The Mermaid and Moon Boutique will be closing as of Aug. 31 and transitioning to online sales only, according to a July 19 post on the arts and clothing storeSA国际影视传媒檚 Facebook page.
It means one less location where Yellowknife artists can display their works for sale.
Owned by artist Meredith McNulty, the Yellowknife resident spent 10 years living in Inuvik before moving to the city in 2018.
Following her move to the NWT capital, the boutique would officially open in October 2019, serving as both a store and a hub for artists seeking to promote or sell their creations.
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SA国际影视传媒淚 want to thank all of you who have shown the shop support over the past three years,SA国际影视传媒� it continues. SA国际影视传媒淢ermaid and Moon started out as a hobby and Etsy shop in 2015 and I could have never dreamed of what it would become.鈦�
SA国际影视传媒淭his shop has been a dream and writing this post is bittersweet. Opening a small business can be scary and I wish I could say itSA国际影视传媒檚 all been sunshine and rainbows. No one could have predicted the pandemic happening or the following repercussions we are experiencing.鈦A国际影视传媒�
McNulty continues by writing that the choice to close the shop was not an easy one and that she hopes everyone understands.
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SA国际影视传媒淐hange is scary, but change can be good.鈦� I love you all and thank you for helping make my biggest dreams come true.SA国际影视传媒�
Community members provided their thoughts on what the closing means to them, including Robyn Scott, poet and president of NorthWordsNWT.
SA国际影视传媒淢eredith provided a valuable retail space to many Yellowknife artists, artists who now need to find a new venue in which to display and sell their work,SA国际影视传媒� she said. SA国际影视传媒淲e do not need yet another Creative Arts survey study to prove that the lack of physical creation, presentation, and retail space is hindering artistsSA国际影视传媒� success and our contribution to local economies and culture. We need only to look at the absence this closure creates to show how the GNWT and the City of Yellowknife need to establish multi-functional, sustainable spaces for NWT artists.SA国际影视传媒�
As well, photographer and artist Jamie Wetrade-Stevenson provided a personal reflection on the situation.
SA国际影视传媒淲ith Mermaid and Moon closing, itSA国际影视传媒檚 definitely bringing up feelings of nostalgia because I remember when I first discovered MeredithSA国际影视传媒檚 shop,SA国际影视传媒� she said. SA国际影视传媒淚 was just getting started in my own art and I recall feeling so much inspiration and gratitude for a shop that showcased a variety of pieces from other artists.
SA国际影视传媒淭he support Meredith has shown to the arts community has not gone unnoticed, and I know (it) will continue on in different ways. Mermaid and Moon has always been one of my favourite shops to support here in Yellowknife, so I do look forward to supporting them with the transition to moving online.SA国际影视传媒�
