Gallery Z Closing Federal Hill Location — Going Online, Relocating & Reformatting Exhibits

Gallery Z Closing Federal Hill Location — Going Online, Relocating & Reformatting Exhibits

Gallery Z, a fixture on Federal Hill in Providence, is closing its brick and mortar store after 20 years, saying it will "relocate" in 2021. 

This is just the latest blow to Federal Hill that recently saw the closure of the oldest bakery on Federal Hill in Providence. 

As GoLocal reported in September, Scialo Bakery announced its closure after 104 years.

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The gallery was one of the few retailers remaining on the Hill — an area that is dominated by restaurants, bars and hookah bars. But, the impact of the coronavirus has hit Atwells Avenue hard.

“Due to a confluence of changing circumstances, including a COVID-related change in retail walk-in patterns and the upcoming sale of the building by the landlord, the beloved Scialo Bakery, est. 1916, Gallery Z director Berge Zobian has chosen to relocate and reformat the gallery in January 2021,” said the gallery's announcement. 

“The restructured Gallery Z will offer both a different concept and an altered exhibit schedule, becoming a destination point by invitation or appointment, presenting quarterly exhibits, versus the near-monthly changing ones it has customarily featured, while continuing to represent the 400+ mid-career, established and well-known artists it has been privileged to promote,” said the gallery.

The closure is a blow to Federal Hill and the Providence art community.

“Additionally, the gallery will expand its vigorous online presence, continuing to actively promote its artists and art sales, hosting both virtual and live exhibits and offering education in the art field,” said the announcement. “Its extensive art holdings can be viewed on its user-friendly website, galleryzprov.com and may also be accessed on YouTube. A niche website, armenianartgalleryz.com, showcases the sixty+ established Armenian artists Gallery Z also represents, many famous and in museum collections.” 

Meanwhile, the last exhibit of 2020, “Affordable Original Art Works Priced to Sell" in the current location "offers a diverse selection chosen for affordable gift-giving, now at 50% off. High-quality original paintings, drawings, photography and more, in a range of sizes, genres, mediums and subjects are available from many Gallery Z artists." 

"Gallery Z has added to the cultural ambience of the historic, bustling, destination neighborhood of Federal Hill, Providence, during these many past years, and will maintain a visible presence there via its active business-lending program, through which local businesses may arrange to display art from its collection in their own establishments.  Currently, art works may be viewed for sale at four popular Atwells Avenue restaurants - Andino’s, Nara, Pane e Vino and Zooma Garbrolino Boutique," said the gallery in the announcement.