#gallery closing

Thank you again to the ladies who submitted to my "Sheer" series. It was a great way to finish an incredible run.

I've contemplated this decision for awhile now. Doing a theme day or monthly series is a lot of work. I just don't have the same enthusiasm to continue doing them anymore.

I admit, that I've been picky about the quality of submissions for my series. In retrospect, maybe more than I needed to be over the years.

I confess that on rare occasions, I've not accepted a submission. But only because I didn't feel it met the vision for the series.

Contrary to what some believe, I never refused someone because of their physical appearance. It seems like no matter what you do these days, you hurt or offend someone.

And another one bites the dust. Following the blow to the local gallery scene this fall from Jacquie Mahan's decision to close Mahan Gallery to focus more on family comes word that Kiaca Gallery in the Short North, the only space in Columbus outside King Arts' Elijah Pierce Gallery devoted to African and African-American artists, is quickly on its way out. Gallery organizers announced this week that today will be the gallery's last day of operation.