Sam Winkelmeyer and his Santa Barbara Art Essentials were honored in September by the Santa Barbara Beautiful Foundation for this years Business in Art Award. Selected by the City Arts Advisory committee, the award recognizes Sam’s “outstanding support of arts activities in the community, creating a stronger, more vibrant arts environment in Santa Barbara and enriching the lives of both residents and visitors.” A shout out to long time art industry leader Ulrich Hollmann who is recovering from an accident in Hamburg, Germany. Renee Hile, ColArt America’s VP of Marketing, forwards some people news: Carla Friday will be moving to Trade Marketing to support marketing strategies for all brands along…
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ColArt October 2010 News
Check out ColArt’s Winter BTS Hot Deals! • W&N Artists’ Acrylic Tube Colour (60ml &200ml) & all Mediums: +10% Off! CAPs get +15% Off! • W&N Artists’ Acrylic Brushes: +10% Off! Paint Big – Save Big! W&N 200ml Tube colours & LIQUITEX Heavy Body Acrylic 4.65 oz +10% OFF! (open-stock & asst’s) • Artist’s Oil & Artist Oil Brushes • Galeria Acrylic • Artisan Water Mixable Oil • Liquitex HB (1047 series) 4.65oz LIQUITEX Deals! (open stock & asst’s) • All Acrylic Ink: CAP Exclusive! +15% Off!! • All Acrylic Mediums: +10% Off! • All “free-Style” painting knives: +10% Off! Sketching & Drawing: Stock up with +10% Off on all these; • Derwent Sketching & Drawing pencil Asst’s, Tubs,…
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Golden News October 2010
GOLDEN Heavy Body Cobalt Titanate Green Due to the pigment being discontinued by the manufacturer, GOLDEN has found it necessary to discontinue Heavy Body Cobalt Titanate Green (GD1143-…) effective October 31, 2010. The abrupt discontinuation in Heavy Body will allow us to retain as much pigment as possible for use in the OPEN Acrylic line. Cobalt Titanate Green will remain available in the OPEN Acrylic product line for at least the next year. For information about which Set-Ups will be affected by this change as well as recommended adjustments to those Set-Ups, please contact your MacPherson’s Sales Representative. GOLDEN Working Artist Quarterly Profile The GOLDEN Working Artists are professional artists who work for GOLDEN, introducing our products to customers all over the world. They conduct classes, give…
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ColArt in Support of the Arts! The COLlective ART Tank
Renée Hile Marketing VP at ColArt Americas has some great news regarding a unique partnership they helped to create with artist John Viggiano near their New Jersey headquarters. John, artist, gallery owner and graphic designer was looking for a way to reach out to the growing art community of Asbury Park. After a successful start to The Gallery 13 in the Shoppes at the Arcade on Cookman Ave. “I saw the need to support the arts in this area, and enjoy the opportunity of creating cooperative environments to help people work together.” John contacted his former college art professor, Jimmy Leslie, who is currently the Resident Artist at ColArt Americas in Piscataway, N.J. to see if there was any…
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Art Alternatives: Proud to Sponsor Mural of the World
Mural of the World is a philanthropic public art and community building project. The paintings that make up the mural are visually linked together to create a powerful and compelling message of harmony. Doug Arnholter and his team of talented artists take photos provided by organizations and turn them into huge paint-by-number canvases. They then take those canvases to events where people come together to paint a picture and build a community, one brush stroke at a time. Art Alternatives is sponsoring Mural of the World because anybody who picks up a paint brush is a potential art materials customer! The more artists we help develop, the more business there…
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Spooky Industry News
Many paranormal enthusiasts believe that when you renovate an old building, you are likely to stir up the past and this may come in the form of either residual noise or you guessed it, a haunting. After hearing so many phantom noises, the staff at Rochester Art Supply has learned to embrace this concept and uses it to explain…well, the unexplained. The store’s establishment is located in an old hardware store and their warehouse was a former apartment complex. Despite the current bustling storefront that now resides there, the staff is often bombarded with questionable noises – especially after hours. With unclaimed footsteps, unplugged radios turning on by themselves, and warehouse doors slamming for no reason at all,…
