To celebrate its new location on Grand River Avenue, a local art gallery reopened an exhibit of two Lansing-area artists.

Trillium Gallery, 207 E. Grand River Ave., opened its doors at its new spot last weekend.

“I am really happy with the turnout today,” said Jane Rosemont, one of the featured artists. “People will be walking past the store, and we can watch their heads turn and then walk backward.”

Kalli Halpern, the gallery’s owner, said she was delighted with the new customers.

“One of our goals was to see new faces along with familiar ones,” she said.

Halpern hopes the location’s easier accessibility will attract people that may not have seen it before. The gallery used to share a building with Evergreen Grill, 327 Abbott Road.

“I was just walking by and decided to come in,” said Marc Cook, a photography sophomore at Lansing Community College. “The (art) is cute, and although it’s not my price range, I think it is crafty and also shows the brooding artist.”

Rosemont’s collection, titled “Magnificent Mirrors and Shameless Shrines,” includes whimsical and modern-type pieces.

“(My work) targets everyone, however there are a handful of pieces that people who grew up in the ’50s and ’60s will appreciate,” Rosemont said.

Some pieces feature work that includes memorabilia from history, such as a board-game piece.

“I think people will see my work and say, ‘Oh my God, I remember that stuff,’” she said.

One piece features a game from the 1950s called “What Will I Be?,” and Rosemont said with it, she tries to make a political statement.

“In the ’50s, girls had very few choices of what to do,” she said. “The ’70s version included ‘doctor’ and ‘lawyer,’ but before then there weren’t many choices.”

Virginia Wazny, an Okemos resident, was inspired by one of Rosemont’s pieces.

“I remembered sitting on my floor at home and playing ‘Scrabble,’” she said. “These pieces hold a lot of nostalgia, but you really have to stay and read them.”

While some of Rosemont’s art is appreciated by certain people, Trillium Gallery offers a variety of selections from other artists.

“This store is different and has stuff I have never seen before,” said Sara Hollander, a hospitality senior. “I didn’t know what to expect, and the price range isn’t that bad.”

Alison Corlett, the other artist featured, was also pleased with the turnout.

“It really was nice to see the show hung again,” she said. “I am also thrilled we handed out a lot of information besides the invitations, and we got a lot of traffic and new people.”