Bay showcasing and selling work by local artists across mediums.

4.4★·35 ratings

Simpatico Gallery

63 Broad St, Charleston

Simpatico Gallery

Contemporary art gallery on Broad Street's gallery row, showing regional and national artists in a compact, well-curated street-level space.

4.4★·24 ratings

Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston

161 Calhoun St, Charleston

Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston

University arts center showcasing emerging & established modern artists, films, lectures & more.

4.6★·93 ratings

Perspective Gallery

1055 Johnnie Dodds Blvd Suite 50, Mt Pleasant

Perspective Gallery

Contemporary art gallery tucked into a Mount Pleasant strip mall, showing local and regional work across painting, photography, and mixed media.

4.4★·21 ratings

Principle Gallery Charleston

125 Meeting St, Charleston

Principle Gallery Charleston

Contemporary fine art gallery on Meeting Street showing established and emerging painters and sculptors in a polished, accessible space.

4.3★·34 ratings

Images Charleston

328A King St, Charleston

Images Charleston

Fine art gallery on King Street carrying paintings, sculpture, and photography from regional and national artists.

4.3★·39 ratings

Anglin Smith Fine Art

9 Queen St, Charleston

Anglin Smith Fine Art

Longstanding Queen Street gallery dealing in contemporary Southern painting, sculpture, and works on paper since 1980.

4.3★·22 ratings

Charleston Artist Collective

414 Whilden St, Mt Pleasant

Charleston Artist Collective

Rotating works from local painters, sculptors, and printmakers in a cooperative gallery off Coleman Boulevard in Mount Pleasant.

4.3★·30 ratings

Albert Simons Center for the Arts - College of Charleston

54 St Philip St, Charleston

Albert Simons Center for the Arts - College of Charleston

College of Charleston's arts hub on St. Philip, hosting student and faculty galleries in a restored historic building.

4.3★·25 ratings

Mike Nocher Photography, LLC

72 S Market St, Charleston

Mike Nocher Photography, LLC

4.3★·19 ratings

Rick Reinert - Contemporary Impressionist Painter

179 King St, Charleston

Rick Reinert - Contemporary Impressionist Painter

4.2★·11 ratings

Meyer Vogl Gallery

122 Meeting St, Charleston

Meyer Vogl Gallery

Contemporary fine art gallery on Meeting Street, representing established and emerging painters with a focus on representational work.

4.2★·27 ratings

Gallery Chuma Inc

188 Meeting St N1, Charleston

Gallery Chuma Inc

Gullah and African American art gallery on Meeting Street, representing local and regional artists for over three decades.

4.2★·30 ratings