Middle Street Gallery lands new location

Middle Street Gallery has found a new location to move to after the Middle Street property that houses the gallery was purchased by The Inn at Little Washington in March, forcing organizers to vacate its namesake location by June.The new site will be in the basement of 311 Gay St., the building where Tulas’ Restaurant and Bar was formerly located in the Town of Washington. Susan Raines, a representative of Middle Street Gallery, said the new site is “not ideal” since there are no windows, but that it’s better than nothing. Gallery organizers were not able to find another suitable location in the town.“It’s just not going to be a beautiful space like we have now,” she said. They’re expected to move out of the Middle Street location by June 19, but it’s not clear exactly when they will arrive at the Gay Street site. They only have a nine month lease at Gay Street and it’s unclear whether it will be renewed, Raines said.Middle Street Gallery is currently holding its final show at its namesake location. In the show, “New Horizons,” the 19 members of the nonprofit arts co-operative will look forward to life at their new gallery. And some of the art will recall earlier times at the gallery and in Rappahannock County. Antiques at Middle Street, another tenant of the Middle Street building where the gallery is currently located, announced in recent weeks that it will close since its owner was unable to find a new location for the business.

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