Bill Reid Gallery Shop
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The Bill Reid Gallery Shop suits a downtown visitor looking for Northwest Coast jewellery or a print with a named artist behind it, and you can walk in free without paying for the gallery. In winter it closes on Sundays and Mondays, which catches out weekend shoppers.
Photo Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 and others, credited in the gallery
Check the hours before you go
From October to May the gallery and its shop open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. From May to October they open daily from 10 am, and holiday hours can vary. The shop charges no admission.
Meet the makers on the shelves
The shop opened in 2008 inside the Bill Reid Gallery on Hornby Street, a block from the Vancouver Art Gallery. It carries jewellery in gold, silver, argillite and cedar bark, along with masks and sculpture, handmade glass and prints in limited and open editions. The gallery says the work comes from emerging and established Northwest Coast artists. Its catalogues and books follow the current exhibitions.
Entry to the shop is free, so it makes a short stop between downtown errands. Members get 10% off. On the last Thursday of every month seniors 65 and over get 10% off too. The shelves also carry skincare from Sḵwálwen Botanicals, which the Squamish ethnobotanist Leigh Joseph founded.
Worth knowing
- Come on the last Thursday of the month if you're 65 or over, when seniors get 10% off in the shop.
- Phone the shop on extension 221 to order a piece you saw online, because staff take those orders by phone.
Quick answers about Bill Reid Gallery Shop
Is the Bill Reid Gallery shop free to visit?
Yes. The Bill Reid Gallery Shop at 639 Hornby Street in downtown Vancouver charges no admission, and in winter it opens Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm.
Who benefits when you buy at the Bill Reid Gallery Shop?
The Bill Reid Gallery says proceeds from all purchases in its shop support local Indigenous artists and the gallery's artistic and educational programs.
Who runs Bill Reid Gallery Shop?
The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art established the shop in 2008, and it describes itself as a registered charity and a public gallery. It says the shop showcases works by emerging and established Northwest Coast artists, and that proceeds from all purchases support local Indigenous artists and the gallery's programs.
What are the opening hours of Bill Reid Gallery Shop?
Bill Reid Gallery Shop keeps these hours: Sun–Mon closed; Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00.
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