It’s officially 2023, and Art-O-Maddic Gallery and Gifts is leaning into the “New Year, New Me” energy with a major refresh, more than tripling its offerings of art supplies and do-it-yourself kits, and establishing a permanent maker space for classes, camps and independent artists.
For owners Shelley and Eric Arndt, who opened the gallery in June 2021, it’s about reshaping their business model in a way that best serves new and existing customers — and making good on a key component of their original vision: Centering Art-O-Maddic as a destination for artists and creatives of all stripes across the greater Canby community.
“When we first started, one of the big things we always wanted to have was a safe space where people could come and create,” Eric said. “It always kind of bugged me that we hadn’t been able to deliver on that. We still love our gallery element,…
