October 2026

The Art Lover's Guide to Collecting Fine Art in Charleston & Vicinity

The October 2026 issue marks American Art Collector’s 20h annual Art Lover’s Guide to Collecting Fine Art in Charleston & Vicinity! Our guide will take you on a tour of one of the nation’s most picturesque art destinations: Charleston, South Carolina, and the surrounding area. Each year this showcase grows with more galleries, artists, arts organizations, museums and local businesses jump on board to make sure they are on the map so that visitors to the area know where to find the best contemporary realism in the city and beyond. If you are a Lowcountry-based artist or gallery, don’t miss this once a year opportunity to showcase your artwork to collectors nationwide. Photo by Leo Heisenberg.

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Collector's Focus: In Plein Air

There are more than 300 plein air painter organizations in the country, which speaks to the popularity of painting outdoors and the passion that artists who do feel about this age-old practice. In recognition of this beloved way to paint, American Art Collector brings you our inaugural Collector’s Focus: In Plein Air in the October issue, an especially vibrant month for plein air festivals and shows nationwide. If you paint from life in plein air, carry plein air works in your gallery or are one of the many plein air organizations and want to promote your event, don’t miss this once a year chance to promote your plein air artwork or event in this issue! Courtesy Lighthouse Art Center.

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Collector's Focus: Museums & Exhibitions

With the growing number of museums showcasing today’s top artists working in the genre of contemporary realism, American Art Collector is excited to bring back our Collector’s Focus: Museums and Exhibitions in the October issue! This special section provides the opportunity for museums nationwide to share their current and upcoming exhibitions with our readers who are passionate about a broad range of representational art. From exhibitions featuring works that are available for purchase, to recent acquisitions newly on display and traveling exhibitions making a stop at your institution, there is no better opportunity to ensure your exhibitions are well-attended and to connect with patrons to support your future endeavors. Don’t miss this once a year chance to have our subscribers mark their calendars with any exhibitions of contemporary realism on view now and far into the future!

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Additional Distribution

• Catalina Island Conservancy’s Wild Side Art Show & Sale, Newport Beach, CA
• Laguna Plein Air Painters’ Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA
• National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society Best of America Juried Exhbition
• Scottsdale Gallery Association’s Gold Palette ArtWalk, Scottsdale AZ
• Charleston Gallery Association First Friday ArtWalk, Charleston, SC
• Oil Painters of America’s Eastern Regional Exhibition