History

Wallack’s has been serving the Ottawa community since 1939; when Samuel Wallack went into business for himself, selling photographic supplies, picture framing and some artist’s materials.

In the mid-1950’s, Wallack’s expanded from the original narrowshop on Bank street into the empty store next to his to offer more selection     of art and hobby supplies as well as more display space for original art.

His son John Wallack, who joined his parents business in 1963, now heads the business.

Since 1977, John Wallack has moved the existing art material business to the present location at 231 Bank Street which was
originally a grocery store and expanded the fine art gallery to it’s own location at 203 Bank Street.

Today, Wallack’s is eastern Ontario’s largest retailer of artist materials with four locations in the Ottawa area, one in Kingston and two              in the Gatineau region. For over 70 years, Wallack’s has been committed to supplying creative people with quality products at competitive prices.

Wallack’s reputation is built on offering a wide selection of brand name artist materials, service by friendly knowledgeable
staff and quick and efficient delivery across Canada.

Please call, email,or visit us on Facebook our customer service representatives today for help in product selectionand advice.

It’s what we’ve been doing for over 70 years!