I think perhaps many people are not aware of all the details of what goes/went on behind the scenes with these things, and neither do I. I just wanted to publicly show my support for a friend, and I do understand, Carolly, that you are enforcing rules that are in place primarily for business reasons, rules that are not yours personally.

I agree with those who say these kinds of discussions have little constructive value, and that is the main reason I usually stay out of them. I've been in the same position and had complaints, and had these threads started with narrow minded concepts from some who may have never seen the inside of a real art museum, where subjects of all ages occupy many galleries, including the National Art Museum in Washington DC and of course the grand master of museums, the Louvre in Paris. We can't expect the part-time hobbyist to see it from the same perspective as those of us who have had formal college art training and have studied art for quite some years.

But as you have said and we do understand, this is not about grand masters or museums or segregating art galleries by age, race, sex, or any other of the closed boxes that some people have such a hard time thinking outside of. That is not the point, nor the focus of this discussion. The merit of the work is not in question (there will always be admirers and detractors of any artwork), it's about rules and the equitable application of those rules, or the preceived lack thereof. This is not directed to Carolly or anyone personally, because I honestly do not know who was personally involved.

To that I will only say again that Heart'Song a talented artist, but she is also a sensitive human being and I think she genuinely meant no harm or malice; she was literally in tears over this and I understand her frustration. Hopefully we can calmly all work together to reach some closure on this matter. There was breakdown in the system as I understand it, and perhaps incidents like these can help us to see where the glitches and ambiguities lie in the system and remedy those in a constructive way. I'm very sad to see her gallery has been removed, but that is her decision and everyone should be where they feel comfortable.