Wonderful little gallery in Nye Beach showing local artists' work…read more We spoke with the lovely Colleen who sold me the beautiful painting by Khara Ledonne below. Forget about the touristy places on the Newport waterfront, and come here to support local artists!

I love local art and community cooperatives when I can find them when I'm travelling. I found the…read moreFor Artsake Gallery during a Nye Beach visit a few years ago and was happy to return last week. I This artist-owned Gallery is relatively small, but with a well curated and displayed multi-media selection of their member's works. And the person behind the counter might be one of them. I came away with a nice metal piece by Katy LaReau and a neat upcoming order with Alita Pearl. Why go to the local souvenir shop, when you can own local treasures like this?

Great space for a gallery. It actually used to be a fish processing plant and was converted…read more Speaking of fish, there are a lot of beautiful and whimsical glass and ceramic fish laying about on shelves and in the glass cases. You'll also find other beautiful glass items of hot glass sculptures such as octopus and crab etc. Huge paintings are hanging throughout the shop as well and include a large selection of the amazing Yaquina Bay bridge. They have very lovely jewelry in their cases including some sea glass work. There's a second floor that has a great Mickey collection and other works of art upstairs. It's one of the first galleries on the street as you head down Bay St. from the Coast Guard station. And if this all seems a little fishy to you don't take my word for it. Go check it out for yourself.

From the owner: The Roger Yost gallery was created to enhance the dining experience of Yost's Alessandro…read moreRistorante. It since has been moved to 388 State Street, Salem, and now has a second location on the Bayfront in Newport, OR. 541-574-0802 which is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11-5.

This was an awesome experience that we've had on our bucket list for at least three years. Every…read moretime we drive past this place going to the beach we do the whole "we should go do that someday". Valentine's Day this year was the day! It was awesome. The staff and the instructors are super friendly and really know what they're doing and help you every step of the way to produce something really gorgeous and one of a kind. It only took 30 minutes if you can believe that! I can highly recommend it to anyone willing to give it a try .

I stopped and blew glass here on my way up the coast. Glass must cool slowly so it cools overnight…read morein a kiln. They mailed my bowl to me. It was beautiful but arrived broken. I contacted them and they immediately offered a replacement. I am going down, making another piece but plan to spend the night and carry the piece home the next day. I feel they took responsibility and were more than helpful in coordinating the replacement.

Stopped in to look at some of their jewelry and art pieces and was pleasantly surprised by a great…read moreselection and prices. The retail salesperson named Shauna took great care of me, and I will most certainly be back. There were lots of unique earrings (beach glass, blown glass, merino glass, etc) Loved the selection and I will be back.

Beautiful jewelry just very expensive for very young adults like myself.read more

A wonderfully unique selection of art. There are so many beautiful pieces for your visual…read moreenjoyment. I love how each artist is able to display their own personality through their work.

Quick stop here to check out some local artworks and shops in the area. It was a nice walk down…read morememory lane. Best spot on nye beach! Check out this place and you may discover some great finds and gifts for yourself or a special somebody. Limited Free parking available. Free admission. Perfect spot to watch the sunsets.

When you know, you know. Each person has their own a-ha moment when it comes to art and mine…read moreoccurred here. Newport is over-filled with art galleries, but after seeing the rest, I thought Ozone was the best. Rather than follow the local trend of having a little bit of everything (glass, paintings, wood carvings, metal sculpture and jewelry), Ozone is a contemporary gallery that features only a few local artists at a time. So depending on whether you like the artists du jour, will affect your enjoyment of the gallery. But, they also offer free wine tasting. So even if you don't decide to purchase, you can browse through the gallery and enjoy the view of Newport Bay. I absolutely hit it off with Karen and ended up purchasing three different pieces of art. It was for a space in my home I've been trying to fill for over three years. If you purchase more than one piece, there is a 'collector's discount' and we had a funny discussion about how it is sad for a gallery owner, and the artist, to see some pieces sold. I assured her that it was going to someone who would love the art and she requested that I send her a photo of my purchases in their new environment. So feel free to wander through the other galleries for your beach tchotchkes, but if you want to experience some innovative artists and sip a little wine, then don't forget to visit Ozone.

Very hip art gallery, if you're into that sort of thing. During our particular visit they were…read morefeaturing recycled art so nearly everything there was garbage turned into something nice to look at. Price tags are very high so don't expect to buy unless you can afford to blow at least $400. The person working the store was very cool and friendly.

Such rude customer service here! I didn't get the girl's name that worked here on a Monday but she…read morewas so unhelpful and any question seemed to be an enormous and labor intensive effort here. She was a bit heavier, brown hair and glasses. So very rude for this gallery and I hope not all staff and ownership is a good representation of the business here. As far as the as the inventory goes it is interesting and they have light bulb sculptures I liked but the staff member simply drove me off.

I only wish money grew on trees. This store was floor to ceiling coastal cuteness. I get that it's…read morea coastal town and they rely heavily on selling overpriced merch to the impulsive tourist; however, many things in this place are pretty pricy. If you want something cute for a special someone or to commemorate a beach vacation....jewelry, glass, metal art, home decor, etc.... and money isn't a big concern, you'll find loads of things here you'll want to take home.

Mr Forinash is the ultimate professional and talented artist. My piece was exquisitely framed. I…read morecannot give a higher recommendation!

Most highly skilled framers and artisans on the coast. Rapid response, reasonable pricing, and…read morelisten to your queries with excellent suggestions and available materials. Customer for Life. Dave and Joi

I had a wonderful 3 nights at the Sylvia beach hotel starting in a Sunday. The hotel is right next…read moredoor to the Visual Arts Center. In the past I have wanted to go inside but it is closed Mondays and Tuesdays. I was excited that this time (my second in 3 years) I would finally be able to visit the museum. I checked ahead of time to see what exhibits were on and hours, they were listed to change over a day or so after the last day of my visit. Open 10-4 Wednesday through Sunday, wonderful! Went for a cold and windy walk in the beach, changed clothes in my car and went to the museum. People inside, but doors locked. A woman came to the door and said that they were changing the exhibits and closed for the week, and that she had left the sign up stating that the center would be open Wednesday by accident as her "printer wasn't working". She let me walk as far as the front desk to see the wonderful are coming down and going up. Said she might let me go upstairs to see the other exhibits, but on second thought no, because not everything up there was "secured". Then she also explained that usually the Visual arts center was closed one week per month to change exhibits over. I suppose staffing might be tight, but I have never before known of a museum to close during regular business hours to change over an exhibit (not to mention advertising the old exhibit would be displayed for a couple more days after they were planning to take it down. The person in charge suggested I should come back another time. Maybe I will the next time. In a year or two. To sum up, the museum is open at random times, closed for a week or so once a month, call first because this is not mentioned in the web site. The art looks beautiful, and the museum has good lighting, from what I could see. Decent parking, at least in on a weekday.

Stunning display of a type of painting I had never heard of…read morebefore, with wax. Upstairs the display was just mind blowing, the sculptures, and the painting, I took a picture of it, was so amazing. The artist was there working on a new sculpture, an owl, it was beautiful. I found a print from another artist who had a small display downstairs, of something that really spoke to me that day, it was a very sad day, and this picture really helped me. The staff is just wonderful, they explain everything, and were amazing.