Beloved Montclair Art Gallery On Pine Street Is Closing

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A beloved gallery and arts venue on Pine Street in Montclair is closing, its owner announced last week.

The 73 See Gallery – which has hosted community events and provided a space for artists since 2011 – will be shutting down in the near future, owner Mary Z wrote.

The gallery will still host its annual ArtFest, which takes place on Saturday, June 8. (Learn more here)

“It is with sadness yet gratitude that I need to announce 73 See Gallery must move on,” Z said. “These years here in my neighborhood on Pine Street, I have known more beauty, understanding, friendship and love then I could have ever imagined. I love 73 See Gallery and all who have contributed to the gift of ‘being.’ Let’s make these last few months the ‘high note’ together.”

Mary Z wrote that moving forward, she intends to carry all that’s been accomplished on Pine Street in her heart.

“Whatever I do next will have been enriched by my experiences here with all of you, my neighbors,” the artist stated. “I hope that each of you can take your own future in hand and see this not as an ending but a shared experience. One that can fortify and lend support and faith in all our tomorrows.”

• See related article: Montclair Art Exhibit Offers 'Homage To Pine Street'

Several local supporters of the gallery offered words of sympathy after learning of the impending closure. Seen online:

• “You have made an incredible difference in Montclair. Thank you.”
• “Your life is committed to making a difference wherever you are. On Pine Street you brought Art to Montclair in a way that has never been done before. Your vision that a gallery can be a change agent in the community was so powerful. You have touched so many lives with this project, mine included. I am so grateful and know that whatever you will be doing next will be equally transformative. Thank you for everything Mary!”
• “The impact you have made on our community may never be fully known but it has been deep and it has been wide.”
• “Your gallery and your presence in our community were a true gift. I will miss you and the all light you brought. Wishing you wonderful new adventures where ever you go.”

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