19 May Grands ‘n’ More Winnipeg During COVID-19
For the safety of our members, we have had to cancel our April, May and June member meetings. As well, we suspended selling Art From the Attic raffle tickets and...
Events
Book Launch
On November 4, 2017, Powered by Love: A Grandmothers’ Movement to End AIDS in Africa was launched at McNally Robinson Booksellers. In attendance were African Grandmothers Gladys Mayaba and Daisy Mapheele of Grandmothers Against Poverty and AIDS (GAPA) Cape Town, South Africa, SLF staff members Jonea Agwa (Grandmother Campaign Officer for the Manitoba Region) and Ida Nambeya Mukuka of Zambia (Senior Advisor to the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign) and Joanna Henry, the book’s author.
01 Mar Welcome to our Treasure Stories
We, as volunteers for Art From the Attic love interacting with our customers as they queue up early for the "best" deals or leisurely browse the aisles and bins...
01 Mar Treasure Story 8 – Repeat customer always finds something special at Art From the Attic
Michael Wasyllin, a lawyer practicing out of a beautiful historic brick building that used to the Beausejour Post Office, has been at all five Art From the Attic sales. Michael is an...
01 Mar Treasure Story 7 – Tasteful Elegance (at a bargain price)
This beautiful abstract original watercolour on the left found a home on this mantle. It was a steal at $20! ...
01 Mar Treasure Story 6 – The Little Watercolour That Spoke From an Art From The Attic 2019 Table
This year for the first time, Art From the Attic (AFTA) had a “two for one” sale at the end of the day. A buyer came through with two $10...
01 Mar Treasure Story 5 – The Picture that brings back Italy
"A number of years ago, my daughter and I embarked on a wonderful holiday in Italy. It was the kind of holiday that left us in tears at the airport...
01 Mar Treasure Story 4 – An A. Entz original finds its new forever home
Attracted by its clean abstract lines and palette choice, a young woman chose this piece of art for her character apartment in West Broadway. Upon arriving home, she discovered...
01 Mar Treasure Story 3 – Art to Evoke Travel Memories
These two west coast treasures found at Art From the Attic 2018 sparked great memories for their buyers. The shoppers had traveled to Haida Gwaii, but did not bring...
01 Mar Treasure Story 2 – New Art Ties Personal Spaces Together
This first time customer had a great time sorting through all the Art From the Attic (AFTA) treasures. AFTA was a dream come true for his bare walls! We agree...
01 Mar Treasure Story 1 – A Child’s Sandbox Dream Toy
Volunteer posing beside paintingFather of the Year! One of the unique art pieces at this year’s Art From the Attic was a mammoth 5 foot by 4 foot original painting of...