New 3-Tube Box In an effort to reduce the size of its environmental footprint, Golden will be making a change in the 3-tube box that is used for shipping 2 oz. tubes. The current corrugated box will be replaced by a 100% recycled post consumer fiber box. The new box folds flat for disposal and, with less packaging overall, there is less waste. In addition, the new box will be easier to insert the tube for shipping, as well as remove the tubes at retail for placement in the rack, saving labor costs on both ends. Shipping tests indicate that the new box will perform equally well to the performance…

Chroma, Inc. is sponsoring an art contest for students and you can get involved to help drive Chroma-made oil & acrylic sales!  This contest is offering $12,000 in cash and prize awards. Our sales team will be receiving a packets of flyers to distribute to you retailers who stock Atelier Interactive, A>2 and/or Archival Oils. After your reviewing the program, don’t hesitate to contact Jennifer VonStein at jvonstein@chromaonline.com if you have any additional questions. How Students Can Enter: The Chroma Student Art Competition is open to students enrolled in a college level art course with a duration of at least one year. Students must be a resident of either the…

✺     MacPherson’s will have the new Prismacolor Manga sets in late September.  We have a great promotional price on these sets as well as a FREE pack of Strathmore 300 Series Sequential Paper for each new Prismacolor Manga Set you purchase. The Holiday consumer flyer from Creative Catalog Concepts details the free paper offer for your customer as does MacPherson’s 2009 Holiday Buyer’s Guide. Please contact your MacPherson’s rep for the details. ✺    The Prismacolor Holiday Consumer Rebate details are finalized below: Purchases made between November 15th and January 15th 2010. Prismacolor Purchased at Dealer Retail Amount of Rebate $50.00 $10.00 $100.00 $20.00 $200.00 $40.00 $300.00 $70.00 ✺     The…

Walter Foster has announced a special Collector’s Edition Assortment complete with a new rack that now holds 14 of the 9” x 12” titles. Not only is Walter Foster running a great introductory promotion on this limited time assortment, but they are also giving away free product to help retailers promote and offering free freight! In addition to the original assortment contents you will receive 4 free titles – a $78.90 value! Consumers love BOGO’s (Buy one, get one free) so why not use the free goods to fund your own BOGO offer? The retail for this Assortment (including free goods) is $498.60 and you can get it, drop ship,…

Want to generate customer interest and sales in some new and innovative products?  Then check out these unique product offerings from Elmer’s.  All items are featured in MacPherson’s Holiday Buyer’s Guide. ☆  Mythbusters Science Kits These new activity kits contain all the essential supplies needed to perform scientific experiments that will help prove or disprove many popular myths relating to flight, water and air pressure. Just as on the popular TV show, trial and error will be used to test various theories;  some will work and some will be busted. Designed for ages 9 and up, the Mythbusters sets feature a common price point and are perfect for holiday end…

Magnetic Manikin from Art Alternatives. Hidden magnets in the hands and feet make this accurately-proportioned magnetic manikin flexible enough to mimic many human positions, to do handstands, or even to ”climb” metal surfaces. Made of unvarnished hardwood, the manikin is 8″ tall and it comes with a magnetic ball accessory and stand that can attach to either its hands or feet. Only $9.99 MSRP and on promo for an incredible $3.32 net!!! (Ask for “SI” pricing.)

Chroma Inc. is happy to introduce its new channel on YouTube, Chroma0001.  On this channel, you can find all of Chroma’s informative videos on Atelier Interactive and our fine art products. In the newest video series, Chroma Teaching Artist and Copley Master Mikel Wintemantel takes you step by step as he creates a luminous landscape filled with light. Discover Mikel’s secrets of scumbling and layering color, isolating layers and his bold color palette here:

Looking to spruce up your store’s kids art activities area? We just added a bunch of new items, but here is one that really caught our eye. It’s a new activity toy from Crayola that lets kids express their creativity by decorating both the outer dome and the inner stand. It’s an open-ended drawing opportunity – it can be re-worked over and over, because it’s so easy to wipe off your creation and start over with the six glow markers. To add to the “wow factor”, the dome spins and lights up, making it a beautiful night decoration.  There are several settings for the type of light show you can display.…