Trillium Gallery reopens Sunday at a new location, adding a whimsical and artistic edge to Grand River Avenue.

“We are closer to (other art galleries) in the downtown area, creating somewhat of a triangle of galleries,” said Kalli Halpern, owner of the gallery, 207 E. Grand River Ave. “If someone wanted to spend a couple of hours shopping for art, it will be really convenient for them.”

The gallery, formerly located next to the Evergreen Grill, 327 Abbott Road, occasionally relied on diners from the restaurant.

“We have our own entrance now, and the success of other shops in the area people frequent will help us get more customers inside the store,” said Alison Corlett, artist and gallery assistant. “Now we don’t have to rely on restaurant traffic.”

Halpern agrees that the store’s new location is more accessible.

“Now we are more visible to the community,” she said. “The main thing is to get out on the street where people will see us, and come in and browse.”

A front door and back door with city parking will also appeal to people, Halpern said.

The gallery will debut with an art show, featuring work by Corlett and Jane Rosemont. The show begins Sunday and runs from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.

“We are really doing it so that people can meet the artists again,” Corlett said. “We only got to have the show for two weeks (in the Abbott location) and usually they last for a month.”

The work featured will include Rosemont’s exhibit, titled “Magnificent Mirrors and Shameless Shrines.”

“I think that (my work) is very different - whimsical and a lot of fun,” Rosemont said. “I have done serious art in my time, and this is very much on the lighter side.”

She said somewhere beneath the humor there are poignant messages.

“(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.

Regardless of whom her work appeals to, Rosemont has great expectations for the store.

“I hope that the store attracts the same customers, but now students have easier access, and they should come in,” she said.

Corlett said she already sees interest in people passing by the store.

“(Even though we aren’t open yet) I see people stopping in the street (to) look into our windows, and casually peak at what we have inside,” she said.

Trillium Gallery’s exhibits of local artists add to the flavor of the museum, Halpern said.

“We feature Michigan artists, and they bring their friends in,” Halpern said. “Local artists are wonderful for the community, because they represent people from this area.”