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AMERICAN ARTISAN EVENTS Gallery Closed - March 31, 2009End of an Era: After 38 Years The American Artisan Gallery to Close(NASHVILLE, TENN.) - February 24, 2009 - The American Artisan, award-winning gallery often heralded as one of Nashville's best retailers, will close its doors March 31, 2009. "I've been very fortunate to have made so many great friends over the years with people who have come into The American Artisan," said Nancy Saturn who founded the gallery 38 years ago and has been a long-time member of the Metro Arts Commission. "I've also been passionate about finding the best American artists and craftsmen so that Artisan shoppers could be exposed to the finest in style and taste. I couldn't have asked for a more fulfilling career, but indeed it is time for me to retire." Beginning Monday, March 2 and running through the end of the month, The American Artisan will host an End-of-an-Era sale boasting big discounts on all merchandise. The public is also invited to celebrate with Saturn at an open house with live music on Thursday, March 5, 4:00 - 8:00 pm, giving everyone a chance to share stories about the store's history a s well as an opportunity to say goodbye to a Nashville arts institution. Although she is closing her retail operation, Saturn will continue to run The American Artisan Festival, the craft fair companion to the store and one of Nashville's most enduring annual community events. The 39th annual American Artisan Festival will be held Father's Day weekend, June 19-21, at Centennial Park. For nearly four decades The American Artisan has been a premiere gallery showcasing the contemporary handcrafts of more than 500 artists whose works in jewelry, ceramics, glass and wood made the shop in Stanford Square across from St. Thomas Hospital one of Nashville's most unique places to buy gifts and shop for art at affordable prices. Saturn is a long time member of the Metro Arts Commission of Nashville and a winner of the Watkins College Arts Awareness Award. A breast cancer survivor, she now serves on the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center board of overseers, and has been awarded the YMCA's Women of Achievement Award, The American Cancer Society Woman of the Year Award and the Frances William Preston Award for Breast Cancer Awareness. Nancy is also committed to the Women's Breast Cancer Coalition and was a founding board member of Gilda's Club Nashville which brings social and emotional support to anyone affected by cancer. |
