March gallery is on the move out of the East Village

Photo by Stacie Joy

After more than five years at 62-64 Avenue A, March gallery is headed south. 

The gallery has shown its last exhibition here, and will open in a new space this fall at 209 Canal St. (#3). 

Per an Instagram post: "March is pleased, elated, thrilled, content, and generally enthused about moving to 209 CANAL STREET this September. Our new space is located on one of the most iconic streets in Manhattan, a stone's throw from both Tribeca and SOHO. See you then. See you there."

Phillip March Jones debuted March here between Fourth Street and Fifth Street in May 2021... before expanding into an adjacent storefront the following winter. 

New owners bought the block-long building in the fall of 2022, leading to an exodus of tenants. 

Staff here told us that the lease was up, and "all the galleries are moving," noting "there's more traffic in Tribeca."

March is the latest gallery to either close or move away from the East Village in recent years, a list that includes:

• Karma closed three galleries here and now operates from a 10,000-square-foot space on West 26th Street. 

• Ruby/Dakota closed earlier this year after 18 months on Second Street. 

• In 2022, Ki Smith Gallery relocated from Fourth Street to Forsyth on the LES 

• Gratin left 76 Avenue B in late 2024 for space on both Grand Street and White Street. 

• O'Flaherty's left Avenue A and Third Street in the summer of 2024 after a memorable 18-month run.

A new exhibition draws on the spirit of the juke joint at March gallery on Avenue A

Photos by Stacie Joy 

In case you were wondering about that orange glow coming from the March gallery at 62-64 Avenue A between Fourth Street and Fifth Street... 

Inspired by the juke joint — informal social spaces for music, dance and community — the latest exhibition at March brings together works spanning 1939 to 2022, highlighting both the visual language and cultural significance of these now-vanishing spaces. 

Rather than memorializing juke joints, the show seeks to capture their energy and influence, as well as the broader need for places where people can gather outside the routines of everyday life.

The exhibit officially opened last evening... and will be here through June 20. 

Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

 

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A look at 'The Entertainer'

Photo by Stacie Joy

Aaron Michael Skolnick's "The Entertainer" opened last week at the March gallery on Avenue A. 

Several readers have given the exhibit by Aaron Michael Skolnick a shout-out. 

Created between 2023 and 2025, this body of work is composed of paintings, garments, photography, and an installation featuring cardboard cutouts, jockstraps, and the idyllic bleachers and sports field of Hollywood's American high school. 

It's up through Feb. 22. 

The March gallery is at 62-64 Avenue A, between Fourth Street and Fifth Street. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

An expanded March gallery debuts on Avenue A

The expanded March gallery debuted on Wednesday evening at 62-64 Avenue A. 

March gallery opened late last May at 64 Avenue A (ex-Alphabets) between Fourth Street and Fifth Street. 

As EVG contributor Stacie Joy first reported then in August, gallery owner Phillip March Jones decided to open a second gallery next door in the vacant space previously occupied by Mike's Cleaners.

Each space has a featured exhibit — the group show "Circa 1989" and solo works by Joe Minter titled "We Lost Our Spears."

Both will be on view until March 19. 

Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

March gallery debuts on Avenue A

Photos by Stacie Joy

March gallery debuted this past weekend at 64 Avenue A between Fourth Street and Fifth Street. 

As previously reported, Phillip March Jones, an artist, writer and curator, leased this space. 

The debut exhibit, titled Pre-Renovation Potluck, is an installation of self-portraits by 16 artists whom March has worked with in the past. You can read more details on the March website.

The exhibit is up through June 30 (and before a renovation). Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Until June 2020, this storefront was Alphabets ... owner Linda Heidinger moved the novelty-gift shop to Palm Springs, Calif.