IMHO, the art galleries are the life's blood of Renderosity. Showing people, and potential customers, what can be done with products, sells product. The more people who see the art, the more chance of selling the product used to create the art. It doesn't seem like a good plan to kick the asrtists who are working very hard on their art, by forcing their images into the Showcase Gallery. . And artists/merchants are hardly just promoting their own stuff. They are promoting all the stuff they use. And are some of the most talented and prolific artists on Renderosity. Carol