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Category: Gifts

Countdown to Gift Giving 2012: Day 20

We are starting this year’s countdown with something every gift-buyer needs: wrapping paper.                 Don’t just wrap your presents in generic paper this holiday season! These exciting designs are the by-products of creating fine art and are actual photos taken of surfaces in the artists’ studios. Alternatively, if animal prints are more your style, we have that too.  The Akron Art Museum is the exclusive venue in Ohio to carry this all-occasion, high quality paper from Wrapped LA.

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Countdown to Gift Giving 2012

You could spend countless hours in a crowded mall or scouring the Internet for appropriate gifts. Or, you can check out the Countdown to Gift Giving 2012, with its daily items between Black Friday and December 12 (the last day the store can guarantee delivery of gifts before Christmas). These exciting gifts include works of art, jewelry, games and much, much more. Stop in the store or call 330.376.9186 x280 to place your orders by December 12. If the galleries are open, so is the

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Holiday mART Artist Spotlight: Jennifer Worden

In few words, how would describe the style of the pieces that you will be selling at Holiday Mart? My pieces lean towards the modern; I’ll have recycled glass table-top trees created for this holiday season, in addition to recycled glass wall art and recycled glass in copper jewelry. What is your art background? The only formal training I’ve had was a pottery class in high school. When it comes to my glass work, I’m self taught. I spent more hours that I can recall researching glass

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Countdown to Gift Giving 2011

Why spend hours of your valuable time in malls and busy electronic stores when you can buy unique and inspiring gifts at the Akron Art Museum Store? Not only can you purchase gifts at this year’s Fourth Annual Holiday mART, but you can also stop in the Museum Store. If the galleries are open, so is the Museum Store. Each day we will be debuting some great gift ideas, so check back daily! 1. Tatebanko Tatebanko is the forgotten 17th-century Japanese art of creating detailed

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