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If you know anything about the art world, likely you've heard of Bill Arning. He's been an important influence on art in many areas since he emerged as a prominent figure in the 1980s East Village art scene, serving as chief curator of the alternative art space, White Columns.\xa0Prior to joining Contemporary Arts Museum Houston in 2009, he was a curator at the MIT List Visual Arts Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts for nine years. Arning\xa0is also known for his personal collection of\xa0roughly 800 works\xa0by gay artists and recently announced the opening of Bill Arning Exhibitions, his new gallery in Houston, in October of this year.\nMost importantly, Bill is getting married and just bought a house in Old Chatham, NY with his fiance, a terrific artist\u2014Aaron Michael Skolnick. Aaron's work is connected to. nature\u2014Aaron does plein air painting, so living in Houston full time just wasn't practical for them.\nHere's a quote from Bill's Instagram: Just bought a house from 1830 in Old Chatham NY - I\u2019ve never lived out of the city before and I\u2019m very excited to learn new ways of living at 61,\xa0@aaron_michael_skolnick\xa0studio is the priority and we will be up there full-time for the summer and then I\u2019ll be back-and-forth between Houston and Hudson valley at least for part of the 22/23 gallery season while figuring out how to contribute to the Hudson Valley Art Community."\nThis is such a great session. Bill is a blast, honest and direct and entertaining. We discussed so many things, both art related and personal.\nMore about Bill Arning and his projects HERE. Instagram HERE.\nMore about his Gay Art Collection HERE. Instagram HERE.