Every wanted to get a behind-the-scenes look at the Charleston art world? Now you can with a Charleston Art Tour. The tours are guides by local artists and include a two-hour walking tour through six to eight downtown galleries. Plus, the tour finishes with champagne, sparkling water chocolate.

Tours occur Monday from 10 a.m. til noon, and Tuesday through Saturday from 2-4 p.m. Tours are for ages 14 and up, cost $49 per person and tickets must be purchases in advance. If you’d like to bring the kids, schedule a private tour by calling 843-860-3327. To receive $4 off your ticket, enter the promo code “ZS100″ at checkout. Click here to purchase tickets.

If you’d like to delve further into the art scene, check out the custom, private tour which includes the two-hour walking tour, visits to artists’ studios and painting demos and instruction by award-winning local artists.

According to the tour’s website:

Our tours offer a behind-the-scenes look into Charleston’s world-class art galleries and artist studios. We cater to those of us who would like to know about the Charleston art scene

and who simply wish to take time to observe the finest examples of this city’s fabulous gallery works.

Throughout the tour, you will gain in-depth knowledge about fine art, learn which galleries are best suited to your individual tastes, and explore the biography, methods and personal perspectives of some of Charleston’s most acclaimed artists.

Experience the Charleston art scene up-close and personal with engaging tour directors who are professional artists and will share years of first-hand knowledge about the Charleston art scene and the city’s history as the Southeast’s most popular fine art destination. As working fine artists, the tour directors enjoy close rapport with other resident artists and gallery owners, allowing them to offer clients a rare, private look into the best of what the Charleston art world has to offer.

Reserve your valuable time in Charleston for seeing the best of the best in fine art and meet some of the most exciting nationally known and emerging regional artists, and the galleries that represent them.