Gift Shop

McMillan Arts Centre Gift Shop

The Gift Shop includes works by artists from the West Coast and Vancouver Island.

Use the filters at left to look at the different types of artwork and gifts we carry.

Our Gift Shop in Parksville, British Columbia on Vancouver Island is a unique place to purchase gifts, as well as visit the multiple exhibits we have from our original artists on Vancouver Island.

Gift Shop

Based on Vancouver Island, Ron Acton has always worked with wood. For years he made furniture while doing wood carving as a hobby. He now carves whimiscal figures and wildlife out of various types of wood found on the Island.
Vancouver Island artist Patricia Mansell has a special interest in painting endangered wildlife.She develops her paintings from research and photographing animals in the wild and enjoys bringing out each animal's character.
Vancouver Island artist Patricia Mansell has a special interest in painting endangered wildlife.She develops her paintings from research and photographing animals in the wild and enjoys bringing out each animal's character.
Vancouver Island artist Nancy Butler loves photographing wildlife.
Vancouver Island artist Nancy Butler loves photographing wildlife.
Vancouver Island artist Nancy Butler loves photographing wildlife. This card is a photo she took of one of the many black bears found on the Island.
Vancouver Island artist Nancy Butler loves photographing wildlife. This card is a photo she took of one of the many black bears found on the Island.
Vancouver Island artist Nancy Butler loves photographing wildlife. This card is a photo she took of one of the many black bears found on the Island.
Vancouver Island artist Nancy Butler loves photographing wildlife. This card is a photo she took of one of the many black bears found on the Island.
Lynn Orriss is a Vancouver Island artist who creates jewellry using polymer clay. This medium allows the artist to emulate glass, metal, ceramic, stone, bone, wood, fibre and paint. She often adds semi precious stones and crystals to her necklaces.
Lynn Orriss is a Vancouver Island artist who creates jewellry using polymer clay. This medium allows the artist to emulate glass, metal, ceramic, stone, bone, wood, fibre and paint. She often adds semi precious stones and crystals to her necklaces.
West Coast artist Wendy Schmidt is inspired by observing nature and enjoys painting wildlife in its natural habitat.
Lynn Symington takes cannonball gourds and turns them into whimisical objects.
Lynn Symington takes cannonball gourds and turns them into whimisical objects.
 
 
 
Bruce Thurston from Texada Island hand crafts earrings using tiny seed beads from Japan then attaches them to sterling silver hooks. Length measures approximately 3 inches.
Bruce Thurston from Texada Island hand crafts earrings using tiny seed beads from Japan then attaches them to sterling silver hooks. Length measures approximately 3 inches.
Bruce Thurston from Texada Island hand crafts earrings using tiny seed beads from Japan then attaches them to sterling silver hooks. Length measures approximately 3 inches.
Bruce Thurston from Texada Island hand crafts earrings using tiny seed beads from Japan then attaches them to sterling silver hooks. Length measures approximately 3 inches.
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