Art gallery to reopen in new location inside Nolan Center

Creative thinking has led to a new home for the Wrangell Art Gallery.

This Saturday, during the community market, the gallery and its members will hold a grand opening at its new location inside the Nolan Center next to the administrative office.

Earlier this year, the gallery lost its lease in a building on Front Street, where it had resided for many years as a gallery and social workspace. The members closed the storefront, put items in storage and continued to meet at founding member Olga Norris' home.

Michael Bania, a member of the gallery's resident artists, also volunteers at the Nolan C...