Decaturish has an extensive report this morning on the impending closing of The Seen Gallery, the art gallery on Church Street that’s been in Decatur since 2002…

Bill Bibb and Vicki Elders are confronting the stages of their grief.

Bibb is closing The Seen Gallery on Church Street in Decatur where Elders is the gallery’s manager, but he hasn’t made the official announcement yet. He hasn’t set a closing date, but said it will probably be gone within a month. Most of the art in the store is on sale.

As is tradition on the Friday before the Decatur Arts Festival, this Friday Decatur businesses and institutions team up to host a Decatur ArtWalk.  You want details?  Well I got ‘em…

Friday, May 28 • 5-10 pm • All around Decatur • Free

Local shops, retailers and restaurants host Decatur’s largest, single-night art experience with city-wide art show openings and receptions that are free and open to the public.

Check out the full, extensive list of ArtWalk participants after the jump.

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As many of you already know, Seen Gallery co-owner Bill Bibb had a heart attack a couple of weeks ago and has since under gone open-heart surgery.  From his Facebook page, it sounds like Bill’s well on his way to a full recovery (yay!), but while he’s on the mend for the next month or so, he has some local artists helping out at the Gallery.

One of those artists is Denise Wellenstein, who forwarded this press release about the gallery’s August 1st opening of “Tech-Know-Logic”, featuring Travis Smith, Jonathan Fisher, and (Denise’s husband) Chris May.

“Tech-know-logic: Three Artists/Three Technologies”

Opening Saturday, August 1, 7-10 PM

Three artists, Travis Smith, Jonathan Fisher, and Chris May, who use the technology of differing media: traditional painting with non-traditional subjects, print making combined with photographic techniques, and encaustic with photography and painting, create structured imagery reminiscent of today’s technological world. The artists, from differing backgrounds, using differing techniques, and approaching their art from different directions have a striking similarity with each other in their imaginative approach to their art. The outcome is a cohesive and thought provoking exhibit which premieres on Saturday, August 1 and runs through Wednesday, September 2, 2009.

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Carl forwards the announcement…

The Seen Gallery will celebrate its “grand reopening” with a group show featuring painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics, etchings, hand-blown glass and limited edition prints on Saturday, March 7 from 7 to 10 p.m. in its new spacious location in Downtown Decatur. Guests are invited to enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while exploring the new space and viewing various works from The Seen Gallery’s diverse pool of artists.

The Seen Gallery is reopening in the former T-Mobile and Two Stix spaces in the Townsquare Condos along Church St.

Carl reports that the space once occupied by Junor Gallery is now for lease…

Another art gallery falls on hard times.

I always thought this was a great space.  Lots of possibilities up on that second floor.