Auburn Art

Auburn Art sits at the corner of North College Street, home to what the shop calls “all things Auburn,” a description that covers spirited gifts, collectibles, pottery, framed photography, jewelry, and tailgating essentials. The store is owned by Teri and Jason Nix, who run the business together with their daughters, Zoey and Scarlet, a genuinely family-operated shop in a downtown corridor where many storefronts now belong to regional or national retail groups. That family ownership shows in the personal touches around the store, including a replica of the original Toomer’s Oak that has become a favorite photo spot for visitors.

The product mix leans heavily into art and collectibles rather than mass-produced licensed merchandise. Framed prints and paintings capturing Auburn landmarks and football moments hang alongside pottery, ornaments, and other decor pieces designed specifically around Auburn imagery, giving shoppers gift options that go beyond a standard T-shirt or koozie. Jewelry, tailgating gear, and seasonal collectibles round out the inventory, and because the shop is owned locally rather than franchised, its buying reflects what a family that has spent years in the Auburn community wants to offer its neighbors and visiting alumni. New designs and seasonal items appear throughout the year, timed loosely to the football calendar, graduation season, and the holidays, so regular customers tend to find something different each time they stop in rather than a static shelf of the same handful of items.

Auburn Art is located at 102 North College Street, right in the heart of downtown and close to Toomer’s Corner, with regular hours Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. During home football games, the shop extends or adjusts its hours around kickoff times, a practical accommodation for the surge of fans who pass through downtown on gamedays looking for a keepsake or gift. That flexibility reflects a business run by people who live by the same football calendar as their customers, adjusting operations around home games rather than following a fixed corporate schedule set months in advance by a chain headquartered outside the state.

Running a family business on one of downtown Auburn’s busiest corners means the Nix family’s shop sees a wide cross-section of visitors, from parents dropping off freshmen for the first time to grandparents shopping for a great-grandchild’s first Auburn onesie. That range has shaped a product mix that spans generations and price points, so a visitor can find an affordable ornament for a stocking stuffer in the same store as a framed print meant to hang in a den for years. The shop’s proximity to the Toomer’s Oak replica also makes it a natural stop for visitors taking photos downtown, giving Auburn Art a steady stream of foot traffic well beyond regular shoppers.

For visitors looking for something more distinctive than standard licensed apparel, Auburn Art offers a genuinely curated, family-run alternative focused on art, pottery, and collectibles that carry a bit more craftsmanship and sentiment than mass-market gear. It is a fitting stop for anyone wanting to bring home a piece of Auburn that feels personal rather than off a factory line, purchased from a shop where the people behind the counter are the same people who own it. Its College Street address, one of the most photographed blocks in the city on any given football weekend, keeps the store squarely in the path of the foot traffic that defines downtown Auburn’s retail rhythm. The family-owned shop is open daily, with a slightly later Sunday opening, and can be reached at (334) 887-7788 for anyone hoping to check on a specific piece before visiting.