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A Fresh Vision at Snappy’s
Refurbished art gallery in upper level of outdoors store to host its rst show and opening reception on Nov. 12
EBY MOLLY PRIDDY OF THE BEACON
VERGREEN — TO WALK INTO Snappy Sport Senter is to enter an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise,
with plenty of the equipment, clothing, and local knowledge needed for a success- ful sports store to survive.
But just a quick trip to the upstairs of the sports store transports the visitor to a new type of enthusiasm for the outdoors and the environment, this kind expressed through acrylic paint on canvas or bronze work.
Paintings of scenes straight from the heart of Glacier National Park and other wilderness areas of Northwest Mon- tana hang on every wall, with the detail in these huge pieces so intricate that a viewer could mistake it for a window or a photograph.
And sitting quietly nearby, the paint- ings’ creator Allen Jimmerson is happy to watch people enjoy the art and often surprises the viewer with the informa- tion that he is the artist who also mans the gallery.
“This part of the gallery has been up here since 1996,” Jimmerson said. “We’ve always been hidden away.”
That incognito existence is about to go out the window, now that Snappy’s has refurbished the space, removing a gift shop and giving that space over to the gallery. Jimmerson and other Snap- py’s employees went to work, spending a month cleaning it up, adding black panels to the walls, installing soft, natural light- ing, and bringing the personality out of the wood oors.
Now the gallery has about 4,000
Allen Jimmerson, left, and Robin Sorg, pictured at the Montana Wildlife Studio at Snappy Sports Senter. GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON
square feet with which to work, and to celebrate the renewed dedication to art, Snappy’s will host its rst art show and exhibition, “Three Visionaries.”
Jimmerson’s work will be on display, along with local acrylic artist Robin Sorg and bronze sculptor Sunti Pichetchai- yakul, who is based in White sh.
The opening reception, another rst for the gallery, will be on Nov. 12, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., and include drinks, food from DeSoto Grill, and music provided by a quartet from the Glacier Symphony. There is no ticket required for entrance.
It will be a Montana-classy a air, Jimmerson said, perfect for a date night.
The store will be shut down and guests will use the entrance near the life-sized bronze elk statue.
“Wear your best jeans,” Jimmerson said.
All three artists will be in attendance, giving visitors the rare opportunity to not only consider the art, but ask about
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