A longtime gallery in Old Town Albuquerque is facing the end of an era after property owners decided to not renew its lease. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A longtime gallery in Old Town Albuquerque is facing the end of an era after property owners decided to not renew its lease. The artists who run the Amapola Co-Op Gallery told KOB they found out last month that the new owners of the building decided not to renew their lease. “We’re committed to being Amapola Gallery and to being a success wherever we are,” artist Mary Ellen Merrigan said. We reached out to the new owner to see why they didn’t renew the lease and what they plan to do next.