From The Fairmont Empress Best Nearby Art Galleries (Shopping) (10 Overall Closest) Metro: Victoria, BC Open Space (Shopping - Art Galleries) 510 Fort St, Victoria  BC  V8W 1E6 • 250-383-8833 Distance: ~404 m User Rating: 10 / 10         Description: DOWNTOWN. Since it opened in 1972, this gallery has kept people talking. Located right in downtown Victoria, the center is run by artists dedicated to presenting contemporary Canadian culture in new and unusual ways. The gallery features exhibitions of avant-garde music, literary readings, and performance art, as well as displays of visual and media arts. There is an admission charge for some events and performances, but gallery admission is free. Fran Willis Gallery (Shopping - Art Galleries) 200-1619 Store St, Victoria  BC  V8W 3K3 • 250-381-3422 Distance: ~0.801 km         Description: DOWNTOWN. This private gallery features works by regional Canadian artists. The bright, airy spaces display the contemporary oil paintings, mixed media and bronze sculptures to their best effect. Winchester Galleries (Shopping - Art Galleries) 2260 Oak Bay Ave, Victoria  BC  V8R 1G7 • 250-595-2777 Distance: ~2.400 km         Description: OAK BAY. This exciting gallery is dedicated to historic, modern and contemporary Canadian art with a special focus on contemporary paintings. Featured artists are famous regionally and internationally. In recent years original works by Canadian artists Jack Shadbolt, Joseph Plaskett, Toni Onley, Mary Pratt, Michael Morris, Vicky Marshall and Leslie Poole have been shown. Copyright ©2001 10Best Inc. All rights reserved.