A letter from Kyle Richardson, North American Business Manager – Royal Talens/Bruynzeel Canson Inc.: Dear Art Material Retailers I am happy to announce that we have been successful in creating a Minimum Advertised Pricing (MAP) policy on Rembrandt Oils, Pastels and Watercolors, that will be implemented effective Jan 1, 2015. This will help keep the advertised pricing of this premier range in line with the brand positioning as it is intended, and it will allow you as retailers to sell the product at a healthier margin, both every day and on seasonal promotions. Below are the seasonal periods and the corresponding MAP guidelines for appropriate discounts. We will be supporting these with discounts…
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Industry News
Ed Ogorzaly, the President of Blick’s Retail, is relinquishing his position after serving the past 18 years in various leadership roles to become an advisor to the Board of Directors and CEO Bob Buchsbaum. Ed led the acquisition and integration of five businesses, including the most dominant competitors, the Art Store and Utrecht, positioning Blick as the number one direct art supplier in the nation. Wishing you all the best, Ed as you pursue your next senior leadership challenge. At Aaron Brothers, Alvaro Novoa has been promoted to Category Manager, Art Supplies reporting to Amy Djerff. Novoa moves over from Aaron Brothers parent company Michaels which he joined in 2011 as a…
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Strathmore Artist Newsletter
Strathmore Artist Papers™ is continually striving to engage customers with their products and in the bountiful world of art. Along with their many social media outlets, online workshop series, art blog, and growing video library, Strathmore also offers a quarterly newsletter. Each Artist Newsletter features a section written by a spotlight artist. The featured artists come from all different backgrounds, where they share their perspectives on techniques, materials, inspiration, and their personal passion for art. Samples of the artists’ work are also featured, along with a bit of history on where their life journey has taken them. Artists featured in the newsletter cross a variety of different skill sets and medium preferences,…
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Derwent Metallics Shine!
Glowing colors ideal for year round crafts Derwent Metallic pencils are perfect for all sorts of arts and craft projects. These highly reflective colors really ‘pop’ when you use them on a black or colored background. They’re water-soluble too so you can have great fun experimenting with interesting wash effects or create iridescence effects on insects wings and fish scales in your color pencil work. Derwent Metallic come in 12 shimmering colors, are hexagonal and have a wide color strip inside the pencil. Available in a tin of 12, or open stock . Derwent Metallic Pencils Use on Derwent’s Black Pads to make the colors really shine. Each pad contains 20 sheets of acid-free, heavy (135lbs), black paper, available in 3…