BLACK OWNED MAKER SHOP TRUNC IN NORTHERN LIBERTIES REOPENS

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Philadelphia’s only black-owned, veteran owned and female-owned maker spaces and retail shops TRUNC (929 N. 2nd St), is back open for business and hosting a special fundraiser for The Colored Girls Museum.

Hours Fridays to Sundays, from Noon to 5:00pm, with a ten person shopping limit, masks required, ample hand sanitizer on hand and other precautions.

The store opened in 2018 and after a full year of sales in 2019, was set to have a record year in 2020 when the global pandemic shut down all retail shops in March. After months of being closed, retail shops like Trunc are back open and opening again in Northern Liberties Business Improvement District.

“The shut-down due to COVID 19 was understood and necessary but really hit us extremely hard as a black owned, women-owned small local business. We were not set-up to sell online. Not only did this impact us and our livelihood and amazing vision, but it really affected all the artists we support and work with who don’t have their own spaces and retail outlets to sell through” -Owners Dorothea Gamble and Dagmar Mitchell. 

They used their time during the shutdown to research, learn and build their online store – which they are adding to every week!

As a way to give back and get back to a sense of the new normal, Trunc is featuring a new exhibition inside and sale of ceramics specially made by artist Dominique Ellis of Dellisdesign. Over 20 pieces are on display and for sale that were handcrafted for Trunc – with 50% of the sale of these pieces being directly donated to The Colored Girls Museum. The Fundraiser will go through October 31, 2020.

It was important to support a local artist and maker, continue to present new works, and support their community – and especially another organization of color.

TRUNC Mission:
To make available environmentally conscious, handcrafted and locally made jewelry, apothecary, home furnishings accessories, clothing and art to Philadelphia by becoming a premier destination for the arts and culture community. We will create jobs and contribute to the success of or community. Visit trunc.net