May 5, 2009
Dearest Friends of Zenith Gallery:
As many of you know, this past week marked Zenith Gallery’s last days at 413 Seventh Street NW and the end of an era for me, our patrons, artists and staff. It has been an extraordinary 23 years, operating a six-day-a-week retail business in Penn Quarter, a place I’ve watched change and grow, where I’ve been able to exhibit and sell art, make friends and establish my home-away-from-home.
Truth be told, I’ve spent more waking hours in Penn Quarter in the past two-plus decades … working, hosting openings and events, dining, going to meetings, and shopping … than at my residence in northwest Washington.
All of us at Zenith leave Seventh Street with fond memories and an enduring passion for art. So even though we’re changing the way we do business and moving from our physical location, we’ll continue to present, provide and promote art via our online gallery, in our private northwest Washington showroom and in venues throughout the Washington area and beyond.
Projects already in the works in Penn Quarter include:
· Fabricated and Cast, featuring works by Amanda Richardson and Paul Martin Wolff, at the
Sculpture Gallery at 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, open week days and weekends by appointment
· Annual Food Glorious Food Calendar & Show launch party at Woolly Mammoth Theatre on December 3
presented by the Zenith Community Arts Foundation
· Lit Stages, a display of Philip Hazard’s neon art at TICKETPLACE, 407 7th Street NW, WDC
· A Taste of Zenith, Art displayed in the windows at the north west corner of 7th & "D" Streets NW, and the windows on the south side of "D" Street, NW between 7th & 8th ("D" Street side of Market Square)
Looking ahead, we’re excited about stepping into a new era that will enable us to be more flexible and focus on projects we’ve wanted to pursue for years, but not had time given the demands of operating a storefront gallery … for a total of 31+ years when you count our early days on Rhode Island Avenue, where Zenith opened in 1978.
In fact, we expect to be as busy as ever as we expand our acquisition, consulting and commissioning business; curate and organize art shows, programs and artist studio tours in and beyond Washington. I’m especially looking forward to having more time to spend with our clients, and to nurturing our artists and discovering new talent. Through the Zenith Community Arts Foundation (ZCAF), we’ll also concentrate on fostering creative alliances aimed at developing art projects to benefit the community.
In closing, I thank you for your patronage and support over the years, including our landlords and the Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association. We intend to stay accessible in your lives by appointment and through invitations, emails, our blog and website where you can check for the latest information about all we do.
My associates and I look forward to seeing you at our events and shows, at your homes and offices.
Meanwhile, please note our contact information and website remain the same; only our mailing address has changed.
Thank you for 31 Memorable Years.
Margery E. Goldberg
Founder/Director
