SAY CHEESE for Christmas!
SAY CHEESE for Christmas!
OLEAN, NY - The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce has created an art gallery in its conference room showcasing framed pictures of the Olean area taken by local photographer Pat Schwabenbauer. The collection contains more than 60 photographs centered around sights and scenes of the Olean area including buildings, facades and parks. The frames which vary in sizes (15x12, 20x16, 21x17) are priced between $20-30.
Mr. Schwabenbauer donated these pictures to the office back in 2018; they were showcased at the Home Show that year and then were stored. With renovations going on this year in the Olean Business Development building, the frames were cataloged and placed on Facebook to sell. Once again, the frames just sat due to COVID-19 and shopping restrictions, which meant no sales.
This brings us to December! The photos were all stored in the conference room on the first floor of the OBD building. GOACC staff thought it would be great to create a gallery of Pat’s pictures for display and purchase. Erica Dreher, GOACC member services manager stated, “These pictures are beautiful and would make great holiday gifts for any area resident. The added bonus is monies raised through the sales will go towards Santa Claus Lane purchases of new decorations, bulbs, supplies, etc.”
The GOACC office is located at 301 North Union Street, Olean with regular hours M-F 9:00am-4:30pm. For more information, please call 716-372-4433 or email info@oleanny.com.
