The Christmas Shop is open for business

If you're looking for a beautiful and affordable piece of local art you can't go wrong visiting the Christmas Shop at the Revelstoke Art Gallery. The affordable  pre-Christmas art shop is open from noon to 4 pm until December 21. If you see what you want you get to walk away with it as soon as you pay for it. David F. Rooney photo
If you’re looking for a beautiful and affordable piece of local art you can’t go wrong visiting the Christmas Shop at the Revelstoke Art Gallery. The affordable pre-Christmas art shop is open from noon to 4 pm until December 21. If you see what you want you get to walk away with it as soon as you pay for it. David F. Rooney photo

By David F. Rooney

If you’re looking for a beautiful and affordable piece of local art you can’t go wrong visiting the Christmas Shop at the Revelstoke Art Gallery, located at 32 Wilson, behind the Days Inn.

The affordable  pre-Christmas art shop opened on Friday evening will remain open to the shopping public from noon to 4 pm until December 21. If you see what you want you get to walk away with it as soon as you pay for it.

Here are a few images from Friday’s opening:

John Woods and Mas Matsushita discuss Kristi Marcoffio's birch tree paintings on offer at the Revelstoke Art Gallery's annual Christmas Shop, which opened on Friday, December 13. This popular affordable art sale is on every day from 12 to 4 pm at 320 Wilson until December 21. David F. Rooney photo
John Woods and Mas Matsushita discuss Kristi Marcoffio’s birch tree paintings on offer at the Revelstoke Art Gallery’s annual Christmas Shop, which opened on Friday, December 13. This popular affordable art sale is on every day from 12 to 4 pm at 320 Wilson until December 21. David F. Rooney photo
Marcia Woods admires a set of prints by painter Tina Lindegaard. David F. Rooney photo
Marcia Woods admires a set of prints by painter Tina Lindegaard. David F. Rooney photo
The ornaments and cards on the tree are a bargain at $5 or so and all of the receipts go to the Food Bank. David F. Rooney photo
The ornaments and cards on the tree are a bargain at $5 or so and all of the receipts go to the Food Bank. David F. Rooney photo
Community Librarian Kendra Runnalls (center) and Assistant Librarian Lucie Bergeron of the Revelstoke Branch of the Okanagan Regional Library brought their brand-new portable book scanner to the Christmas Shop opening. Toni Johnston was so tickled by the selection of art books they also brought that she took one out. I think we'll see more of this device in the future. David F. Rooney photo
Community Librarian Kendra Runnalls (center) and Assistant Librarian Lucie Bergeron of the Revelstoke Branch of the Okanagan Regional Library brought their brand-new portable book scanner to the Christmas Shop opening. Toni Johnston was so tickled by the selection of art books they also brought that she took one out. I think we’ll see more of this device in the future. David F. Rooney photo

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