A Gallery of Local ArtistS
SOBA is a cooperative gallery of local artists in the heart of historic Bluffton SC. With works from more than 100 artists, the gallery is always FULL of original art created locally. Our exhibit is ALL NEW every month.
Paint what you love and love what you paint.
Mary Treadwell
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Featured Artist
Jean Macaluso
Sept. 5th – Oct. 1st
“Of Water: Aquascapes photography”
Opening Reception, meet the artist September 14th at the gallery from 5-7pm Event open to the public
Featured Artist
Margi Smith
Oct. 2nd – Oct. 29th
“Wonder Filled Wanderings”
Opening Reception, meet the artist
October 3 at the gallery from
5-7pm
Event open to the public
Jean Macaluso Presents Of Water: Aquascapes photography
The SOBA Featured Art Exhibit Will Run Sept. 5th – Oct. 1stwith an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. Sept. 14th This body of work is …
Our SOBA Instructors are Getting Rave Reviews
“Just a quick note to thank you for coordinating Dan Grazianlo’s workshop and to SOBA for hosting a great event…
I especially want to thank Dan for his time and patience with us. I think it is safe to say that we all left the workshop with valuable information and appreciated Dan’s energy and enthusiasm for creating oil paintings and felt he was sincerely interested in our development.
As we were all thanking Dan for his tutelage and time spent with us for the last three days at today’s conclusion, his humble spirit showed through, as he said, “I enjoyed painting ‘with’ you.”
He is a great artist. He is a great teacher.”
– Anita Stephens
“Missy Gentile’s Abstract Art class is incredibly freeing! This class inspired me to think outside the box and divert from the traditional conventions of what we think art is supposed to be.
Missy’s teaching style is encouraging, supportive, and enlightening. She inspires you to reach beyond your comfort zone and not overthink your artwork in order to tap into a different realm of your creativity. This class is pure joy!”
– Bonnie Wade Mucia
“I have taken two SOBA art series with Mary Ann Browning Ford this past winter. As a beginning painter her classes have helped me see and construct satisfying, artistic pieces, both landscapes as well as abstracts.
In her own right, she is a multi-talented artist. In her classes, she is extremely knowledgeable, and the atmosphere she creates is supportive and fun. She loves art, and she loves teaching and sharing this passion with others…
– Pamela Anderson
SOBA Gallery Art School
A Visit to Dan Graziano's Oil Painting Class
Dan’s three-day workshop focused on painting “alla prima” (all at once) as well as developing greater skills of observation, simplification and quickly painting “wet on wet” to create strong “painterly” paintings using a reference.
Dan Graziano is an award winning, nationally exhibited artist whose paintings capture the hidden beauty found in the unexpected places and fleeting moments of everyday life.
His work has been featured in numerous publications and is in the collections of private and corporate collectors throughout the world. See more of his work at https://www.dangrazianofineart.com/
A Visit to the Open Studio Portrait Class
SOBA art teacher, Cynthia Van Nus, facilitated an open studio portrait class for 8 weeks. Beginner and more experienced students had a great time and advanced their skills.
