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The Shell Art Trail, a project of the Lowcountry Oyster Trail, places 21 giant oyster shell sculptures throughout historic Bluffton, South Carolina, each individually painted by a local artist or group and sponsored by a local business or organization. Visitors can follow a printed or downloadable Shell Art Trail Passbook and map, learning an 'oyster fact' from an informational plaque at each sculpture as a public-art scavenger hunt celebrating one of the Lowcountry's most important local resources.
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Shell Art Trail 21 giant painted oyster sculptures
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Approximate location · 32.238° N, 80.860° W
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A free, self-guided public art trail spread across town; freely viewable at any time.
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Free to explore throughout historic Bluffton, SC, using a downloadable or printed Shell Art Trail Passbook/map.
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