Oh dear, decisions decisions about the wonderful potential of The Shirt Factory. An old warehouse…read more type facility, multiple floors transformed into close to 50(?) smaller spaces that could be a retail gem! Many unique art spaces, photo studios and (maybe overly specific) shops all with highly varied hours leave this huge spot feeling eerily empty. You can walk around the entire space and literally there may be 5 or 6 places open out of 50. Uggh!!! They do have a wonderful gallery that showcases the best art from local school children and young adults which is surprisingly awesome. ALso Food Truck Thursday is pretty neat outside on the grounds (although we could seriously do without the county fair fried dough and cotton candy trucks). Social distancing enforced with divided picnic tables that are effectively wiped down between seated parties. Oh and craft beer- beer is good! Ultimately, what could really help would be hours 2 days a week where all shops were guaranteed to be open, say Thursday's and Saturday's 2-6pm and A SMALL MARKETING BUDGET for the building as a whole, standard signage on the OUTSIDE of the building letting potential customers what's INSIDE... Come on people, I know I'm not the only person who has drove past this place and thought, "What's up with that big building- is it open? what's inside? Common sense stuff could fix that issue. The potential is HUGE here because right now it's just a big boring building filled with interesting retail thats never open...

Almost 9 months later, I came back for another food truck rally this summer. Boy has this place…read moregrown! They now have 3 different outside areas packed with vendors selling food, creations, & services & it's incredible to see how much it's grown. There's still not a lot of signage though, especially inside, so it's extremely easy to get lost and confused inside the building, or even outside if you're looking for a certain vendor at the pop ups. I do wish that more consistent hours would be implemented here. When I went to this most recent food truck rally, I of course poked my head inside too to check out the shops and almost every single shop on the second floor was shut up, and a good majority in the basement as well. Nearly the entire first floor was open, and about 1/2 of the third floor. These businesses are missing out on a great opportunity! Why isn't it required for them to be open during these events? As a buyer it's disappointing, and as a local it's frustrating when you're trying to buy local yet the locals aren't taking advantage of such a great opportunity. Parking has become a bit of a nightmare during these events, which just goes to show how popular they've become, but on a regular day it's pretty easy to find parking here or right on the streets nearby.

Great framing selection and original artwork of the Lake George arearead more

From the owner: Owners Brian and Andrea Blackburn are proud to be the area's most trusted professional Fine Art…read moreGallery and Creative Custom framing center since 1986. We take great pride in offering our clients the most unique, professional, creative design assistance possible in a relaxing comfortable environment. We feature original watercolors by nationally renouned artist Loren H. Blackburn, original oils on canvas by acclaimed artist Marianne V. Kuhn and Joyce Cleveland. We offer a varied selection of art from New England, The Adirondacks, Lake George,Landscapes and images of local interest. Media represented include watercolors, oils on canvas, giclee reproductions on paper and canvas, prints, posters and photography. We offer a unique slection of handmade artisan jewelry and accessories, artful handbags and stained glass lamps. We bring more than 50 years of combined experience assisting our clients with artwork selection and creative custom framing solutions. We hope that you visit us soon.

So happy to have such a fantastic art center in the area. I have taken a bunch of classes: stained…read moreglass, fused glass, embroidery, encaustic painting and have enjoyed every one. They have such a wide variety of classes.

The goal of the Arts Center is to "engage people in a creative experience" and it delivers. It's…read morefun to stop in at times to browse their exhibits which includes a faculty student gallery, the Wallace and Foyer galleries, as well as a main gallery. The best part is they are free and open to the public. They offer a range of classes for different age groups such as creative writing, performing arts, culinary arts, digital arts, studio art, crafts, dance, and more. I found out that the last Friday of every month being Troy Night Out, makes a great night out exploring arts and culture. The exhibits are open during the day and seem to draw me in after brunch in Troy. I find them pretty unique and definitely one of a kind. I'm hoping to take some classes in the near future such as sculpting with clay or a few of the culinary classes. Overall a simple and neat arts center with plenty of activities for art and culture seekers.

What a beautiful gallery! From the moment I walked in my eyes just travelled from paintings, to…read morejewelry, to sculptures, oh my! I just love everything about this place. So many pretty things. Apparently they have classes in the back area (pottery & painting) maybe more I'm not sure. I will have to take a class next time I am up in this area. Cynthia the owner is one of the sweetest people you will meet, and Natalia is a gem. Both ladies are friendly knowledgeable, helpful and boy oh boy they know their art. Definitely stop by you won't be sorry.

Went to check out the art and wasn't to into some of the stuff, one thing they had looked like it…read moretook maybe 10 minutes. It was a piece of wood with silver wrapped around it in a few spots. I have better stuff. Dont waste your time.

LARAC hosts an incredible arts festival every summer & this year was no exception. A lot of new…read morevendors were there which was great to see the new variety coming in. I bought three gorgeous paintings from Kila Art, a jar of tasty black bean and corn salsa from Crimson Lion, tried some samples of moonshine from Lake George Distilling Company, bought a beautifully potted bamboo from a vendor whose name I forgot unfortunately, enjoyed a heaping portion of Southern Charm (mac & cheese with pulled pork & BBQ sauce) from the Mac Factor, and then wandered across the street to the Zonta fair. The amount of support LARAC gives these artists is incredible & to see the community come out the way it does for this yearly festival is amazing. My only complaint is that it's only once a year; would love more of these to support more local vendors who I may not be so familiar with.

do not miss this wonderful historically relevant home, antique store, and amazing art gallery...Sue…read moreand Bill Cleary oversee this enormous home and barn. located in the quaint town of Salem, NY in Washington County - bordering Arlington, Dorset, and Manchester, Vermont. Works by Harry Orlyk, George Van Hook, Mallory Rich, and many others...wonderful antiques at country prices...and Sue ... well..you'll know when you meet her...salt of the Earth...

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This place has a vast collection of unique artwork on display over a very large area. There are…read morehiking trails through the woods, fields, up hills and down in between buildings and interesting artwork can be found all along the way. Many huge pieces that really grab your attention as well as some very cool smaller pieces that are much more subtle. Artists from all over come here to create their works in an impressive variety of media and are then displayed in many unexpected places on the vast grounds that visitors are invited to explore. There are many nice geocaches hidden all over the property as well and hunting them will provide you with a fantastic tour of both the artwork and the beautiful natural suroundings. Well worth your time to come check it out.

Salem Art Works is known for it's artist in residence programs in various mediums - paint,…read moresculpture, metal glass, pottery to name a few. This past summer I had the opportunity to take a writing workshop with Gabrielle Danchick and Alice Smith Duncan. The workshop leaders spent six full days looking at book outlines for three separate genres: Middle school fiction, historical novel, and memoir. A very practical, hands-on approach, with time built in for writing and critique, made this an exceptional experience. In the setting of the SAW environment, we were able to choose different venues to read aloud, make suggestions, and work as a group or individually. I highly recommend this workshop for anyone striving to write prose and complete a published work. Food, coffee, tea, and other offerings are healthy and plentiful. Lodging available on site or in area establishments. Fee of $50/day was very resonable for the amount of attention I got for my writing project.

Very professional gallery with a great variety of work!…read moreUnique photography on metal and glass and amazing paintings on copper drape the walls. Creative small oil paintings also available.

carries everything smoking related! I went to 3 stores looking for what I needed. This was my 4th…read morestop.

This place has always been the best shop in town. The glass is priced well and a great selection of…read moreeverything.