The Artful Giraffe
Come visit The Artful Giraffe and help to support 300+ local artists in their enchanting gallery. Tap into your creative side and browse through a vast collection of fine art and handmade one-of-a-kind gifts! From shopping to creating, you can unleash your inner artist with ceramic painting, pottery on the wheel, or one of their many other art classes in their studio. Host a birthday, get together or special event in their Historic Downtown Village location.
Timothy and Tess Craig are the owners, artists and art lovers. The Artful Giraffe was voted the Best by Sarasota Magazine 2022 and SRQ Magazine Platinum Winner 2022.
The Artful Giraffe has it all: Gallery, Gifts and Studio. See what their amazingly talented artists are up to in the gallery. Their unique masterpieces are sure to bring new life to your space. Discover a vast collection of handmade one-of-a-kind gifts ranging from jewelry, wood art, apparel, art kits and more! In their studio, they have pottery on the wheel, ceramic painting, art classes and more.
In Studio:
PAINT YOUR OWN POTTERY. They have a wide variety of bisque options to choose from. You paint it and they take care of the rest! Walk-ins welcome.
POTTERY ON THE WHEEL. Private wheel throwing lessons with guided instruction. Learn how to create plates, bowls, cups and more!
HAND BUILD POTTERY. Learn how to create pottery from scratch! Their instructor teaches you the basics of hand building techniques and know how.
TO-GO POTTERY PAINTING KITS. They have a selection of pre-made kits or you can build your own! Take it home and paint at your leisure. Drop it off when you’re finished, and they take care of the rest.
NFTs
The Artful Giraffe also sells NFTs. You can see NFT art on the screens. What are NFTs? Welcome to the new age of creating, collecting and selling art. NFT stands for Non-Fungible Token which is a non-interchangeable unit of data stored on a blockchain, a form of digital ledger, that can be sold and traded. NFTs are giving more power to creators than ever before.
Fun Fact: The Artful Giraffe is one of the bungalows in Historic Downtown Village that were built in the 1920’s by John Ringling to house the circus workers. If these walls could talk…
Reviews:
“Fantastic gallery with friendly helpful staff. Great place to find local SWFL art that makes you smile. I shop here any time I’m in Sarasota.” – Janet Sams
“We had a lovely experience painting pottery here! The owners were so nice and helpful!” – Abby Panik
“What a charming little place to get creative or throw a party! We took a pottery class and loved every minute of it- our instructor was super cool and even more patient. The boutique itself has a lot of cute items made by local artists and is fun to dig around in.” – Kelly Mayper
“Tess was great in accommodating our party of six. She let us bring food and drinks and provided a table for us to put them on. We had fun painting the ceramic and I came to get it a couple days later and they were beautiful! I also like to buy jewelry here because they have so many unique pieces.” – Kimberly Pestana
“This place is amazing! We had my daughter’s birthday party here with about 14 people and everything was great! Everyone was very friendly and helpful. There were so many things to choose from to paint and everyone found something they liked, from much younger kids to grandparents! It was a blast! The gallery side of the place is full of some amazing things too! Don’t sleep on this place, we’ll definitely be back! – Kate Blanton
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Address:
1861 Fruitville Road
Sarasota, FL
941-388-3700