Pebeo’s Chairman Eric Chaveau announced recently that Jacques Joly has joined the company to become the group General Manager. Previously Jacques was the General manager of Hamelin’s Canson Division.
See POW! WOW! Hawaii through the eyes of Martha Cooper an American photojournalist who is best known for her work documenting the New York graffiti art scene from 1970 through 1980. Fast forward to 2014 and take a look at the POW! WOW! Hawaii street art festival through the lenses of this iconic photographer as she documents murals in progress and chats with the participating artists.
NAMTA’s tri-annual Artist Survey has just been released and the results are available to download on the NAMTA website Namta.org. The survey received a record 6,000-plus responses from U.S. and Canadian artists in November
Among the many important pieces of data, readers will learn:
- If artists have deserted painting and drawing for digital art?
- Is artist spending up or down . . . and where?
- How do you inspire baby boomers to start creating art again?
- How important are Pinterest and Facebook to artists?
- What should art retailers post on social media?
- Has the market share of art material stores increased?
- What store features are most important to artists?
The results are free to NAMTA members, art nonprofit organizations and educational institutions. The study is available to non-members for $300.
There’s a new store opening up in Gainesville, FL called the SoMa Art Media Hub. Read the whole story here: Gainesville.com. Conceived by Charley McWhorter, formerly with CFOP and co-owner Celino Dimitroff, the store is slated to open in February.
Fiskar’s is celebrating the 48th anniversary of its iconic orange plastic handled scissors.
Fast Company magazine showcased the company and it’s culture of innovation in a fascinating recent article. Read the story here: 48 YEARS LATER, THIS IS HOW FISKARS KEEPS IMPROVING ON ITS CLASSIC ORANGE-HANDLED SCISSORS
http://youtu.be/Aa94RgS_LSE
Akron, Ohio’s Ruppel’s Art & Paint Supply closed it’s doors in December after more than 60 years. Owner Harold Ruppel stated the “business has suffered from a changing industry and Internet and big-box retail competitors”. Read the full article at Ohio,com