Frank Campagna is sometimes called the “ Godfather of Deep Ellum .”

In the 1980s he was part of the neighborhood's punk scene. He transformed the warehouse he was renting into an unlicensed club where acts like Hüsker Dü and the Dead Kennedys would grace the stage.

Instead of following others as the neighborhood started to empty out in the early 2000s, Campagna opened up Kettle Art Gallery .

His idea was to draw people back to the neighborhood by returning to its artistic roots.

It was important to Campagna that the space didn’t feel stuffy, so he created something that was more like an artists’ clubhouse than gallery.

“When you sell a piece, we get our commission, and that's how you pay your dues to be part of this clubhouse,” he explained. “So it's not quite as uptight. I'm

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