The Grand Hand Gallery, which has showcased fine art and craft on the corner of Grand Avenue and Dale Street for some two decades, is moving next month to the spot formerly home to another longtime creative stop, Treadle Yard Goods.
The gallery is set to close in its current location on Jan. 12. An opening date in the new location, on the corner of Grand and Hamline avenues, has not been announced but the gallery’s owners expect the move will take about a week, they announced on social media.
Ann Ruhr Pifer opened the gallery in 2004 in a cozy storefront four doors down from the larger space she moved into in 2007. She sold the gallery to Mary Whitney and Cathy Weyerhaeuser in 2018, and current owners Jim Jacobson and Rachael Hartzler — who formerly ran the Grand Micro Gallery on Selby Avenue — took over in late 2022.
Jacobson and Hartzler were not available for comment but said on social media that one benefit of the new location is additional parking availability.
Treadle Yard Goods, known for its wide fabric selection and knowledgeable employees, closed over the summer as owner Michele Hoaglund underwent cancer treatment.
Grand Hand Gallery: Reopening early 2026 at 1338 Grand Ave.; 651-312-1122; thegrandhandgallery.com.
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