Located at Hope Bay on Pender Island
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#3-4301 Bedwell Harbour Rd
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DEAR COMMUNITY,
After very careful review, the Ptarmigan Arts’ Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to close the Gallery on September 4, 2023.
We recognize that closing this space will be a loss, and it is a loss that we feel as well. It has been a joy to showcase our island’s talent and to serve as a focal point for the visual arts community.
We want to explain a bit about how we reached this difficult decision:
As a not-for-profit arts organization, we are constantly challenged to keep up with demand for our services. On one hand, there is an endless well of exciting and creative projects that are deserving of our support. On the other hand, there is a very limited pool of staff time and money.
Since there is never enough time and money to do it all, every project we choose has to be carefully considered. We need to make sure we are doing the most we can today, and keeping ourselves sustainable so that we can continue delivering tomorrow.
Unfortunately, we have had to face the reality that, in the current economic times, a community gallery is not a sustainable project for us.
As hard as this decision has been, we are excited to look ahead and plan for expanding our support of the visual arts community. We so appreciate the report generated during Kenna Baradell's workshop, which will become part of our blueprint as we're planning shows, integrated arts events, roundtables, classes, and more!
Thank you to everyone who supported The Gallery since 2019, especially our volunteers.