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by Victoria Ritter One could say that art runs strong in Donna Garramone’s heritage. Her parents, Arlene and Mike Garramone, founded the first independent…

by Victoria Ritter Deb Parsons and Martha Johnson believe in not only providing the right tools for the job, but also in offering their…

02/27/2023 Manny’s Art Supplies gets a fresh look while remaining true to its customers. By Victoria Ritter   Nestled in New Paltz, N.Y., located…

9/20/2022 Seemingly overnight, a profusion of independent stores that sell secondhand art-and-craft supplies have cropped up across the nation. They report growing success. With…

06/25/2021 This is a story about two art-materials stores in two very different communities on opposite sides of the country. Because creating art is…

03/01/2021 Meet Peggy Gomez, owner of Gomez Art Supply in Lincoln, Nebraska. by Tina Manzer She has a BFA from the University of Nebraska…

10/13/2020 Two Art Store Startup Stories by Tina Manzer 1 What Dana Vingris calls “spitballing,” others would call “strategic life-planning.” Her big ideas become…

06/29/2020 Milk social media for all its worth Find out what platforms your customers follow and keep posting. Devise a posting schedule and stick…

03/10/2020 by Tina Manzer Relatively speaking, it’s a small store in a small market, but over the years Nevada Fine Arts (NFA) in Reno…