Armstrong Spallumcheen Museum and Art Gallery
3415 Pleasant Valley Road, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B0 Armstrong, BC, Canada

The Museum and Galleries are closed now for the winter (January to April). We are still open Tuesday mornings from 9:00-12:00 pm for those who would like to contact us to make an appointment to speak or work with one of our archivists. Also beginning Tuesday, January 5th, 2021 we will accepting books, puzzles, and DVDs from 9:00-12:00 pm each Tuesday. If this time does not work for you, please give Gail (250.546.2820) or Roni (250.546.6045) a call to schedule an appointment... to bring them in. Covid precautions remain in effect so please wear your mask and be prepared to sign into our visitor book for tracking purposes. Hand sanitizing stations are available and social distancing requirements will be maintained for your and our volunteers safety. We wish you all a very healthy, happy, safe, and prosperous New Year!!!! We look forward to seeing you in the spring and certainly sooner if you are dropping off items for our Book Room.

Accepting Book, Puzzles, and DVDs Starting January 5th, 2020!!!!!

Hi Everyone, Stopped in to see the current show at the Armstrong Art Gallery and enjoyed seeing the artwork that Cheryl Turner, Kathryn Ross and Kathy Munts have on display. Their show will be up until December 19th so if you have not had a chance to visit, stop in and check it out. And while you are there you can check out the Book Sale at the gallery as well. Everytime I go there I find something to take home with me. I also just received the newsletter from Vertigo and ...see that Cheryl has art on display in the Judith Jurica Gallery at Vertigo this month. Our visits keep these galleries open so if you have a chance take an afternoon drive and check them out. Cheers, Nancy Vince Art is something that makes you breathe with a different kind of Happiness. "Anni Albers" www.nancyvince.com

Have some exceptional news!!! Our Book Sale will continue on until December 19th. We are adhering to Provincial Health guidelines and restriction to keep all who come into our building safe. Masks, sanitizing hands, social distancing, and occupancy limits are in place. If you still feel uncomfortable with shopping but have a desire to get some new books, you can give us a call and we will do our best to shop for you and provide curbside service. To learn more about this drop and email or give us a call

Happy Friday to All!!! Opened our final show of the season featuring the Fusion Divas Kathy Munts, Kathryn Ross, and Cheryl Turner ... What a treat!! Our bookies continue to put out books as space allows and the renovated Gift Shop has some fabulous items for someone looking for gifts, cards, or stocking stuffers.... We are once again having some difficulty with our website but will have that figured out before you know it. We hope you and yours are all doing well and staying safe as Covid continues to play havoc with us. We are doing everything we can to ensure your and our volunteers safety so please do come (with face masks) check out our new art show and buy books and puzzles for your winter reading. Keep your eyes open for information on when we are accepting books. The call will be coming out later in December for drop off in January. Having said that, if you have puzzles you have completed and would like to donate them, we can take them now. Take care, Lark

Looking to the 2021 Art Season, we have invited our 2020 artists back to find we have three spaces available. We are inviting artists to submit an art proposal to help us fill the following spots. Freeze Gallery: May 6 through 29, 2021 Main Gallery: September 2 through 25, 2021 Main Gallery: September 30 through October 23, 2021... If you are interested you can access the information off our website www.ArmstrongSpallMuseumArt.com or contact Lark at the Museum and Gallery ([email protected]) Wishing you all well Lark

Our Book Sale and Art Show is going great!! If you have not been in be sure to drop by before November 14th when our October art exhibit will be closing. Our next art show will feature the Fusion Divas Kathy Munts, Kathryn Ross, and Cheryl Turner. Their show "Transitions" will run from November 19 to December 18, 2020 in the Main Gallery. ... Our "Not so Gigantic" book sale continues on to December 12th, 2020. Our books are renewed at least once a week providing book buyers lots of opportunity to find those books that will tickle their fancy. While we can not take in books right now we could sure use some puzzles. If you have some you can part with please drop them off with Lark at the Museum and Gallery. Note: we will keep you updated on when we can once again take books. Don't forget we are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 to 4:00 pm. If you are looking for Archival support please give us a call to set up a time. In addition, we are following Provincial Healthcare Covid guidelines and requiring masks, hand sanitization, and social distancing.

Okay ... the website is back up ... Phew!!!

We are sorry for the inconvenience but we are currently having problems with our Website. We are working on and will have it up again as quickly as we can. For news and upcoming events please check back here on our Facebook or contact us here at the Museum and Gallery.

We are Re-Opening October 15th!!!!!! Artists are booked, our Book Committee is stocking shelves with books and puzzles, and our renovations are nearly complete. As you can see in the posters below, we open with both an art show and book sale. ... For your safety we will be following Covid guidelines. Of note is the need to wear a mask, the use of hand sanitizer, and social distancing. We will also be upholding occupancy guidelines.

