May 15, 2012

Local Color Opens and With it More FlareBy Obie CraneSRPressGazette.com

Pace, FL – As one of Santa Rosa County’s most recently opened business ventures, (or adventures they like to say) Local Color, a high-end art gallery, boutique, and gift shop, brings with it a breath of fresh air and a cultural awareness that some say is nothing less than exciting.

Not since Joe Patti (The Artist) closed his Pace art gallery, which many will remember from the mid 1970s, has there been a business in this area that caters so heavily to the cultural enrichment of its people.

Housed in two buildings at 4537 Chumuckla Highway in Pace (between Pace Veterinary Clinic and B&C Nursery) Local Color has approximately 1200 square feet dedicated to the display and distribution of art and artifacts to the general public. Opened in early December, the shop has already attracted a good number of customers who appreciate the availability of art and other quality merchandise that isn’t available anywhere else in the area, according to co-owners Donna Chastang and Sharon Myers-Mongue.

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