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Sanford’s October 2010 Art Dog News
• Make the Prismacolor Consumer Holiday Rebate a part of your overall promotional strategy for Holiday 2010. Purchases made between November 12, 2010 and January 15, 2011 are eligible for the rebate. Use in store signage or email blast advertising to show the final after rebate cost to your customer on those sets that qualify for the rebate. Prismacolor Premier Pencil Sets 48ct and higher will likely have retails that qualify for one of the rebate tiers. The Double Ended Marker Sets 24ct and higher will also have retails that qualify at one of the rebate tiers. Do the math for your customer so they can see the value being offered. This is a great sale builder for WBTS and Holiday. • Buy $50 and…
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Chartpak News for October 2010
Check out our great deals for the Holiday Season in MacPherson’s Holiday Buyers Guide. Grumbacher Messenger Bag Sets – These limited edition holiday sets are a great gift for the artist on the go. Each set includes one basic set of paints, three of our handmade brushes, and a canvas messenger bag to carry it all in. Oil and Acrylic sets come with two of our PVC painting knives, and our Watercolor set comes with a mixing tray. Available in Academy Oil, Academy Acrylic, Academy Watercolor and Pre-tested Oils at 50/15% off of a “promotional” retail price. Grumbacher Wood Case Sets in Academy Acrylic, Academy Oil, and Max water-soluble Oil at 60% Grumbacher Basic, Master and Everyday Sets at 60% Schmincke Paint and…
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Chroma News for October 2010
Chroma writes: Reminder . . . the Artist Friendly Pricing Promotion on Atelier Interactive Professional Artist Acrylics ends on December 31, 2010. Starting January 1, 2011, your everyday costs will now reflect normal discounting. The new retailer discount will be 60% off. Even though the retail price will remain the same, please remember to update your net cost and adjust your selling price to stay within MAP. Please adjust your selling price to stay within the MAP guidelines at 25% off everyday, and 40% off during and WBTS (January 1, 2011 through February 28, 2011) and BTS (August 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011). Thank you for your support!
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Notice: Delays in Ampersand shipments for Gessobord & Aquabord
Ampersand is experiencing longer lead times due to raw material supplier issues on Gessobord and Aquabord. Following is the information we received from them: “Gessobord: We have not been producing Gessobord due to a raw material supplier issue. However, the good news is that we are back in production but we now have a significant backlog. We are running an extra shift and are focused on increasing our coating capacity so that we can get through the backlog quickly. We are working directly with each customer to make sure they get their back orders filled as quickly as possible. Aquabord: We are currently not shipping Aquabord – again due to a change in one of…
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PanPastel Artist Interview: Get Inspired!
There’s a new artist interview featuring Leonard Jagoda on PanPastel’s blog paintdrawblend.com Leonard has been using PanPastel Colors for his paintings since August, 2008. In the interview he talks about the techniques he uses when painting with PanPastel, as well as his career path as an artist, and the creative approach he takes when working on his paintings. The interview features several images, including work in progress images of a racing scene “Stretch Run”. Leonard’s paintings can be found in private collections from Washington state & Texas to Saudi Arabia. His work hangs in some of the most prestigious stud farms in Kentucky. He has received several prestigious awards for his work, and has…
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OOK Wire for Architectural Design, 3-D Models & Sculpture
Introducing the OOK line of wire for Architectural Design, 3-D Models & Sculpture! MacPherson’s is the first Art Materials Distributor to carry this best-selling line. These wire products come blister packed with a self-contained easy-to-use cutter. OOK offers steel, brass, copper, aluminum and annealed wire for Architectural Design, 3-D Models and Sculpture. Available from 18 gauge to 32 gauge in lengths of 25 to 100 feet. Contact your MacPherson’s Rep for information on the great 50/20% drop ship deals on all OOK assortments.