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about the building Built in 1912 as the Guild Hall of the local Episcopal congregation. The building also served the Sandpoint community as a gathering place for parties, civic affairs, luncheons and dinners. In 1957, needing more space, the mission purchased a section of hospital from the U.S. Navy at Farragut Naval Station which was at the far south end of Lake Pend Oreille. The building was barged north to Dover just west of Sandpoint on the Pend Oreille river, then trucked to its present location. The most recent change occurred in june 2007 when the Episcopal Church moved out and into a new facility, and the Redtail Gallery moved in. It oficially opened on july 27, 2007 with the first exhibition featuring the paintings of Robert Bissett and the Sculpture of Mark Kubiak. about the gallery The Redtail Gallery is the result of a long held dream. A fine arts gallery in combination with an arts education center, in this case the Arts Alliance. The mission of Redtail Gallery is to provide residents and visitors to Sandpoint and the surrounding area with a high quality visual arts experience. The Gallery's exhibition standard is to provide an exhibiting artist the opportunity to display a body of their work, thereby giving the viewer a more in-depth look at the artist, their style, inspiration, and development. It is also the goal of Redtail Gallery in association with the Arts It is our firm belief that exercising our minds through the creative arts by viewing, or in the Studio, can enrich and broaden our view of the world, and open our minds to the boundless realms of human expression. |