SARAH SATURDAY

GARDENING,

NOT ARCHITECTURE

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“Easily one of Nashville's best and most criminally underrated projects.” — No Country For New Nashville

“A memorable and emotional journey that is both visually stunning and deeply moving.” — Kindling Arts

“Saturday’s entire imaginative enterprise revels in liminalities and ambiguities.” — Nashville Scene

Sarah Saturday, known by her stage name Gardening, Not Architecture, is an interdisciplinary musician, producer, writer, and performance artist. A Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship (FY2024) recipient, Sarah is celebrated in Nashville for her complex, vulnerable, and visually stunning performances. Since 2007, she has released numerous albums, singles, remixes, videos, and multimedia performances, and has played over 200 shows in the U.S. and Canada. Her music has been featured in films, TV shows, and commercials, including scoring the Discovery Channel documentary Dark Side of the Sun and the film Superpowerless. After relocating to Nashville from Los Angeles in 2012, Sarah began incorporating film, dance, and spoken word into her multimedia performances. Her latest release, Voyage, is a 40-minute “live visual album” that premiered to sold-out audiences in Nashville (2023) and Los Angeles (2024).

ARTIST CV

Black and white photo of a young woman with curly hair sitting on a leather chair, wearing a T-shirt that says 'GARDENING, NOT ARCHITECTURE'. She is leaning her head on her hand, next to a fur throw draped over the chair, in a cozy indoor setting with books on shelves behind her and a window above.

Photos by Danielle Shields

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Voyage (2023) 
Absence of Me (2019)
Fossils (2015)
Early Releases & Touring (2009-2012)
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Film & TV