*Due to provincial Covid-19 restrictions, we are unable to open to Public at this time.*

Follow us on Facebook and/or Instagram to view art and merchandise available for purchase. We will be offering curbside pickup, local delivery and shipping. Please contact us at flightoffancyarts@gmail.com to arrange a virtual tour of the gallery. Beginning May 17th, we would be happy to arrange an appointment for you via Zoom.

Please find us on social media for updates.

Welcome to The Flight of Fancy - an award-winning art and craft gallery located in Bear River, Nova Scotia. Offering a unique shopping experience with something for everyone. 

Within you will find a diverse selection of visual arts with various medias: oil, acrylic, watercolour, photographic, silkscreen, wood, stone, bronze, bone, antler, thread and fibre. Proudly supporting local and showcasing excellence in craft from over 150 artisans. Disciplines include wood -carved, turned, burned, steamed - raku, porcelain, earthenware, pottery, glass, pewter, ironwork, jewellery, traditional indigenous crafts and carvings, books, stationary and more!

The Flight of Fancy’s home, since 1980, was originally built in 1845 and serviced three-masted schooners as a shipping office for Bear River’s largest employer, the Clarke Brothers.

The one constant in Bear River remains the tidal waters flowing in or out twice every 25 hours; the heartbeat of this historical and beautiful village. Just follow the river to our door.