04/22/2020
To all our friends of LOCAL gallery:
It's with a heavy heart I share that, as of April 30th, LOCAL will be closing its doors at its 40 Cottage Street location for good. The pandemic has caused us to look at a lot of things more closely, and the gallery was one of those things. With all the important social distancing guidelines in place for a seeming indefinite period of time, it just didn’t seem possible to keep our doors open any longer.
LOCAL has been such a labor of love. It honestly breaks my heart to see it go. Lennie and I have been so honored to be a host for some of the most brilliant works of art seen anywhere. We will miss the tranquility it brought to those that came in and that it brought to our hearts. I too will miss partnering with Lynne Adams, an amazing artist and friend who taught me so much and helped us to make each show a thing of beauty.
However, before we opened LOCAL, many of you may remember that the Cider House office, at 28 Northampton Street, was an official stop on Easthampton’s Art Walk. For two years we hosted a new artist there every month. So once it is safe to be in groups again, we plan to use our offices for this purpose as LOCAL. The artists of our community need to be honored as much as they can be, so we look forward to being able to do that again.
But here’s some really good news! One of LOCAL’s next shows was to be the amazing duo of Kate Childs and Laura Radwell. We are excited to say that we will be putting their show online! We all need beauty and joy in our lives; now more than ever. Gazing at a Childs or Radwell piece of art will, no matter where it is, instantly bring us that inspiration and happiness that we crave. Stay tuned for more details on that!
Thank you all for what you brought to our little gallery: whether it be your art, your laughter, your smiles, your funny stories, your hugs, your little ones, your friends, and just you. You are why we created LOCAL. You are what made it a special, worthwhile and simply put - a really great place to just be. ❤️