For Immediate Release
October 9, 2003
Contact:
Brent Sverdloff 781/259-3628, bsverdloff@decordova.org
Sarah Smith 781/259-3663, ssmith@decordova.org
Get Your Holidays in Gear with the Tenth Annual Artists' Market!
The Store @ DeCordova
November 15 - December 31, 2003
LINCOLN, MA-DeCordova offers you more shopping than ever before to help you through the holidaze. Join The Store @ DeCordova for the Tenth Annual Artists' Market. In addition to our year-round selection of fine wearable art and gift items, we are filling the Museum School Gallery with a delightful collection for the season.
Bring in your gift list and choose from among one of the most extensive offerings of jewelry, pottery, glass, frames, ornaments, paper goods, creative children's toys, and wearable art in New England. Expanded merchandise exhibition space will afford you an even greater selection of goods by the region's best artisans and artists.
This six-week holiday sales event opens November 15 and runs through December 31. To accommodate your shopping needs, The Store offers extended hours from November 17 through December 23:
Monday - Thursday 9:30 am - 9:30 pm
Friday - Saturday 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Sunday 11:30 am - 5:30 pm
"Gifts purchased at the Artists' Market truly reflect the spirit of the holiday season, since you give to so many people at once," says David Duddy, Director of Retail Operations at The Store @ DeCordova. "You not only give joy to your friends, but also support local artists, and assist DeCordova in continuing its tradition of quality programming." The Boston Globe has called it one of the best ways to make your gift-buying dollars go further by supporting both the selling artists and the Museum. In addition, The Store was also recently nominated for the fifth year in a row to receive the Niche magazine award as one of the "100 top retailers of American crafts."
The Artists' Market is the place to find decorative art for everyone on your holiday gift list. Jeff Mentuck of Marblehead Glassworks creates updated, fanciful versions of classic Venetian glass techniques in bowls, vases, and ornaments. Or consider iconic figures that become "household spirits" for the modern age with Valerie Bunnell's mythical messengers, crafted from clay and mixed media. Dana Porciello perfectly pairs form and function with exquisitely thrown and carved ceramic pieces decorated with subtle, Asian-inspired glazes. And Alan T. Boucher crafts clocks from discarded computer circuit boards and other parts.
The Artists' Market also features decorative furnishings for larger spaces that need outfitting. Local artist Rick Frankosky fashions indoor/outdoor furniture from recycled skis, producing artful designs in very useful forms. Après-ski, anyone? And Adirondack style meets Noguchi with James Kaemmerlen's small occasional tables crafted from "found" oak branches crowned with beautifully finished tops.
There are too many new artisans and their work to name. So drive on over today and remind yourself why The Boston Globe has called The Store @ DeCordova "the best museum store in Greater Boston." The Store will also sell Christmas and Hanukkah cards, wrapping paper, and an array of children's toys. And, as always, DeCordova Members receive a 10% discount on all purchases!
General Information
DeCordova is located 16 miles northwest of Boston near the historic towns of Concord and Lexington, at 51 Sandy Pond Road in Lincoln, MA. Situated less than 2 miles from Walden Pond, DeCordova is within easy access of Interstates 93, 95, 495, Route 2, and the Massachusetts Turnpike. Call 781/259-8692, email thestore@decordova.org, or visit www.decordova.org for specific directions. The Store's normal hours of operation are Monday through Thursday from 9:30 am to 7:30 pm, Friday through Saturday from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, and Sunday from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm.
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park is a museum of modern and contemporary American art with a particular focus on the work of New England artists. It features the only public sculpture park of its kind in New England and the largest non-degree granting studio art program in the state. DeCordova opened in 1950 on the former estate of Julian de Cordova, a Boston entrepreneur and art collector.
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