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'''SoMo Galleries''' was an art gallery located on the second floor of the building at [[2229 1st Avenue South|2229]] [[1st Avenue South]] ('''So'''uth of '''Mo'''rris Avenue). The gallery opened in May [[1989]] as a venue for new and established artists to exhibit and experiment with new methods and materials. It was owned by [[Doug Moore]].


'''SoMo Galleries''' was an art gallery located south of Morris Avenue on the second floor of the building at 2229 [[1st Avenue South]]. Opened in May [[1989]],as a venue for new and established artists to exhibit and experiment with new methods and materials, the gallery, was owned by [[Doug Moore]].
For the inaugural exhibition by the [[Flood and Mystic Chamber Salon]], [[SoMo Galleries]] was physically and symbolically linked to [[Space One Eleven]] with surveyors tape and surprise objects along sidewalks and above streets to connect the two galleries and provide a path for gallery patrons to follow.  
 
The 1898 building had previously housed a boarding home for railroad workers, [[The Birmingham Casket Co.]],[[The Child Furniture Co.]] and a brothel.
 
For the inaugural exhibition by the [[Flood and Mystic Chamber Salon]], [[SoMo]] was physically and symbolically linked to [[Space One Eleven]] with surveyors tape and surprise objects along sidewalks and above streets to connect the two galleries and provide a path for gallery patrons to follow.  
 


==References==
==References==
* Keith, Susan (May 19, 1989) "Galleries to link up - Literally." ''Kudzu Magazine, Birmingham Post Herald''
* Keith, Susan (May 19, 1989) "Galleries to link up - Literally." ''Kudzu'' magazine, {{BPH}}
 


[[Category:Former art galleries]]
[[Category:Former art galleries]]
[[Category:1st Avenue South]]
[[Category:1st Avenue South]]
[[Category:1989 establishments]]
[[Category:1989 establishments]]

Latest revision as of 12:06, 5 July 2018

SoMo Galleries was an art gallery located on the second floor of the building at 2229 1st Avenue South (South of Morris Avenue). The gallery opened in May 1989 as a venue for new and established artists to exhibit and experiment with new methods and materials. It was owned by Doug Moore.

For the inaugural exhibition by the Flood and Mystic Chamber Salon, SoMo Galleries was physically and symbolically linked to Space One Eleven with surveyors tape and surprise objects along sidewalks and above streets to connect the two galleries and provide a path for gallery patrons to follow.

References