Penticton NewsPenticton Art Gallery 'hears the anger' over donated art sent to Value VillageGallery 'hears the anger'Photo: Facebook/Paul Crawford Penticton Art Gallery speaks up about choice to give donated art to Value VillageThe Penticton Art Gallery leadership hopes to "regain trust" of its members following backlash this weekend over a decision to donate pieces of art to Value Village. He went to the Penticton Value Village, which is owned by an American for-profit business, and recognized many pieces from local artists. The Penticton Art Gallery, a non-profit heavily subsidized by City of Penticton taxpayer dollars, as well as donors and grants, did not respond to Castanet's requests for comment over the weekend. "As you may know, a public art gallery has a responsibility to collect and care for a specific type of art based on their mandate. Social media chatter was alive with comments wondering why a local charity was not chosen or, given that the art gallery has publicly complained about financial woes, auctioned off.