DCCA: Museum Shop

Alternatives Museum Shop is a unique source for contemporary handmade craft items created by regional and national artisans. There are many opportunities at the museum shop for the collector of functional and wearable art or the shopper who is looking for a unique gift. Gift certificates available.
DCCA members receive a 10% discount on all shop purchases.

Niche 2009 Top Retailer:
Best Museum Store

Shop Artists

Jewelry by Beth Pohlman

Ceramics by
Munemitsu Taguchi

Books by Space Dog Studios

ALTERNATIVES FEATURES

Penny Rakov
Honey Dew Slice Necklace (detail)

Penny Rakov
June 4 – July 29, 2010
Opening Reception:
Friday, June 4, 5 – 9 pm

Jewelry and glass artist Penny Rakov (Philadelphia, PA) creates colorful glass jewelry with a vintage flare. In a glass blowing studio, she designs and pulls her own version of Venetian-style murini or mosaic glass. Through layering glass rods and fusing them together, she is able to slice the final product, revealing an intricate pattern.

Maxine Rosenthal
Linked Fossil Necklace, sterling and
assorted fossils (detail)

Maxine Rosenthal, Metalsmith
August 4 – October 12, 2010
Opening Reception:
Friday, September 10, 2010, 5-9 pm

Influenced by nature, architecture, and patterns, Maxine Rosenthal (Wilmington, DE) has created contemporary jewelry with an organic feel. She begins with a unique stone or fossil and then creates her sterling based designs around the feeling of the stone. Each piece is adorned with a combination of other stones, patterns, sterling, and patinas to enhance the designs. Maxine’s end result of her exploration through nature and pattern becomes a unique piece of wearable art.

Alternatives Holiday Craft Show
Friday, December 3, 2010
5 - 11pm

Vendors: Taking Applications Now!

Limited Edition Moe Brooker Print

Moe Brooker
The Substance of Feeling
Lithograph on Rives BFK paper
11 plates/runs 14 colors
22 x 22"
Edition of 20

Available for purchase at Alternatives Museum Shop.

More information

Did you know that most items available at Alternatives Museum Shop are handmade by American craft artisans that work directly with the DCCA? With proceeds supporting individual artisans as well as DCCA exhibitions and programming, each purchase is a meaningful contribution.