Gallery Art Center — Local services in Upper Arlington

If you want to visit a gallery that talks trash about you, this is the place for you. For everyone else, don't even bother trying this place out. So my boyfriend and I stumbled onto it the other day and wanted to go, but they were closed. Still, I went back. I'm both an artist and a collector, so I was excited about any place called "Gallery Art." I was initially greeted by a woman who was quickly pulled away to the back, leaving me alone. The art was nice, only a few paintings were unique, but all frugally-priced and ultimately worth a purchase; as an artist, my art is priced higher and wouldn't fit their model, but that's okay. My initial opinion: nice place and I'll come back again with my boyfriend. BTW, their frame selection was quite decent. Eventually, a man came out from the back. He didn't introduce himself and wasn't hospitable much so I asked him questions to learn more about the business. I just figured he was more of a back-of-house kind of guy. I mentioned to him that there's a painting up front that's mislabeled, but it was no big deal. He expressed interest and asked to learn more. I showed him a painting labeled as acrylic that actually uses acrylic and floetrol, yet I told him it's not a big deal. Seriously, why care about the ingredients in a painting that you like? Or better yet, follow the artist to learn more and further support them. He asked me to wait because the woman from the beginning of my visit is the artist. I thought having conversation with her would be great so I looked around further and bonus: found a necklace with a beautiful story to purchase. It took a while as they both finished a phone call. You see, I was the only guest in a silent, two-room business, and as a result, I heard every word clearly. After their business call, the man said to the woman "she acts like she knows what she's talking about," and expressed that I was trying to criticize a painting as using more than acrylic. The woman told him that she's not the artist, but he insisted that she handle the situation. When she came out, I repeated his words, "she acts like she knows what she's talking about?" She smiled nervously and ignored my concern, just differed to the painting, but I refused. I told her that it was rude and I don't want to be treated that way, but she didn't apologize. She only displayed the remorse of being caught. I don't want to ever be...

I’ve used this gallery several times for framing my granddaughter’s artwork. They ALWAYS do a great job. I highly recommend the Gallery Art Enter. They also have beautiful artwork decorating the walls which are...

Pictures and frames are always done precisely and artistically! Susanne's ability to help a customer pick both matte and frame to compliment a picture is outstanding. Love taking my artwork there for...