Arts and Crafts Custom Framing
Located on Stewart Avenue in building 637, the Arts and Crafts Center offers framing classes, space arts and crafts mat cutter and equipment for the do-it-yourself framer while the custom framing program specializes in creating distinctive displays from precious children's art to heirloom photos, military shadowboxes and limited edition collector prints. A computerized mat cutter enables our experienced framers to include three-dimensional bevels, offset corners, ovals, circles, ribbons, shapes, designs, and more.
Customized shadow boxes can include insets of squadron coins placed in mat cutouts, ribbons, patches, photos and flags to create a framed tribute commemorating years of civilian or military service. Our personalized memory boxes protect clothing, photos, glasses, jewelry, swords and other collector pieces to preserve remembrances of special occasions in anyone’s past. Conservation is key to the Center's experienced, helpful staff who use their knowledge and skill to build unique and lasting framed presentations.
Kevin Bruce Parent is our Master Framer. and will be more than happy to discuss your framing needs. Kevin has 10 years of framing experience, having been most recently at Carolina Galleries and Carolina Fine Art Framing. His specialty is in French Matting, which is decorating mats with watercolors.
Kevin is a self taught black and white, hand colored photographer with a special emphasis on pinhole photography. This unique form of art utilizes a “lensless,” handmade camera that “reduces the subject to segments of time rather than a physical artifact,” describes Mr. Parent.
Visit KevinBruceParent.com to view his striking photos and come by the Arts and Crafts Center to see how Kevin can make your artwork memorable.
Personalized Engraving Services
Our custom award program uses a laser engraver to personalize metal plates, glass, acrylic and wood with names and sentiments. Our plaque selection includes solid walnut and laminates, marbleized plaques in black, and glossy cherry or black finish, as well as plaques in the shape of South Carolina. We also feature a large selection of clocks, pen sets, eagle heads and eagles in flight as well as awards for youth and adult sports.
Our variety of pins and emblems include Air Force, Navy, Army, Marine, and Coast Guard insignia, scholar and sport pins, religious images, and quality and excellence pins. A large and small model of a C-17 and a C-141 crafted from Philippine mahogany are available, as well. The Sales Store also carries a selection of locally significant military aircraft prints and prints depicting life in military service.
Model Airplanes
The Arts and Crafts Center stocks C-17 and C-141 models. These replicas can be bought in 1/100 scale and 1/164 scale and personalized with an engraved plate and the JB Charleston tailflash. Purchase for awards, retirements or just because. Other aircraft and seacraft are available by special order.
Our Design Center
The Arts & Crafts' Design Center can design and print posters, storyboards, directionals and other publicity to meet your club or organization's needs. In addition to large print jobs, we offer personalized, affordable business cards, wedding invitations and other stationary needs you may have.
We offer great service and competitive pricing. Call us first!
Arts & Crafts Center ~ About Us
The Arts & Crafts Center is comprised of two skills-related focus areas offering information, services, merchandise, equipment and instructionally sound programs in art, crafts, and automotive maintenance. Our goal is to enable our customers to develop or enhance their skills in the arts and industrial arts. Formerly known as the Skills Development Complex, the correct designations are now the Arts and Crafts Center and the Auto Hobby Shop.