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10/14/2020 San Francisco Artist Brian Singer isn’t under any illusion that his art project directly helps the city’s homeless population. “I don’t know how…
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Cut Yourself Some Slack
10/14/2020 Ease the pressure on everyone by being a good leader As the pandemic drags on, small business owners must operate in what has…
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The Plans were Perfect but the Timing was Off
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…
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Still Standing
10/13/2020 A month or so ago, or about five years ago in COVID time, I was listening to a discussion on CNBC among stock…
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NAMTA Members Connect with New Virtual Opportunities
06/30/2020 By the time the doors of their stores started to open again, art materials retailers had implemented sound solutions to keep their employees…
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Do: Retail Best Practices for a Pandemic and Beyond
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…
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After the Plague, the Renaissance
06/29/2020 by Tina Manzer People who have art in their life are never bored, even during a cold and lonely pandemic shutdown. This spring,…
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Turn and Face the Strange
06/29/2020 After 9/11, I remember hearing people say, “This changes everything,” and “Nothing will ever be the way it used to be.” It may…
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Return to Sender
03/11/2020 I like products that are well made. Whether it’s a wristwatch, a lawnmower, a washing machine or a paintbrush, I appreciate meticulous engineering…
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Getting perspective
Getting perspective just right can be frustrating. Experts today still argue about Caravaggio, the master of perspective, and his “Supper at Emmaus.” Are the…
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