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Operating Hours: Sunday and Monday - CLOSED Tuesday - Friday 11 am to 5 pm Saturday 10 am to 5 pm Phone (315) 797-0000 ext. 2155 Fax 315-797-5608 Location 310 Genesee Utica, New York 13502 email Visit the Gift Gallery for the most fascinating selection of unusual and interesting gifts in Central New York and beyond. Conveniently located in the Museum of Art, it offers a superb variety of unique and distinctive items to satisfy every gift-giving need, all at reasonable prices. Just as the founding families collected beautiful objects, visitors can start their own collection of uncommon treasures from around the world available in the Gift Gallery. Included in the offerings are an extensive selection of handmade jewelry, fine art reproductions, books on art and the masters who create it, exhibition catalogs, greeting cards, toys, MWPAI souvenirs, glassware, pottery, and decorative art. Whether you are looking for something to remember your visit to MWPAI or an outstanding gift for someone special, the Gift Gallery has a selection that is unmatched.

For the entire month of August buy one individual card or postcard and get the second of equal or lesser value at 50% off. Consignment artist cards are excluded from this offer. Receive an Olympics in Art exhibition catalog free in celebration of the Summer Olympics in China. Recording by Local Vocalists Available in Gift Gallery Close Your Eyes and See the World, a new CD featuring local performers is available at the Gift Gallery. It features original songs composed by RoseAnn Grasso and harmonies developed by Grasso and Annemarie Garramone. Garramone and Grasso met in the early 1990's, when they both joined the Utica Etude Music Club. Garramore is a well-known performer and choreographer for local theater productions. Grasso has been a choir member and soloist in local and Albany churches for two decades. Upon discovering that their two voices blended well together, they began to sing duets for the Etude Scholarship Fundraiser Shows. These duets encompass a variety of types of songs. Encouraged by relatives and friends, they have finally produced a CD that highlights their favorite category of music - inspirational. Elegant Jewelry by Local Artisan Classic and elegant handmade jewelry by Judith Goldstone is now available at the Gift Gallery. Goldstone was born in Utica and after many years of living in Boston and New York City, returned in the early 90's. She now lives in New Hartford with her husband Bill Hoosty. Co-owner of Picker's bridal store for 13 years, she took an interest in buying some beads and making a bracelet for herself three years ago and the next thing she knew she had a growing jewelry business at Picker's and several other venues. Judi works mostly with Swarovski Crystal, semi-precious stones and freshwater pearls. She pays careful attention to detail and is happy to personalize jewelry for customers to create new styles to fit their needs. You will find a tiny "signature" attached to every piece of jewelry - a 2 mm bead of brown goldstone. Handcrafted Pottery Featured in Gift Gallery The pottery of James Burke, created in his country studio, is now available at the Gift Gallery. His work combines function and style making pottery that is both useful and fascinating. He began working with clay in Virginia in 1972 and moved back to upstate New York and the family farm in 1982. Ceramics has always remained part of his life and he currently has established a full-time studio. Each pottery piece is made of stoneware clay, hand-thrown and fired at temperatures exceeding 2,300 degrees fahrenheit. Burke's pottery is oven, dishwasher, and microwave-safe. New Richardt and Burchfield Prints Available The Gift Gallery now has in stock a new size print of Ferdinand Richardt's painting Trenton High Falls, 1858, oil on canvas from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute's permanent collection. The print is 8 " x 11 " and sells for $16.95. For the first time the Gift Gallery is offering an 8 " x 11 " print of Charles Burchfield's Childhood's Garden, 1917, watercolor on paper from the Institute's permanent collection. The print sells for $16.95 and for the month of April, with every purchase of a Childhood's Garden print, you will receive a vintage Charles Burchfield exhibition catalog free. This is a limited time offer. Boxed Cards Still Life with Fruit and Champagne   » Boxed Cards Publications » Publications Ornaments The Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute's 1999 ornament features American artist Thomas Cole's (1801-48) painting. Youth, the second picture of his four-part allegorical series of paintings, The Voyage of Life.   » Ornaments Brooch After the Festival After the Festival, 1888 by Francis Davis Millet is the inspiration for the 1.75" oval porcelain keepsake brooch. Millet's historical figure paintings were based on extensive antiquarian research. The cool, silver tonalities of his work, the woman's Greek costume, and her mood of reverie derives from the artist's admiration of the paintings of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema's (1836-1912). Sku# 8133 - $31.95 Reproductions The Voyage of Life Childhood A perennial favorite among visitors to the Institute is Thomas Cole's The Voyage of Life, 1839-40, oil on canvas. This masterful series of allegorical paintings was commissioned by prominent New York banker and philanthropist Samuel Ward, Sr. in March of 1839. As the title conveys, the subject is life, depicted in four distinct stages: Childhood, Youth, Manhood, and Old Age. The series compares life to a journey through an elaborate landscape of time. The reproductions are 11" x 14" format, full color with a matte finish. Sku# 2290 Childhood - $3 Sku# 2347 Youth - $3 Sku# 2310 Manhood - $3 Sku# 2315 Old Age - $3 Technology Makes Museum's Art Available for Home Use Enjoy the beauty of selected works from the permanent collection in their homes. Quality reproductions are now available through a new and innovative service. LookClickPrint, Inc., offers prints in several convenient sizes on either paper or canvas. Selected paintings include The Voyage of Life by Thomas Cole, and Young Women Going to Procession by Jules Breton. LookClickPrint specializes in creating custom-made, premium-quality reproductions from museum collections worldwide. Combining the traditional skills of printmaking with modern printing techniques, LookClickPrint faithfully recreates the delicate colors, shading and detail of these magnificent works of art. All prints are made using only archival inks, papers, and canvas to ensure accuracy and longevity. Prints may be purchased in the Gift Gallery or online. Orders placed through the Gift Gallery or online are made to order and shipped directly to your home or office. Purchase Prints Online