Auto Body opened its doors to the Village of Bellport at 150 South Country Road on August 2nd, 2014. After three weeks of ceiling demolition and debris clean up by its eight founding members, the space was transformed from a vacant body shop into a functioning art exhibition space. The name ÔAuto BodyÕ was born from a desire to recognize and embrace the buildingÕs original intent: it functioned as a body shop for over eighty years by a number of different local mechanics. With a multi-disciplinary team of eight members - some from design backgrounds, others from fine art backgrounds - Auto Body organized four shows in five weeks. Each show exhibited hand made works with a simple theme that was relevant to Bellport.