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Rail Walk Gallery is located in the Rail Walk Arts District of Historic Downtown Salisbury, North Carolina, and is housed in a former warehouse near the restored Salisbury railroad depot. The brainchild of artist Marietta Foster Smith, Rail Walk Gallery opened in September 2006.

There are currently nine artists at Rail Walk Gallery: Caren and Bob Briley, Carol Dunkley, Sharon Forthofer, Karen Frazer, Annette Ragone Hall, Patt Legg, Cathy Sigmon, and Marietta Foster Smith.

The Rowan Arts Council also has its office here.

See a video about us here.

In addition to the large gallery space they all share at the front of the building, each of the artists at Rail Walk Gallery has their own working studio space. All throughout the gallery and in the individual studio spaces, visitors will find original paintings in watercolor, acrylic, oil, pastel, and other types of mediums, as well as mixed media, sculpture, pottery, and jewelry, making Rail Walk Gallery a great place to purchase a wide variety of original art. Some of the artists also offer reasonably priced reproductions of their work, including greeting cards. In addition to her artwork, Sharon Forthofer also offers a giclée-reproduction service to artists and photographers.

The Looking Glass Art Collective, an arts organization founded in 2008, is located in the same building, next door to Rail Walk Gallery. Cascade Sculptures, which features original metal sculptures by artist Keith Collins is also located next door. As the historic brick buildings on N Lee St. are gradually transformed from warehouses into spaces for artists, speciality museums, and complementary retail businesses, professional firms, and high-tech businesses, including restaurants, the Rail Walk Arts District will continue to expand.

Rail Walk Gallery is open Thursday - Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and for special events. If you see the "Gallery Open" flag flying, then come on in.

We are also open by appointment. Call the artist whose work you are interesting in seeing.

Note: there are two side-by-side entrances to Rail Walk Gallery, one at 409 N. Lee St., and the other at 413 N. Lee St. Look for the green doors.

Free parking is available in two lots, which are on opposite corners of the intersection of E. Kerr and N. Lee streets. Parking is also available behind the building.

Welcome to Rail Walk Gallery

Web site design and hosting courtesy of Annette R. Hall. Rail Walk Gallery logo design by Marietta F. Smith. All images on this site are © 2007—2010 by Caren & Bob Briley, or Carol Dunkley, or Karen Frazer, or Sharon Forthofer, or Patt Legg, or Annette R. Hall, or Cathy Sigmon, or Marietta F. Smith. All rights reserved.

Look for the green doors!