Flood Plain (3151 Cherokee Street, floodplaingallery@gmail.com) is a non-profit, non-commercial art gallery that opened last month in the former home of another non-profit, non-commercial art gallery — Fort Gondo, which thrived on Cherokee Street for fifteen years.
But while the three founders honor the space's lineage, they stress that they have a unique vision and distinctive goals for their project.
“It’s important to note that while we are obviously moving into a space that has a tremendous amount of history and we want to honor that history as best as we can … we are trying to do something new in the space,” says co-founder Liz Wolfson.
Wolfson says the idea behind the name Flood Plain is a regional perspective and outlook.
"We're really interested in providing an arena for artists to pursue projects that might not be able to find homes in other kinds of spaces," Wolfson says.…