For Immediate Release
October 3, 2005
Contact:
Brent Sverdloff 781/259-3628, bsverdloff@decordova.org
Joby DeCoster 781/259-3663, jdecoster@decordova.org
Get Set for the Holidays with the
Twelfth Annual Artists’ Market
The Store @ DeCordova
November 12 – December 31, 2005
LINCOLN, MA—A new season of holiday hoopla is upon us! Join The Store @ DeCordova for the Twelfth 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 12 and runs through December 31. To accommodate your shopping needs, The Store offers extended hours from November 12 through December 24:
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 seventh consecutive year for 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. Find treasures that are decorative or practical, often both. Ed Branson’s hand-blown glass vases and bowls are jewels to behold! Crafted in luscious tropical colors, they brighten the darkest winter night with shapes that capture and hold the light. And Larry Elardo’s remarkable stoneware vessels seem almost to be artifacts from another age. Ancient Chinese emperors might have supped from great bowls and platters such as these—and left them to their grateful successors.
The new arrivals also include a rich array of wearable art. Robin Lamonda of “Robin’s Hoods” is a milliner for the new millennium. Her merino and alpaca hats are adorned with fantasy florals, fake fur, and feathered fringe—for the fashionista femme fatale. Ginny and Bob Troutman have perfected the anatomy of the totebag—they may be designed for the shoulder but they are totally “hip”! Sewn in colorful marine vinyl with cotton linings, their designs vary in inspiration from the color squares of Josef Albers to the universal martini glass symbol that screams “COCKTAILS!”
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.
2006 marks the 100th anniversary of the American Association of Museums and has been designated the Year of the Museum. AAM's annual meeting will take place in Boston from April 27 – May 1. Learn more at www.aam-us.org.
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