Card Crusaders celebrate 10 years

FiftyForward Martin Center Card Crusaders celebrate 10 years

Following a happy and loving marriage of almost 58 years, Marilyn Nevens suddenly became a widow. Devasted by the loss she later found her new home, new friends, and a new beginning at Fift yForward Marti n Center. Nevens became a center member and regularly volunteered at the recepti on desk. She served on the welcoming committ ee and helped with other odd tasks as needed. Litt le did she know that her greatest love and passion would be to raise funds to purchase a new vehicle for the center. It all started with an Iris paper folding class taught by Judy Chilton, another center member who loved the arts and who had an interest in teaching others. Nevens recalls not wanti ng Judy to stop the card-making class because it was so fun and the center members were producing wonderful works of art. The card making lead the women to become entrepreneurs of sorts, launching what is now known as the Card Crusaders, a group of card collaborators who handcraft beauti ful works of art. They have raised more than $26,000 for their beloved center. Over the years, they have purchased a van, paid for new ott omans in the center, purchased a 72-inch television, resurfaced game tables and bought new chairs for the tables, as well as adding some upgrades to the parking lot. As Nevens says, “None of our goals would have been possible if it were not for these dedicated and talented women.” Clientele for the cards varies from individuals to corporate buyers. With custom designs and cards for all occasions, the Card Crusaders have done work for businesses ranging from Merrill Lynch to Cigna. The beauti ful cards have been sold at the Nashville Internati onal Airport as well as the Nashville and Chatt anooga Zoos. The Card Crusaders are so excited to have their cards now available in the Frist Art Museum gift shop. “We are delighted and proud to off er the wonderful Iris folding cards from the Fift yForward Marti n Center “Card Crusaders” in our gift shop. With designs inspired by the natural world, they have been a popular additi on to our gift shop and an excellent way for the Frist Art Museum and our guests to support our sister nonprofi t Fift yForward,” says Jon Emmitt , Frist Art Museum Gift Shop Manager. Each card, lovingly handcraft ed and a work of art, is worthy of framing. These social entrepreneurs are making things happen for their center and community. Learn more at htt ps://fi ft yforward.org/locati ons/marti n-center/ greeti ng-cards/. (L-R): Frist Marketi ng Director Kathy Demonbreun, Frist Gift Shop Manager Jon Emmitt , with Card Crusaders Judy Davis, Marilyn Nevens, Barbara Thompson, and Adele Tomlinson.

Architect. Designer. Artist. Visionary.

At the end of the 19th century, the Glasgow Style emerged as the major manifestation of Art Nouveau in Britain, and Charles Rennie Mackintosh was its greatest proponent.

Experience the first US exhibition in a generation to highlight Mackintosh’s innovative architecture, designs, and paintings. Explore the larger circle of artists and craftspeople, including many women, with whom he collaborated to create the Glasgow Style.

THROUGH SEPTEMBER 12

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Designing the New: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style is a touring exhibition co-organized by Glasgow Museums and the American Federation of Arts. The exhibition comprises works from the collections of Glasgow City Council (Museums and Collections), with loans from Scottish collections and private lenders. Support for the US national tour is provided by the Dr. Lee MacCormick Edwards Charitable Foundation.

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The Frist Art Museum is supported in part by Friends of the Arts of Scotland

Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh. The May Queen (detail), 1900. Made for the Ladies’ Luncheon Room, Miss Cranston’s Ingram Street Tearooms, Glasgow. Gesso on burlap (hessian), scrim, twine, glass beads, thread, and tin leaf, 62 1/2 x 179 7/8 in. overall. Glasgow Museums: Acquired by Glasgow Corporation as part of the Ingram Street Tearooms, 1950. © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection. Courtesy American Federation of Arts