Where back-to-school is yearlong, lifelong
Summer 2002
by Tina Manzer
The Center for Music and Art in Wintersville, Ohio, blends an AM store with a fine art education center Click here to read this article. |
Welcome to Tucson’s Art Student Oasis
Fall 2008
by Anya Harris
Posner’s brings new significance to the term “mom-and-pop” store
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Welcome to the Biggest Little Art Store in Town
Spring 2008
by Anya Harris and Tina Manzer
Creative Coldsnow captures Kansas City Click here to read this article. |
Wake Up!
Summer 2005
by Tina Manzer
An art store with a busy schedule of art classes creates art enthusiasm in its Michigan town Click here to read this article. |
Their Next Big Thing: Akamai Art and Glass Supply
Fall 2010
by Anya Harris
Two disavowed art materials retailers discovered a community that sorely lacked a good art supply store Click here to read this article. |
The Maine Attraction
Winter 2011
by Anya Harris
When the only AM store in Damariscotta, Maine, closed in 2001, Carol Jaeger was stunned. Click here to read this article. |
The Art of a Mountain Town
Winter 2012
by Anya Harris
An unexpected phone call three years ago changed Alan Kinney... Click here to read this article. |
Supersize Me
Fall 2004
by Tina Manzer
Race Office Supply & Variety Store has added some surprising categories. Click here to read this article. |
Service That Shines
Winter 2002
by Tina Manzer
Sterling Art's Steve Golian explains how stellar customer service, effective merchandising and an expansive product mix helped make his business grow Click here to read this article. |
Rural Retail
Summer 2009
by Anya Harris
When you’ve been in business for 37 years, you’ve just about seen it all – gas shortages, recessions, the deaths of good customers Click here to read this article. |
Riding The Wave
Summer 2011
by Anya Harris
San Clemente Art Supply is on the Pacific Coast Highway, so it serves a market possibly overlooked in, say, Kansas... Click here to read this article. |
Refreshed and Regrouped: A North Carolina AM retailer moves forward after closing one of her three locations
Spring 2010
by Anya Harris
When Claire Reeder moved to Chapel Hill 14 years ago, “I was sort of scrambling around, looking for something to do when I found Studio Supply for sale,” she told us. Click here to read this article. |
Playing With Wet Paint: Storeowner Beth Bergman celebrates 25th anniversary
Summer 2009
by Tina Manzer
When Hugh Huelster turned Wet Paint’s keys over to me 25 years ago, I didn’t know what I was getting into,” wrote Beth Bergman in the latest newsletter about her St. Paul store. Click here to read this article. |
piz-zaz-y!
Winter 2003
by Tina Manzer
When two former graphic designers teamed up to sell art materials, their stores became anything but typical. An interview with Joe Domeier, co-owner of The Art Store in Des Moines and Art Materials, LLC in Minneapolis, revealed how to perpetuate a unique Click here to read this article. |
Person of Interest
Winter 2013
by Alyssa LaFaro
Kerry Kemp loves being in an interesting place - and for her, that's her art supply store in Little Rock, Arkansas. Click here to read this article. |
Person of Interest
Winter 2013
by Alyssa LaFaro
‘‘I could spend the whole day in an interesting place,” says Kerry Kemp. Click here to read this article. |
Our Product Is Metal, Our Business Is Service
Fall 2003
by Tina Manzer
Find out how Metal Supermarkets is the meeting the needs of artists around the world Click here to read this article. |
Oil & Water: A Perfect Mixture
Summer 2006
by Stacy Majewicz
The owner of a tiny art supply store on a small island in Puget Sound explains how great customer service, a friendly dog and a couple of very well-dressed manikins combine to create a great retail experience Click here to read this article. |
Offering Artists A High-End Mix
Spring 2012
by Anya Harris
Scott Leahing and Tim Masuelli moved from Miami to Oregon in 2001... Click here to read this article. |
Not Afraid of the Big Guys
Fall 2007
by Stacy Majewicz
At Rileystreet Art Supply, owner Mike Roche has learned that small retailers have more power than they think Click here to read this article. |
Northern Lights
Winter 2011
by Anya Harris
You may remember Blaine’s Art Supply in Anchorage, Alaska, profiled in the Winter 2009 issue of Art Materials Retailer. Click here to read this article. |
Making Gold From Lead
Fall 2002
Howard's Art Supplies and Frames turns old "dogs" into dollars by throwing an annual yard sale Click here to read this article. |
Local Color for Trojan Artists
Winter 2010
by Tina Manzer, Photos by Adam Furgang
The Diazes meet the demand for downtown art supply stores in Albany and Troy, New York Click here to read this article. |
Little Town With a Big Need
Spring 2007
by Stacy Majewicz
An AM retailer in Colorado tells how her business benefits her small town Click here to read this article. |