The 84th Report of the Okanagan Historical Society is now available. If you would like to get a copy or two please just call us (or send an email) and we will work out the arrangements to make that happen.

Annual General Meeting We would like to invite our members and interested community members to attend our upcoming AGM Date: September 16, 2020... Time: 7:00 P.M. Place: 3415 Pleasant Valley Road, Armstrong In keeping with provincial COVID health and safety guidelines, we will require that those attending will wear masks, use the hand sanitizer at the door, and practice social distancing (we will set the gallery up to support that). In addition, though we are sorry to say it, there will be no refreshments following the meeting. We hope that you will join us as we share our successes and the incredible changes to our physical environment which focuses on you, our community, visitors, and volunteers.

Update August 26, 2020 We hope this finds you well and enjoying a safe and healthy August. We, here at the Museum and Gallery, are working hard to complete our renovations (Covid has provided a window for us to get the work done) and get back to work. ... Right now we are discussing a variety of ways we might open our doors and welcome you back. Should we be able to work out the kinks we will ensure that provincial health guidelines are in place to protect the health of our visitors and our volunteers. At present we are in and out of the building. Phone messages are checked and emails addressed regularly. Rather than attempt to contact us through Facebook, please contact us at the Museum by phone or email and we will get back to you as quickly as we can. We continue to accept books and puzzles. If you have books you want to donate, please call and we will be available to accept them. We miss doing work we love and we miss sharing time with our community and visitors. Do not fret, we will be back ... I will keep you posted Lark

As our Festival of Trees draws to a close, we would like to thank everyone who participated, everyone who supported us by bidding on Silent Auction items, and everyone who voted on the trees so we could "Ribbon Up" our top 4. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our House to Yours !!!!! To see full images double click on

Awesome News!!! We are open Sundays during December so you have an extra day to bring family and friends in to enjoy the Festival of Trees. Don't forget to vote for your favourite and bid on one ... or all of the silent auction items under the trees. A good chance to get some Christmas shopping done and don't worry, the bidding ends on December 19th so there will be plenty of time to get the item under your tree!!!!

We have the trees down and look who came in to decorate. Looking absolutely awesome Mayor Fraser !!!!!!

December 2nd will see our galleries, museum, and gift shop full of creatively decorated Christmas trees. Silent Auction items accompany each tree and visitors will be invited to vote on their favourite tree so that the People's Choice Ribbons can be awarded on December 19th. For more information give us a call or send a quick email.

The Christmas Craft and Bake Sale is on from 8 until 2 p.m. today. The vendors tables are full of crafted and baked goods. Come and find just the right gifts for those special people on your list

November 23rd, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. we are holding our annual Christmas Craft and Bake Sale. The Gallery will be full of vendor tables selling a variety of goods to help you meet the needs ... wants of your family and friends. Happy Shopping !!!!!

If you haven't been in yet you will want to drop by and see our amazing final art show of the season featuring Susan Wilson and Ev McDougall. A special thanks to Caroline and Neil from the Brown Derby, our sponsors for the November show.

Our final art show of the 2019 art season opens on Friday, November 1st and runs until November 21st. This show, sponsored by the Brown Derby, features the art of Susan Wilson in our Freeze Gallery and Evalynne (Ev) McDougall in our Main Gallery. Our opening reception is on Friday November 1st from 6-8 pm. We hope you all will come join us to kick off the show in Grand Style !! Come say hi to the artists and enjoy refreshments and the musical talents of our own Howard Ketola.

Incredibly awesome things happening here at in our Galleries in November. In addition to our upcoming November art show (described in my next post, we have watercolorist Lou Conron coming on November 2nd from 1-3:30 to do an Artist's Talk and Demonstration on Negative Painting with Positive Results. If you want to come join us give me a call at 250.546.8318

Angela Hansen - Encaustic Art Demonstration and Artists Talk

Our October Art Show runs from October 3rd to 26th. An exceptional Show you will not want to miss!!!!

September Art Show We hope you will come join us for the opening reception on September 5th from 6-8 p.m. Meet the artists, snack on some tasty tidbits and refreshments, and enjoy the wonderful musical talent of Armstrong's Howard Ketola

Our August Art Show featuring the UBUNTU 5 (Mary Stebbins, Holly Smith, Lois Campbell, Bonnie Jackson, and Sandi Sasges) in our Main Gallery and Frank Townsley in our Freeze Gallery is absolutely amazing. If you haven't been in to see it yet, the show will continue on until August 31st. The opening reception was lovely with Holly Smith on Harp and my children and grandchildren all in attendance. Thank you to all who helped to make the evening a success and to those who came ...to help us celebrate our artists and their art. :) Lark

2019 Ribbon Show Winners