ART247 — Local services in City of Lockport

Doesn't pay the artists when they sell a piece. The owner/manager does not respond to emails or voicemail. We were advised in July that a friend had purchased one of my husbands B&W photograhs in the spring. We had not been advised, or paid by the gallery, advising us they had sold a piece. My husband spoke with Heather on July 22, she knew it had been sold, she said she could not pay him that night, but would have the bank write him a check, and he would have it within 2 weeks. We have called her phone and left voicemail messages asking her to return our call so that we could resolve this, and leaving our phone number so that she could not say she did not have it. Also sent her emails, again including our contact information. To date, no check or payment of any kind, no contact from her. From Spring to October, I am very sure that the ART247 account is balanced monthly, and that she is very much aware she has not paid this Artist. How can buyers be sure Artists are given their share of the money they have paid for their artwork? I guess they can't. Maybe this should be a warning that the buyers should deal with the artist directly when they like their work and eliminate this gallery as...

It's such a shame that this place turned into such a dump.

Edit, in reply to Owner: Nice deflection but if you're the same lady I spoke with in person, you know very well I was just recently there. The right thing to do is to put some money back into that place so artists can thrive but nothing has been done since new ownership. I repeat,...

ART 247 is incredible! The building is an old historic industrial building, with some of the industry remnants still intact, and the individual artists are very friendly. I did not take any pictures there, respecting that it's their artwork. It's worth seeing...