Both Kelly and Philip have left the Gallery. Kelly to pursue a new interest with more flexible hours, and be available for her two children as they navigate school during the pandemic. Philip is stepping in as a full-time grandparent. In late May the gallery began working by appointment only with curbside service for our customers.

Kelly has been at the Gallery for 18 years and has managed the Gallery since Melody and Steve bought it 16 years ago. Kelly has been a faithful team member and we have thrived with her as our leader. She has been a tremendous asset to us professionally and personally. We sincerely appreciate all she has done to help make the gallery one of the best in the state and we wish her and her family the best in her future endeavors. She will be missed by all!

Philip, our faithful framer, is helping with his 3 grandkids so that his daughter may work full time. Philip loves his grandchildren and we wish him luck. Philip has a history with Red Door Gallery that dates back to its original owner Phil Langley and has been around longer than any of us!!. He was a great member of our team and will be missed, we wish the best for him and his family.

We have a new manager! Tammie Dillon is a native Arkansan, who many of you know as an art educator. She has retired from teaching and will be putting her skills to use at Red Door Gallery. She brings 30 years of experience in education, art, and preservation and we are looking forward to this new chapter with her. Tammie is married and her husband, Leonard,works for Falcon jet. They have 2 teenage sons, Logan and Liam. Sue White Arnett has joined our team also. Sue has come home to Arkansas, and after a long career in nonprofit management, will use her

skills to continue providing the best service that our loyal customers have come to expect. She is widowed and has two four legged babies.

Congratulations to Steve who along with his incredible EPSCOR team at AEDC won a $24-million grant for Arkansas. In February, Melody and Steve traveled to Australia and New Zealand and had an amazing time. We also snuck in a Van Morrison concert, a weekend in New Orleans to support our dear friends, Melanie and Keith Jackson’s program P.A.R.K. and oh boy did we come back to a PANDEMIC!! Melody has been managing their vacation rentals at Greers Ferry and a special thanks to Governor Hutchinson for allowing vacation rentals to reopen in AR. We closed for a few months and received PPP money to keep everyone paid. Thank you to our friends FAB&T for your unwavering support.

The most important person in our family Juanita Ann Stanley is doing great and can’t wait to come back to work with her mom at the gallery. We have not had haircuts since February, and she wants to dress up! She is a working girl and misses everyone. Our aunt Norine, cousin Nola and many other buddies have helped to keep us sane!!

Finally, Red Door Gallery artists have also been living through and reacting to the COVID Pandemic. This has had a profound impact on their art. Stay tuned! Our artists continue to create incredible works while we are all BEHIND THE MASK! We appreciate each of you so much! Thanks for being part of our family!!

Regardless of the twists and turns during this world crisis exceptional service and outstanding art & framing will always be our number one priority. Somethings cannot be allowed to change!

We greatly appreciate all of your continued support to our artist and us. We are grateful to have incredible customers, family and friends!! -Melody, Juanita Ann, and Steve