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Galleries protest plans to replace Bergamot Station with maintenance facility
Art galleries and artists are circulating a petition to save Bergamot Station, an arts and cultural center in Santa Monica, which is in danger of being turned into a maintenance facility by the Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority, funded by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
"This decision potentially harms a rich cultural asset for the arts which serves the community in both Santa Monica and the greater Los Angeles area," wrote Wayne Blank of William Turner Art gallery, which is located at Bergamot.
Phase 2 of an exposition rail line being built by the Expo Metro Line will join Culver City and Santa Monica to the greater Los Angeles area, and will help alleviate traffic congestion. The Metro Rail Line, which begins at 7th Street in downtown Los Angeles will end at Culver City; however, the MTA's board's dream is to have it go all the way to Santa Monica.
The Bergamot Station, located at 2525 Michigan Ave, is home to the Santa Monica Museum of Art and more than 35 art galleries.
Those wishing to lodge their protests against turning the art center into a maintenance yard can e-mail the Expo Metro Line Construction Authority at Phase2@exporail.net. More information about the rail line project can be found online at buildexpo.org
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