Silvermine Arts Center Holds Shopping Spree Fundraiser

From Silvermine Arts Center:

Silvermine Spree at Potpourri

Opening Preview (with refreshments): Wed., March 30, 6-8 pm

Shopping day to benefit Silvermine Arts Center:

Thurs., March 31, 10 am to 8 pm

Silvermine Arts Center and Lyn Evans Potpourri Designs are collaborating on a one-day art and fashion shopping spree. Donna Yellin, store manager at Lyn Evans Potpourri Designs, will be creating a dramatic backdrop of women’s clothing and accessories to complement an exhibit of artwork by selected Silvermine Guild artists at 103 Elm Street, New Canaan, on Thursday, March 31st, from 10 am to 8 pm. Light refreshments served.

Art and fashion go hand in hand, and New Canaan businesses have a long tradition of partnering with not-for-profit organizations. Silvermine, a non-profit arts center, now in its 94th year, provides as many as 20 exhibits a year and education in a wide spectrum of artistic disciplines to adults and children throughout Fairfield County.

Lyn Evans Potpourri Designs will donate 15% of the proceeds to Silvermine Arts Center for the day on all sales at the store. In addition, there will be a wine and cheese opening on Wednesday, March 30th, to meet the artists and preview the artwork, which will be on display for two weeks, until April 14th.

So come out and have a Spree at Potpourri on March 31st. Your shopping will be guilt-free as you will have an opportunity to buy affordable artworks by local professional artists and support one of Connecticut’s oldest and finest art centers.

Silvermine Arts Center’s five­acre campus in New Canaan, Connecticut, consists of a nationally renowned artist guild, an award­winning school of art offering classes for all ages, an arts and fine crafts shop, and a gallery offering over twenty contemporary and historic exhibitions annually. Silvermine is a non­profit organization that also offers an educational outreach program, Art Partners, and hosts lectures, performances, film screenings, and special events.

Gallery Hours: Silvermine Galleries are open Wednesday through Saturday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (203) 966­9700 ext. 20 or visit the website: www.silvermineart.org. 1037 Silvermine Road, New Canaan, CT 06840