MAKERS MARKET 2010



MAKERS MARKET Socrates Sculpture Park
Presented by Socrates Sculpture Park, in partnership with Alan Wanzenburg Architect/ Design, The Noguchi Museum and R 20th Century.

Now in its second year, Makers Market is a premier forum to experience the convergence of design and contemporary craft in an open air marketplace presented in a series of large tents within Socrates Sculpture Park's spring exhibition Cityscape.

Collectors and enthusiasts will have the opportunity to meet approximately 40 American makers and shop a broad selection of skillfully crafted one of kind objects, including: ceramics, turned wood bowls, glassware, motorcycles, knives, tableware, jewelry, furniture, lighting, and more.

2010 Makers Market Partipants

Andrea Corson

Brickhouse Ceramic Art Center

Chapas Textiles

Daniel Michalik / DMFD Studio

Elyse Allen Textiles

Emily Miranda Studio

Eric Bonnin Ceramics

Erica Rosenfeld Designs

hivemindesign

Hope Ginsburg / Sponge

Jane D'Arensbourg
Porcelain and Glass Jewelry


Kitty Jones

Metropolitan Produce Corp.
Mollusk Surf Shop

Neil Hadlock

Patrick Weder Design Inc

Platform

R 20th Century

Sanam Emami

Satomi Kawakita Jewelry

Shelton Studios Inc

Spring design&art

Thaddeus Wolfe

Urban Aesthetics LLC

Walt Siegl Motorcycles

Works Manufacturing



2010 Makers Market Schedule

Preview Benefit Event
Friday, June 4, 5-8pm / $50
Be among the first to shop Makers Market and enjoy cocktails and hor d'oeuvers on the waterfront as the sun sets over the Manhattan skyline. Click here to purchase tickets.

Weekend Market Hours
Saturday, June 5, 11am - 7pm / Free Admission
Sunday, June 6, 11am - 5 pm / Free Admission

Moderated Panel Discussions
The Noguchi Museum/ Free with Museum Admission

Low Volume/ High Resolution: Bringing Craft to Market
Moderated by Alan Wanzenberg
Saturday, June 5, 3 pm

Making the Message: Communicating Contemporary Craft & Design
Moderated by Monica Hampton, Director of Education, American Craft Council
Sunday, June 6, 3 pm

Workshops for Young Makers
Socrates Sculpture Park / Free Admission:

Craft Co-op: Make, Give & Take with McKendree Key
Saturday, June 5, 11 am - 2 pm

Blossom Sculpture with Free Style Arts Association
Saturday, June 5 & Sunday, June 6, 2 - 5 pm

Indigo Boys and Girls with Travis Boyer
Sunday, June 6, 11 am - 5 pm

PREVIEW TICKETS

A portion of every ticket purchase will help support Socrates Sculpture Park and will be tax deductible.
Click here to purchase your tickets online

To purchase tickets by mail, make checks payable to: Socrates Sculpture Park

Mail to:
Makers Market Preview Event
Socrates Sculpture Park
P.O. Box 6259
Long Island City, NY 11106

For group rate or purchase tickets over the phone, contact Ellen Staller at 718-956-1819 x 12.

All tickets are non-refundable and will be held at the door. A limited number of tickets will also be available at the door, payable by cash or check only.

LOCATION & DIRECTIONS

Makers Market will be held at:
Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Boulevard at Broadway
Long Island City, Queens, NY 11106

For directions to Socrates Sculpture Park by bus or subway, click here.

By Shuttle: The Noguchi Museum will provide shuttle service on Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6.

The bus leaves Manhattan for the Museum from the northeast corner of Park Avenue and 70th Street (in front of the Asia Society). The return bus leaves from the entrance to The Noguchi Museum at 9-01 33rd Road at Vernon Boulevard (across the street and two blocks from Socrates Sculpture Park) and discharges passengers at the Asia Society.

CONTACT & MORE INFORMATION

For press inquiries please contact:

Kaitrin Cooper
Socrates Sculpture Park
Tel 718 956 1819
kc@socratessculpturepark.org

Michelle DiLello
Susan Grant Lewin Associates
Tel 212 947 4557
michelle@susangrantlewin.com

To download a PDF of the Makers Market 2010 Press Release, click here.

To download the Makers Market invitation as a PDF file, click here.

PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS



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