The Ravenseyrie Art Gallery has been open for sometime now, albeit on truncated hours as the Gore Bay Harbour Centre is following a cautious reopening due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Several of the shops/studios are closed completely until the virus is no longer a threat. The marine museum is closed as is the lower level. Four of our tenants have been willing to be open to the public on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 4pm.
For myself, I have been keeping my usual hours (Tuesdays thru Saturdays, 10am to 4pm) all through the pandemic lockdown and am continuing in that manner even now, though the rest of the building may be a darkened cavern at times. Should visitors come on one of the days when the Harbour Centre is closed, they may come around to my studio door on the 2nd floor lakeside of the building and ask for permission to view my gallery. Facemasks and sanitized hands are part of our protocol. I provide wipes I make using alcohol and tea tree oil as I prefer that the chemical sanitizers not come in contact with my artworks.
This blog entry offers you a glimpse of how the gallery looks at the present time with a short video tour and a few closer looks at some of the works for those who are not able to come to the gallery in person. All works in the gallery are made by Lynne Gerard (your author) in the fabulous studio adjacent to the gallery. I hope you enjoy this little virtual art-hop!