Sad news for Pearl and its employees: Pearl Paint will be closing eight stores. They are Atlanta; Rockville, MD; Chicago; Philadelphia; Tampa; Selden, NY; Falls Church, VA; and San Francisco. These stores will remain open at least until the end of January. In related news Pearl’s Executive Vice President, Keith Serra has left the company. Long time and respected buyer Linda Canterberry with University Supply Store in Tuscaloosa AL has retired. It is with great sadness we report the recent passing of John Jonker, president of Demco, Mfg. in Montreal, Canada. He was an industry pioneer and was internationally respected. Demco is the largest student, and artist, art materials manufacturer…
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Chroma Atelier Interactive DVD Offer
Free DVDs for Interactive! There has never been a better time to try Atelier Interactive! With the purchase of any 6 Atelier Interactive 80ml tubes, artists can receive 2 Free Instructional DVDs and a Fine Mist Water Sprayer, a value of $30! Using Atelier Interactive with Mitch Waite offers a series of four 30-minute programs on composition, perspective, tonal values and color, while Using Atelier Mediums explores the most common ways to incorporate painting mediums with Atelier Interactive. These videos will help artists learn ways to incorporate conventional acrylic painting techniques and wet-in-wet blending. Contact Chroma directly at 800-257-8278 to receive your free kits containing DVDs, water sprayers, a poster,…
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NAMTA Announces New “Business Innovation Award”
NAMTA has announced the creation of a new annual award within the art materials industry, called the “Business Innovation Awards” cosponsored by NAMTA, American Artist magazine and Hart Business Research, the same sponsors of the recently completed Artists & Art Materials USA 2009 market study. The objective of the award is to recognize individuals and businesses that innovate in the art materials industry, encourage use of the new industry study, and generate thought-provoking and useful case studies for the entire industry. The award winners and runners-up will be recognized at a keynote presentation at the 2010 NAMTA show. There are two award categories, suppliers and retailers. Each category will have…
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Check Out the New Look MacPhersonArt.com!
We’ve heard that you think our Website is already the best in the business, but that hasn’t stopped us from working for nearly a year to make it even better. Take a look, run it through its paces, and tell us what you think!