William H Thomas Gallery — Attraction in Columbus

I recently [5-20-2018] attended an opening reception for an art exhibition, "WATER: Element of Life," at William H. Thomas Gallery [also known as "The Art Gallery in the Hood"].

The many rooms of this historic house in Old Town East that is now an art gallery [the neighborhood in which this gallery is located is now known as "African Village"] had been completely filled with many wonderful art works by highly-skilled artists from Central Ohio and beyond.

In the main room [the "living room," near the main entrance], there had been live music, poetry and other performances; food was being served in the kitchen.

This art gallery had not been air-conditioned and the opening reception had been extremely crowded [making it difficult to easily move around this art exhibition's many rooms] so I had been able to remain inside for only about half an hour. I then sat on the front steps for a while and talked to people while they had...

I love this gallery because for over 30yrs it have had artists from local community's and from around the world share their Arts. Everyone from Seniors, adults, teens and children can take part in their workshops. They also have Think...

An intimate place to become aware of cultural completeness. The gallery is well-lit safe and the people there are warm...