SARATOGA SPRINGS — Mimosa Gallery, located at 489 Broadway in Saratoga Springs will be closing its doors the end of this month. Mimosa, which features “art for home and wear”, opened nine years ago in the Beekman Arts District. The gallery has carried fine art as well as contemporary fine craft since opening in 2005. It has been one of the few galleries in the area to carry 100 percent handmade in America craft.
Local, regional and nationally known artists have been featured in the gallery. Monthly opening receptions and the popular “Meet Me At Mimosa” luncheons introduced customers to individual artists’ work, processes and techniques. Mimosa’s annual 10”x10”= $100 exhibit of small works selling for $100 or less helped to make fine art accessible to everyone. Annual fundraisers were held where customers and artists supported diverse not for profit organizations such as The Alzheimers Foundation, Breast Cancer Research, the Clinton/Bush Haiti Fund, Capital District Big Brother/Big Sisters, Wiawaka, The Giving Circle and Saratoga ArtsFest.
Owner Michelle LaLonde said that the decision to close has been a difficult one. LaLonde and her husband Michael design and make a line of handbags that they exhibit in art shows around the country. She states that “the time has come to end this journey at Mimosa and concentrate on our line of handbags. Although I can’t imagine not having Mimosa, I am at the same time very excited for the next chapter. I’ll now have time to expand our one-of-a-kind, limited edition line, including bridal handbags and update our website (www.michellelalondeaccessories.com.)”
Mimosa will be open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Christmas Eve. All merchandise, except for fine art is being offered at 40 percent off. The store’s fixtures will be for sale after December 25. For more information, call (518) 583-1163.
