Couleurs Cabanes, Artisan craft shop in the port area of Le Château-d'Oléron, France.
Couleurs Cabanes is an artisan shop in the port area of Le Château-d'Oléron housing approximately thirty artists and craftspeople. They work in former oyster farming huts along the waterways, with each workshop dedicated to a different craft such as painting, sculpture, ceramics, violin making, jewelry, and embroidery.
The project began in 2004 when the municipality of Le Château-d'Oléron launched it to support local craftspeople in this traditional maritime setting. The huts themselves date from the oyster farming era and were later converted to welcome artists and artisans.
The craftspeople demonstrate their work daily across painting, ceramics, jewelry making, and embroidery in these working spaces. Visitors can watch them practice these traditional trades and see how each craft develops from start to finish.
The site is open year-round, with more huts accessible from April through October, and free parking is available on Avenue du Port. Most workshops are easily found by walking along the waterways where craftspeople actively work.
The huts are still crossed by working waterways where boats daily transport fresh oyster bags through the channels. This living port rhythm creates an unusual backdrop for art studios set within an active working harbor.
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