The Penticton Art Gallery in British Columbia, Canada, has faced public criticism after donated artworks by local and notable artists were found being sold for as little as $9.99 at a branch of second-hand chain Value Village. Artists whose donated pieces turned up in the store, such as Norberto Rodriguez de la Vega, said the low prices were disrespectful and did not even cover the cost of materials. The gallery's board president said the pieces had been found without documentation and stored in a way that did not meet museum standards, prompting the decision to dispose of them.

Among the discarded works were pieces by recognised Canadian artists including Helen May Duke, Sophie Atkinson and William Alexander, the latter known as an early influence on Bob Ross. A former curator, Paul Crawford, who discovered the sale after being contacted by shoppers, said his objection was not to the disposal itself but to how it was handled; he is separately pursuing a wrongful dismissal claim against the gallery. The gallery said tax receipts issued for some donations meant returning the art to donors could constitute tax fraud, and it later stated that for every piece discarded it had retained at least one other for future fundraising, adding that a cyberattack had delayed its public response.