The

Tryworks

Collection

Sale

Jean and Richard Kellaway are closing and selling their collection to support art institutions in New Bedford.

20% of the sale of the collection will go to support Artworks!, Gallery X and the New Bedford Art Museum.

The collection includes items from all over the world including masks, Guatemalan huipiles, other textiles and interesting objects all priced from $50 up.

Sat. Jan 30 and Sun. Jan 31
from 10am–5pm

(snow date Feb. 6 & 7)
at
5 Dover Street
New Bedford, MA

The building is located on No. Second St. The second building north of Freestones. Walk up driveway on north of building to the outside elevator, 3rd Fl.

Call 508 992 0838 or see below for more information.

Some Background on the Tryworks Collection

The Tryworks Collection was initiated by Jean and Richard Kellaway in the early 1980’s after a visit to Mexico. They were enthralled by the extraordinary inventiveness, diversity, and quality of traditional Mexican crafts. They brought home masks, textiles, ceramics, and wooden animals and toys. Since that initial visit, they have returned to Mexico many times, visiting many areas of the nation, and searching out artisans in their homes and workshops. Now the Mexican part of the collection includes several hundred traditional masks, costumes, and a variety of other objects representing the enormous range of exceptional craftsmanship.

Their travels have taken them to many other parts of the world; many of the expeditions have been focused on growing the collection. Now there is a large group of textiles from Guatemala (nearly one hundred and fifty traditional embroidered blouses called huipiles). Other textiles and costumes are from India, Pakistan, Thailand, China, Japan, Indonesia, Turkey, and Central Asia.

Masks from many cultures are also represented, along with traditional Christian objects.

The total collection includes nearly a thousand objects. Many of them are of museum quality. Many have been included in shows in museums and galleries. Ninety of the Mexican masks toured the United States for four years in a show originated by the Danforth Museum in Framingham, MA, and circulated by the Smith Kramer art service of Kansas City.

The collection is currently located in the Tryworks Collection gallery at 5 Dover Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts.