Galleries Opening, Closing, Moving and Expanding

Art Info has a short but interesting article on both fine and decorative art galleries. The news is a real mixture, with some galleries closing due to the current economic climate, while others are opening, moving or expanding. It does appear there are opportunities in the current economic crisis.

The article states News both bad and good from galleries around the globe continues to roll in during difficult economic times. In New York, Brooklyn staple McCaig-Welles Gallery has announced it is closing. Owner Melissa McCaig-Welles wrote in an e-mail that the decision was due to the recession along with other factors, namely her move to San Francisco and the birth of her second child.

"In 2008, my relocation to San Francisco brought about new opportunities for McCaig-Welles Gallery, but also unforeseen challenges," she wrote. "Experimental and satellite project spaces were made possible through new gallery partnerships, allowing our artists to exhibit bi-coastally. As we dedicated ourselves to expanding and developing these programs ... an impending economic crisis followed our coattails, surmounted by devastating global financial reverberations."

McCaig-Welles added that although the Brooklyn space will be shuttered, she plans to continue working with artists on the West Coast and will announce several projects in the coming months.

The article continues In Paris, Steinitz Gallery, which specializes in high-end antiques, is expanding into a second location at 77 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré. The new gallery comprises roughly 700 square meters of exhibition space spread over four floors. It will host thematic exhibitions and invite decorators to periodically take over and redesign the interior. Steinitz will maintain its current location at 9 rue du Cirque.

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