Elsinore Framing & Fine Art Gallery — Attraction in Salem

A world of experience is evident when you deal with Elsinore Framing & Fine Art Gallery. They have over 30 years in the business and lots of actual samples of framing materials on hand. When I bought a costly painting directly from a fairly well known Oregon artist I knew I would be happiest having it framed by experts, rather than taking it to a "discount" shop, or doing it myself, and I am! Brent Allen, one of the owners, and a painter himself, has always been polite, helpful, and friendly to me. He understood my concerns about honoring the artist's request for framing that showed the entire image, was as archival as possible, and reversible. I am an artist, and I have sold a few paintings through the Artists in Action shows at Elsinore, and I bought a beautiful small original there last fall. All good experiences. Whether you need custom framing, a ready made frame, a place to buy art, or a place to show and sell your work, I recommend Elsinore...

It's been a few years since Elsinore Gallery helped me with a project near and dear to my heart. For years, my Grandmother's lace wedding gown lived folded up in a plastic bag in the linen closet. It's just a simple A-line gown, but is all hand-made lace, and was in incredible condition all things considered. (Perspective: her daughter, my Mom, passed away two years ago at the age of 97, so this gown is incredibly old!) Elsinore's owner and his wife helped me pick out a suede-cloth backing, a custom frame, and his wife arranged and hand-tacked the gown to the suede-cloth. The gown was then assembled in a shallow shadow-box assembly with museum glass, etc., and now proudly resides on the wall in my living room. (Sadly, I don't have any photos of Grandma wearing it, but I've included a photo here of her around the time of that marriage in 1900.) It's beautiful and I'm so very grateful for the help of the Elsinore...

The only place to find art that will captures your heart and soul here in Salem. With pieces from $100.00 to $20,000.00 you're guaranteed to find something you'll love. They also include more local/regional artist than they used to; yet their quality continues to exceed all expectations. Even if you are not in the market to buy something you should still go there. As a gallery they display such a wide variety of art, including a section where they spotlight individual artists (which changes monthly) - and they do not charge for gallery visits. As for their framing, the workmanship is beyond compare & their prices remain competitive. Elsinore Framing & Fine Art is easy to miss unless you are looking for it - but it is so worth looking for. There's lots of free parking nearby & their proximity to the convention center makes it such a nice part of...