Super cool cats: Twin Kittens Gallery joins the Westside Arts District
The new, nominally adorable, kid on the block
If you were a brave little toaster and went out in the heat for Saturday’s Westside Arts District 3rd Saturday Art Walk, you probably noticed a new, nominally adorable, kid on the block: Twin Kittens Gallery, where Charles A. Westfall's exhibition of new paintings, titled Gypsy Acid Queen, just finished its run this past weekend.
The Westside Arts District is the collective name for a group of commercial and non-profit art spaces residing in the west midtown nook off Howell Mill Road, roughly between Marietta Street and 14th Street. Included in the WAD (yeah, call it WAD. It’s more fun that way.) is Astolfi Art, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Bobbe Gillis Gallery, Emily Amy Gallery, Get This! Gallery, Kiang Gallery, Octane Coffee Bar, SALTWORKS, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Tanner Hill Gallery, and now, Twin Kittens.
The addition of Twin Kittens to the neighborhood takes the WAD a step further in diversifying the types of galleries on the Westside in terms of business structure, aesthetic goals, and thoughts on the best night for openings.
I recently spent a morning hanging out with owner Bob Butler and gallery director Jeff Guy, playing with Bob’s new puppy, and trying to figure out what the hell these guys are up to.