DATE CHANGE: due to weather and the City Tree Lighting cancellation, we have moved Cookies & Cocoa to Saturday the 13th. Mark your calendars for Saturday, December 13th, after the Christmas Market and before the Lake City Christmas parade downtown. From 4–7 pm, the Gallery will be open for a cozy Cookies & Cocoa event, […]
Mistletoe Magic: NOV 20-DEC 30
Each year from Thanksgiving to Christmas, the Gateway Art Gallery hosts our annual Mistletoe Magic Arts and Craft Market. This annual shopping extravaganza features art, jewelry, crafts, ornaments, cards, home décor, painted furniture, prints, and much more—all handmade by local artisans and crafters. No mass produced or commercial products to be found anywhere, only real […]
That’s a Wrap for 2025 Youth Art League
Our final Youth Art League session of the year was a fun one. Students spent the day creating ornaments for our upcoming contest and helping decorate a big banner to cheer on the Columbia High School Tigers in their championship game this coming Friday. (Go Tigers!) We shared pizza from Papa John’s, lemonade from Publix, […]
October Member Meeting Recap
We wrapped up the year with a great turnout at Monday’s Member Meeting/Luncheon—47 in attendance! Fifth Generation Farms provided a delicious mini Thanksgiving-style meal, complete with fixings and a we celebrated with a special cake dessert in honor of Kathy O’s birthday. Our guest speaker was Michelle Moore, Columbia County Tourist Development Marketing Coordinator, who […]
Recap: Sketchtoberfest 2025
Our first-ever Sketchtoberfest: Lake City Sketch Crawl was a big success. About thirty artists joined us for a full morning of sketching around downtown Lake City (including several students from our Youth Art League) and most stayed for the entire event. A few sketchers had to leave early but made a point to say how […]






