Farrington Smith Gallery

No longer in the French Quarter, the Farrington Smith Gallery is now at 2514 St. Claude Avenue. The move brings the retail part of our operation closer to the creative part of the process, because Adam’s studio is behind the storefront of the new location.

Adam and I live above the gallery and Scott lives in Treme. All of us love this part of town the way it is, but we also hope that more and more interesting businesses start populating it over here…not that we don’t appreciate furniture stores, of course! So in that sense, we hope we are part of an early wave of something bigger.

Opening the French Quarter space back in November was a spontaneous decision born out of frustration, pent-up energy and love for the city. We had been back for over a month but still had no electricity, so Adam couldn’t make art or otherwise work. People were filtering their way back and businesses were reopening here and there, but there was so much devestation all around.

Doing something positive seemed like the thing to do. By opening the gallery, we all felt as if we were digging in our heels and creating a bright spot. We wanted to bring a jolt of vitality to the city we love and to our own day-to-day lives. Now that the city is on it’s way back, we have an opportunity to get a little more specific and focus on the part of the city that we happen to love the best.

The move also simplifies our lives, both in the obvious, financial way, but also how we get to direct our energies. We will miss being right there on Royal Street, hanging out and seeing who happens by. But we all can’t wait to get going on some new ideas that have been simmering on the back burner due to lack of time.

We will be open on Saturdays from 10-5 and will be available for appointments as well. Just give us a call for that.

-Amy