New Bridgehampton Gallery

After a monthlong shakedown cruise, the White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton will launch officially on Saturday with a 6 to 8 p.m. group exhibition featuring work by Eric Ernst, Jim Gingerich, and Sally Breen, with music by Mama Lee. The show will run through May.

On a recent visit, Andrea McCafferty and Sally Breen, who are partners in the gallery with Daniel Schoenheimer, offered a tour of the pristine space, which was hung with a diverse blend of contemporary art including paintings, sculpture, photography, and ceramics.

Ms. McCafferty is a familiar face on the East End art scene, having started the Crazy Monkey Gallery in Amagansett in 2000. “For the first four years, I represented artists. Then it began to evolve into a cooperative, and it lasted until 2014, when a raise in rent prompted me to look for another space.”

The gallery will mount a new show every month, and there are plans for a sculpture garden in front of the building, an outdoor show of surfboard art, and a fashion-themed exhibition of wearable art.

“We want to have live music, poetry, we really want it to be a community-oriented venue,” said Ms. McCafferty, who lives in Springs and is herself an artist.

Ms. Breen, who lives in Water Mill and was a member of Crazy Monkey, is no stranger herself to the gallery world, having opened The Gallery in Sag Harbor with a friend 10 years ago.

“I realized after three years that I don’t really like being a gallerist,” she said. “I’m a painter, and that’s what makes me happy. I joined Crazy Monkey because I prefer to be around artists.” 

While many galleries have a particular “voice” or aesthetic point of view, “We’re very eclectic,” Ms. McCafferty said. “We also have a range of prices, so that anybody can come in and feel they can buy an artwork. We like offering variety.”