Mission
ARTISANS ART GALLERY WAS ORIGINALLY FOUNDED AS CEDAR CITY ARTISANS IN 2009, AND WAS CREATED FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A PROFESSIONAL ART VENUE FOR LOCAL AMATEUR ARTISTS AND ARTISANS TO DISPLAY AND SELL THEIR WORK AND TO PROVIDE A VENUE FOR THESE ARTISANS TO MIX WITH INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES TO RECEIVE LESSONS IN ALL ART MEDIUMS.SINCE THAT TIME, THE GALLERY HAS GROWN REPRESENTING OVER 70 NON-PROFESSIONAL LOCAL AND REGIONAL ARTISTS. FOR MANY OF THESE ARTISTS, ARTISANS IS THE FIRST VENUE THEY HAVE HAD TO DISPLAY THEIR WORK.ARTISANS ART GALLERY ALSO HELPS DEVELOP THE ARTS THROUGH EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY EXTRA-CURRICULAR ART CLASS FOR STUDENTS AGES K -12 AS WELL AS ADULT CLASSES. ARTISANS ALSO PARTNERS WITH OTHER DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES WITH ART EXHIBITS FEATURING LOCAL GUEST ARTISTS AND COORDINATING WITH SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY (SUU) ARTS DEPARTMENT, SOUTHERN UTAH MUSEUM OF ART (SUMA) AND THE CEDAR CITY ARTS COUNCIL EVENTS.