A playful twist on art galleries.
Our Art Alleries are a playful twist on an art gallery experience in a typically marginalized location.
Walk the Alley – Picture gritty laneways lined with dumpsters, hydro poles, and exposed to all kinds of weather—snow, rain, sun, or the dark of night—filled with the ambient sounds of the city. Here, fine art hangs on worn brick and cinder block walls. Stroll through this themed, walkable, barrier-free outdoor gallery, open all night, and explore Revelstoke’s art in a raw, urban setting.
History.
Revelstoke’s public art initiative, launched in 2019, aims to transform our downtown alleyways into outdoor art galleries. Alleyways are frequently overlooked, avoided, and not often associated with art or tourism. As a legacy project by the organizers of the LUNA Festival and Arts Revelstoke, Art Alleries revitalizes dark and disused places into thriving public spaces for locals and visitors to walk through and enjoy.
Art Alleries, Downtown Revelstoke | P Ian Houghton
Sustainability.
Sustainability was a huge factor in building and operating the Alleries. The large gilded frames are made from recycled water bottles and sawdust, the light is generated by solar panels.
A couple of pieces of art are made entirely with retired skis and snowboards, and even the powder-coated aluminum panels can be recycled at the end of their life, decades from now.
