Branch Gallery Will Close

February, 19, 2009 , by Tim

David Fellerath reports that Durham’s Branch Gallery is set to close its Foster St. space on February 28, although Branch will continue as corporation into the summer of 2009 to honor exhibition commitments, showing the work of several artists at other locations. Below is the gallery announcement.

Branch Gallery will close its doors at the end of February 2009. Though the gallery’s owners, Chloe Seymore and Teka Selman, originally planned to close in Fall 2009, they began discussions with their landlord in January which led to the decision to leave the building this spring. The decision, reached after much consideration, was made with the confidence of having realized the project that is Branch Gallery to its fullest potential during its dynamic five-year run.

The gallery’s current exhibitions, Pedro Lasch, LATINO/A AMERICA: The New York and North Carolina Suites and If Only to Wake My Neighbors Up: David Colagiovanni, Lydia Moyer, Michael Robinson, will continue through February 28, after which time the gallery will close its doors for normal business hours. Branch itself will remain open as a corporation through Summer 2009, as Seymore and Selman work in offsite locations to host previously scheduled exhibitions of the work of three of the gallery’s artists: Harrison Haynes, Katy Clove, and Amanda Barr. The gallery will provide information on these upcoming projects as soon as those details are solidified.

So all of you Raleigh folk know, Third Friday is to Durham as First Friday is to Raleigh. If you never made it to Branch, you have until 8pm this Friday or normal business hours, Wed.-Sat. 12-6, through the end of the month to see the space and the current exhibitions. Read more about Branch Gallery’s brief but significant impact here. It is imperative that the Triangle host significant contemporary art from outside the region, so lets hope CAM can hit the ground running to help fill the void left in the absence of Branch.