We are about to open our store. We are unique (I think) in that we are not so much a museum as an educational center about contemporary art, and our store is meant to be 75% consigned work by regional artists. Our main goal is to educate people about the value (not monetary) of handmade work, and to encourage people to support the artists in their community. With so much mass-produced items around, we want to focus attention on the individual craftsperson as much as we can. (the other 25% is made up of items with our logo, art supplies for our classes, our own publications and posters, and items such as books that are directly relevant to our programs or exhibitions in a given quarter) Since we open in 1 1/2 weeks (eeek!), we'll see how it goes. P.S. we will be hiring a PT store manager over the summer so if anyone is interested in applying please email me privately at [log in to unmask] for more information. Julia Moore Director of Exhibitions and Artist Services Indianapolis Art Center (and also Consignment Manager!)