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Desert Artisans’ Gallery was founded in 1987 by local artist Sarah Rankin who wanted a sales outlet for the Casa Grande pottery she purchased in Mexico for resale. She banded together 20 artisans to form a cooperative gallery housed in the Many Hands Courtyard at First and Ft Lowell. Two years later, looking for a more trafficked area, the group relocated to a space in Campbell Village. Finally, in 1992, the gallery was moved to it’s present location in the La Plaza Shoppes complex at 6536 E. Tanque Verde Rd.
Over the years, Desert Artisans has evolved from a predominantly arts and crafts space to a highly esteemed fine art gallery. As is the case in cooperative ventures the membership changes as time passes. We take pride in the fact that the quality of our artists’ work and the professionalism of the gallery operation is maintained at the highest level. As the oldest cooperative gallery in Tucson we pledge to our public to maintain these high standards and to continue to grow in both the quality and the creativeness of our work and of our service.
Our thanks to Tucson and to Tucson’s many wonderful visitors for their patronage.
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