FrameWorks is a diversified, woman-owned commercial framing company and art gallery with a longtime retail presence in Miami and a national footprint in the commercial contract framing industry. FrameWorks was launched in 1989, when Christine Sweeny moved to Miami and opened a frame shop in the heart of Coconut Grove called Kennedy Studios. In1995, Sweeny rebranded the business as FrameWorks,…
In the past decade, the art and framing industry has faced a number of significant challenges. It has experienced the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, the crash of the housing market, and the proliferation of big-box craft stores. All of these factors have affected the sales and profitability of small independent frame shops and galleries. Yet, through ingenuity…
