Artifacts Gallery

My wife collects Tim Cotterill frogs, and Artifacts Gallery is an authorized dealer, so we come up periodically. I’m always amazed at the variety of art styles they carry, and you just never know what you’ll find. This trip, we bought a metal spider made from an old army helmet, with assorted hardware welded on to make legs, eyes, fangs, etc. I know, it sounds weird, but it’s really cool. Surprise, no frog this trip! :-) If you’re in the area, stop by. It’s fun to browse.

beautiful artwork and an awesome staff. Always friendly and very helpful. We own 3 paintings and always visit this gallery when visiting Cambria.

I love this gallery, everyone is always friendly and make you feel comfortable. Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned collector this place is great. I was picking up artwork but unfortunately it didn’t fit in my car. I will be back for more.

Great little gift shop with some awesome local art on display! This is always a stop when my wife and I visit Cambria.
Customer service is awesome! It’s always a joy to converse with the ladies in the shop. Thank you for welcoming us in your shop!

Higher end artwork can be found at this gallery.
I especially enjoyed looking at the bronze frog sculpture. The artist captures the personality of frogs in various positions, some of them very comical. These are not your usual bronze frogs because they’re colored and in very vivid, bright colors including spots and reticulated designs. I could stay in there all day looking at them.
There are paintings and wall hangings and jewelry in the other room. You can easily find the front door because they have a gigantic bronze frog in front.

Lovely art gallery, an eclectic mix of artists, and great staff. We enjoyed looking at art stamped on recycled tobacco wood, and painted cedar plank art photography. Wildlife, animals, glass sculptures, and many great wall hangings.

The gallery actually has two locations (both are on the same block, and for some reason they use the same address for both of them). Anyway; we visited both locations two days ago and the selection was *wonderful* (art, sculptures, and many other lovely & interesting objects)! It was like a mini-​museum in each case and we spent a lot of time perusing. Also, the employees were *very* friendly & informative and we enjoyed talking to them. We ended up buying two items; a brilliantly-​colored fused glass piece and a small humorous-​looking sculpture. Both are now en route to NYC via UPS.
(Update on 9÷17÷13): We received both items and the packing was absolutely the best we’ve ever seen. I think it took me nearly an hour to get all the tape off the larger box (I take recycling seriously; ha ha) and to get all of the packing material out of the box and break it down before bringing it to the recycling area in our building. It was backbreaking work, and I do mean that seriously. BUT: the incredible attention to packing is emblematic of the employees’ attentiveness. The woman who sold us the fused glass piece (Gina) even enclosed a lovely note. Now *that* is great customer service!

This was the best art gallery in Cambria, in my opinion. It felt really big inside and had several different artists with very different styles. They really had something for everyone! I went here with my Mom and Dad, Sister, Bro-​in-​Law and niece and nephew and everyone had their favorite artist or style!
My favorite was the photography that was printed on wood planks, I came really close to picking one up!
Another favorite was the black and white paintings that would completely change with the lighting and angle.
They had another artist that made really cool bar art based on funny drunk sayings, they were fun to guess the saying before reading the title.
I would definitely come back here if I was in Cambria again.

My husband and I probably like this art gallery the best in the area from Cambria to Santa Barbara. It’s a great mix of art styles (that also expands the range of personal budgets): paintings, photography, sculptures, metal work, enamels, goofy bar art, globes, jewelry.
The staff are friendly; they don’t push sales on you. This is most relaxed, welcoming gallery in the area for sure.
They’ve expanded to another building a few doors down since our last visit.

Artifacts is on our «every visit to Cambria» list. It has a wonderfully eclectic selection of art, the staff is well educated and helpful but not at all pushy, and the prices are not overly inflated. We have purchased a variety of pieces over the years, including a standing sculpture, a painting, and a wall sculpture, and are very happy with our purchases. The painting wasn’t framed as we wanted and they took us to their framing room, where we were able to pick out just exactly what we wanted. But don’t feel like you can’t go if you don’t buy! It’s a wonderful place to just wander around and look, as a good gallery should be. Enjoy!