In the winter of 1986, a small group of inspired and enterprising coastal artists realized a dream: to create a showroom and retail space for locally-made art. At a time when logging and fishing were still the main industries in this area, Northcoast was the first cooperative artists’ gallery in Fort Bragg and led the way for several excellent cooperative galleries that you will find here today. The Northcoast Artists Gallery, a true cooperative, is owned, managed, and staffed by our membership of working artists, whose spirit and enthusiasm are evident in ongoing displays of our current work in the gallery. Throughout the year, a portion of the gallery is dedicated to month-long feature exhibits, ranging from solo shows highlighting individual members’ work to eclectic, invitational group shows.
