There is a changing of the guard at Swain’s in Glendale, CA. Owners Bill and Maxine Lambuth have sold this Southern California single location powerhouse of art, gift and toy products to long term managers Karl Wiest and Rich Noble. The transaction was completed on Friday, February 26th and the Lambuths in structuring the deal have made it possible for the business to continue and thrive. Congratulations to all!
Canson and the Louvre Museum in Paris, France have inked a new 4-year agreement to actively support art created on paper. Canson sees it as a great opportunity to better promote the rich history of the world’s oldest paper maker while the Louvre will benefit through support that will make possible a major exhibition on “Paper and Artists” in 2011. This will include a section devoted to papers developed by Canson for major artists such as Picasso, Matisse, Van Gogh and Warhol. Pictured are Stéphane Hamelin, President of Groupe Hamelin, and Hervé Barbaret, deputy head of the Louvre Museum at the signing of the partnership February 11 in Paris.
Jef Bakker, Managing Director of European Subsidiaries for ColArt based in Holland, has left the company to pursue new opportunities. He had been with the company for 14 years.
Exciting news! Faber-Castell recently received its first ever ADDY award for a video on the now famous PITT artist pen line. Produced with Think Media, a local video production company, the video features Creative Academy artist Don Colley doing life drawings around the city of Cleveland – on an RTA train, at the West Side Market, and in Public Square. Done in a bold and vibrant style, the 4.29 minute long video captures the excitement of the city as inspiration, while showing off the versatility of PITT artist pens for on-the-go artwork. As Don remarks in the video, “this is the one tool that gives me the biggest range of things I can do!” Check it out!
The ADDY Awards are the largest and most prestigious world-wide advertising competition with more than 60,000 entries annually. These awards represent creative excellence in all forms of advertising, and Faber-Castell is thrilled that its Life Drawings “On the Go with PITT artist pens” video received Bronze recognition from among all 2009 submissions as a brilliant audio and visual piece in the Video & Sales presentation category.
Graphaids Art & Digital Supplies has been named the official retailer partner for the 6th Annual Learning & Product Expo: Art! Pasadena. The Artist’s Magazine, Watercolor Magic and The Pastel Journal, published by F + W Media will continue to be the magazine sponsors of the expo. Learning & Product Expo: Art! Pasadena will take place October 22-24, 2010 at the Pasadena Conference Center and adjacent Pavilion. Graphaids, owned by the Festa family, has five locations in the Greater Los Angeles area: Culver City, West Los Angeles, Westchester, Agoura Hills, and their newest location, Long Beach. “We are thrilled to be a part of this event that serves the local community of artists in Los Angeles.” said Chip Festa.
Susan List joins the Strathmore Artist Papers Marketing team as a Marketing Manager. Previously she was Director of Corporate Marketing for Creative Converting. She is a UW-Madison graduate with a degree in Journalism, and also completed their Marketing Excellence Certificate program.