Please see the post I made below regarding the closing of The Art Hall gallery this month:
It is with incredible, gut-wrenching sadness that I inform this wonderful community that The Art Hall closed permanently on Friday, September 15th. I’ve been running this alternative gallery space for seven years now and have worked with literally hundreds of artists and dozens of art and educational organizations. I’ve been very involved with Uptown23rd and I’ve organized and hosted dozens of events. Last year, we were up for Best Place to Buy Local Art in the Oklahoma Gazette’s Best of OKC Awards, and this year, we were a finalist for Best Art Gallery, a feat of which I’m very proud. Despite these accomplishments, it’s always a huge disappointment to realize that not all folks appreciate art, placemaking, and community-making in the same way as I do. While The Art Hall will cease to exist in this physical space, I personally will continue working with Oklahoma artists as an independent curator and will continue running my art appraisal an advisory business Opper Fine Art. Most importantly, thank you to the incredible artists and friends who have helped me along this eventful, exciting journey. Special big thanks to the amazing Kristy at Urban Teahouse for her ongoing collaboration and love, and to the wonderful friend of mine (you know who you are) who made this all possible in the first place. Onwards and upwards.