Shop@CAFAM SALE!

Only until June 28th, save up to 40% on selected items at the Shop@CAFAM. Worldly goods will be available at this special discounted rate, including Tibetan folding thankas, specialty notecards, felt bags from Nepal, woven rope shoes, one-of-a-kind aboriginal paintings, handcrafted Zulu baskets, silk embroidered string bags, Burmese puppets, and candle lanterns made from recycled metals.

Visit the Shop@CAFAM to find exhibit-related items, books, jewelry, accessories, and more!

SHOP ONLINE!

The Shop@CAFAM is now making its worldly goods available for purchase online. Visit www.shopcafam.com to find exhibit-related items, books, jewelry, accessories, and more to start shopping! And, remember to check back often as we add to the online inventory in the coming weeks.

Exhibit Related Shop Items

The Shop is carrying exhibit-related items.9 Click below to take a look at some of the featured items:

Items in store for Celestial Ash: Assemblages from Los Angeles
Items in store for Ancient Gods and Modern Politics: Mithila Painting

Celestial Ash: Assemblages from Los Angeles Shop Items:

Asylum of Lost Thoughts poster Special limited edition poster by artist Michael C. McMillen for the original on-site installation currently on view. $25 | $100 signed by the artist BUY NOW
Matjames Matchboxes One-of-a-kind assemblages in a matchbox, brought to you by the Matjames Match Company. $25 each BUY NOW
Magical Meteorite Songwriting Device By Exene Cervenka | Preface by Kristine McKenna Collection of Exene Cervenka's collages, brought to you by Perceval Press. $35 BUY NOW
Case Histories: Assemblages by Gail Greenfield Randall By Gail Greenfield Randall | Introduction by Kristine McKenna From the 2007 Track 16 Gallery show, featuring 30 pages of mixed media assemblages by Gail Greenfield Randall. $10 BUY NOW
Dime-Store Alchemy - The Art of Joseph Cornell By Charles Simic From Publisher's Weekly - "Simic mingles biography and critical discussion with selections of writings from the artist's notebooks. The book emerges as a piece of writing constructed along the enigmatic lines of Cornell's art..." $18.95 - BUY NOW
Joseph Cornell - Master of Dreams by Diane Waldman From Booklist - "Waldman...brings a wealth of long-brewing insights to this gorgeous volume, which boasts not only Waldman's lucid and expert commentary on Cornell's intriguing influences but also some of the finest color reproductions of his work ever published. " $27.50 - BUY NOW
Utopia Parkway - The Life and Work of Joseph Cornell By Deborah Solomon From Amazon.com - "...this sympathetic biography demonstrates that he was more than an eccentric recluse, chronicling his friendships with other artists and his immersion in the avant-garde movements of his time." $23.50 BUY NOW

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Ancient Gods and Modern Politics: Mithila Painting Shop Items:

Original Mithila Paintings Take home your very own original Mithila painting. The Shop has an assortment to choose from, to find that special one-of-a-kind painting meant for you. $350 BUY NOW
Mithila Painting - The Evolution of an Art Form By David Szanton and Malini Bakshi "This volume describes the evolution of the styles and imagery of the painting traditions, as it has moved over a mere 40 years, from ritual wall paintings to today's strikingly innovative contemporary paintings on paper." $42 BUY NOW
The Little Book of Hindu Deities By Sanjay Patel From Publisher's Weekly - "Patel, an animator at Pixar studios, breathes new life into old mythology, telling the exploits of various deities while drawing us in—literally—with his joyous and unexpected full-color illustrations." $14 - BUY NOW
Folktales of India Edited by Brenda E. F. Beck, Peter J. Claus, Praphulladatta Goswami, and Jawaharlal Handoo From School Library Journal - "This selection of oral tales from 21 Indian languages captures the rich variety of human emotions as revealed in the lives of people in that subcontinent." $15 - BUY NOW
The Great Indian Novel By Shashi Tharoor From Publisher's Weekly - "...the author cites the Mahabharata , an ancient Hindu epic, as the source of his inspiration. The story he retells, however, is also a thinly veiled account of the people and events that shaped India during the struggle for independence from British rule." $14.95 - BUY NOW
The Book of... From Penguin Currently Available in the Shop: Book of... Ganesha, Shiva, Devi, Krishna, and Vishnu $9.99 each - BUY NOW
Mithila Painting Greeting Cards Presented to you by the All India Movement for Seva and the Ethnic Arts Foundation - An assortment of Mithila paintings in greeting card form. $2.50 each
Mithila Painting Silk Cushion Covers Silk cushion covers handpainted by Mithila painters. $35

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Hours:

Mon: Closed
Tues - Thurs: 11 am - 5 pm
Sat & Sun: 12 pm - 6 pm

*Please note: the Shop will be closed on Tuesday, June 30th.

WORLDLY GOODS
Visit a splendid global bazaar, with no flying required! Shop around the world, without leaving Los Angeles!

Offering a dazzling array of unique collectibles and hand-crafted gifts, the Shop@CAFAM is a treasure chest waiting to be unearthed. Recognized as Best of LA by Los Angeles Magazine in 2006, the award-winning Shop promotes indigenous and local artisans through fair trade, recycled goods, and economically sustainable collectives. When you shop@CAFAM you can be certain that every item  has a back story, and was crafted with quality and care. Best of all, you will be helping to support low-income artisans and families as well as their work conditions, making your purchase a noble act.

Mirroring CAFAM’s mission for cultural understanding, the Shop@CAFAM is a perfect supplement to the museum. With a wide variety for sale, there's something for every budget and taste. From works by local artists to pieces by Murano craftspeople, the Shop features one-of-a-kind jewelry, stationary, books, prints, scarves, houseware, plus more – perfect and unique gifts for any occassion!

QUESTIONS?
Call Yuko at 323.937.4230 x22 or email yuko@cafam.org.

100% recycled notebooks made from elephant poo

Aboriginal tapping sticks

'Danger Dog' recycled metal dog portraits from Nepal

Decorative maps from Italy

Driftwood statues from the Phillipines

Fair trade metal instruments from Uganda

Fair trade wood from Kenya

Folded recycled magazine bowls from Vietnam

Hand-carved crystal rings from Italy

Hand-carved olivewood salad bowls from Kenya

Hand-made candy wrapper purses from Mexico

Hand-painted ceramic owls from Guatemala

Hand-sewn silk baby shoes from China

Japanese tea bowls

Landscape etched vases

Paper jewelry from Japan

Pendants made from spoons

Puppet heads from Rajasthan

Reco reco scrapers from Bolivia

Recycled rice bag purses from Nepal

Recycled tire inner-tube tote bags

Silk textiles from Laos

Singing bowls from Bhutan

Sun-dried Monkey Apples from South Africa

Telephone wire baskets from South Africa

Tin animal sculptures from Zimbabwe

Venetian glass beads

Vintage Murano glass bead jewelry

Water whistles from Peru

Plus more...