Kat Logan: The Accidental AM Retailer
Winter 2008
by Anya Harris
This artist turned her Brunswick, Maine gallery into an art supply store. Click here to read this article. |
Just Ask George
Summer 2007
by Stacy Majewicz
Here's what business is like in the art supply department of Cornell's Bookstore Click here to read this article. |
Inspiring the Neighborhood
Spring 2010
by Tina Manzer
Muse Art and Design in Portland, Oregon builds buzz and strengthens community ties with its “An Artist A Day” program. Click here to read this article. |
In Her Genes
Fall 2012
by Alyssa LaFaro
Parents of art supply store owner Laurie Nolan nurtured her love for art Click here to read this article. |
Homeward Bound Binds Business to Art
Winter 2010
by Tina Manzer
A Connecticut home décor store sponsors events to support its local art community, and a look at the wet-on-wet way painting is taught in Waldorf schools Click here to read this article. |
Home Grown
Summer 2003
by Tina Manzer
The Paint Spot stays connected with its community by carrying locally made products, supporting area artists, and sponsoring unusual events Click here to read this article. |
Helping Cowboys Become Artists Since 1881
Winter 2004
by Tina Manzer
Henry Meininger, fourth-generation owner of the venerable H.R. Meininger Company, believes that change is necessary for a store’s growth. He ought to know: his company has been changing and growing for nearly 125 years. Here’s what he told us. Click here to read this article. |
Greetings From Arizona
Fall 2009
by Tina Manzer
Five Arizona Art Supply stores meet the needs of professional artists, hobbyists, art educators, students, engineers, designers and kids Click here to read this article. |
Good for Shaun
Fall 2005
by Tina Manzer
The new manager of Good's of Evanston talks about carrying on his family's legacy within the AM retail world Click here to read this article. |
Get More Space in Your Place
Winter 2009
by Ron Whitmore
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Everyone Paints at Blaine's
Winter 2009
by Anya Harris
René Haag talks about the future of her growing store and stresses the importance of community relationships Click here to read this article. |
Comic Book Hero
Spring 2003
by Tina Manzer
A one-of-a-kind school of Cartoon And Graphic Arts, meshes with an art supply business Click here to read this article. |
Chop Chop
Winter 2005
by Tina Manzer
The owner of a new frame/gallery/art supply store describes his unique business. Click here to read this article. |
Carving a Niche
Spring 2002
by By Giovanni Dimalanta, Owner, Carpe Diem Art Supplies
The versatility of one machine, a computer numeric controlled (CNC) router, brought in specialized business and increased the sales of a California-based art materials store by 40 percent. Click here to read this article. |
Building a Perfect ARCH
Summer 2010
by Anya Harris
Like her architect customers, the manager of 33-year-old ARCH Drafting and Graphic Supply is interested in building – in the brick-and-mortar sense as well as the growing-of-a business sense Click here to read this article. |
Building a Business in a City of Habits
Winter 2007
by Stacy Majewicz
The owner of DaVinci Artist Supply shares how he was able to create a successful business in the Big Apple, a city of unique challenges Click here to read this article. |
Booming in Buffalo
Spring 2006
by Tina Manzer
Hyatt's President Greg Hyatt discusses the ways the family business has evolved Click here to read this article. |
Back To The Drawing Board
Fall 2011
by Anya Harris
In 1992, it took less than one hour for a massive flood in Montpelier, Vermont, to effectively shut down 120 local businesses. Click here to read this article. |
Back To The Drawing Board
Fall 2011
by Anya Harris
In 1992, it took less than one hour for a massive flood in Montpelier, Vermont, to effectively shut down 120 local businesses. Click here to read this article. |
At Swinton’s Knowledge Is King
Spring 2009
by Anya Harris
By offering plenty of classes each week and maintaining a knowledgeable, helpful staff, Swinton's turns their customers into confident artists. Click here to read this article. |
Artists Emporium Where Customer Service Is Queen
Summer 2008
by Anya Harris
Storeowner Janeen Balenovic focuses on providing a level of service that customers won’t find anywhere else
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Always There
Summer 2012
by Alyssa LaFaro
Pushing the age of 60, Goedicke’s Arts & Crafts continues to thrive Click here to read this article. |
All Together Now
Spring 2011
by Anya Harris
Larry Adlerstein opened the first Artist & Craftsman Supply store in Portland, Maine, in 1985. Click here to read this article. |
A Store With Charisma
Fall 2006
by Stacy Majewicz
This Canadian art supply store has that special something that customers can't resist. Click here to read this article. |
