If you’ve seen a show at Microscope Gallery, you know that a small space can’t contain the huge impact their programs can have on your life. For example, at Microscope you might see a show that will forever remind you that uncertainty is a beautiful thing, or you might get to witness the miracle of a live birth as performance art. The 300 square foot space can, however, contain a number of people smushed up against each other on a hot summer night. That’s one reason why the gallery is on the move, and is looking for support from the Bushwick community and arts communities everywhere to keep their event series alive as they grow to a new space.

Microscope Gallery opened in 2010, and nestled into a cozy spot right behind Little Skips Coffee Shop on Charles Place off of Myrtle Ave…and anyone who’s ever read a craigslist apartment listing knows what “cozy” means. After 35 exhibitions, over 250 events (including performances, video work, talks, films, readings, lectures and sound installations), and a ghastly 60% rent hike, Gallery co-founders and co-directors Elle Burchill and Andrea Monti didn’t have much of a choice but decide it’s time to move out of their starter space and into one that will allow for proper exhibition space, and the other accommodations it takes to run a gallery (an office/storage room, etc.)

Marni Kotak during her 6-week durational performance “Mad Meds” (installation view)