Wholesale Artist Material Supplies

[Dave]

Hi All

Have echanged contracts now an look to complete in time for next weekend.

Am trying to find a supplier of the above, we have a small room ideally suited to stocking the above, anybody got any contacts?

Google seems to be useless for this.

[foxyframer]

Dave

Main suppliers are Winsor & Newton and Rowney.

Unless you want to stock art materials to a level that will be demanded by the local public and art societies in sufficient volume; quite honestly there is not a decent mark-up to warrant holding the stock you will have to carry.

Sold art materials years ago from the above two suppliers, not now, it's just not worth it.

[Roboframer]

I agree with Foxy - but anyway - D&J Simons carry an extensive range of artist materials, no big brand names - which is probably what customers will want - at least regards paints, but maybe not brushes.

Just an idea - you can add the stuff to mouding orders, kill two birds and save on carriage.

It's good stuff, I don't sell it but I use it.

A visit to the art and hobbycraft show at the NEC (about 2 weeks after the Spring Fair) would be an eye opener.

[Dave]

Thanks for the advice, have been to a few small framing shops that seem to do quite well framing for local artists. Thought that by selling supplies it might draw them in???

[Mary Case GCF]

we frame alot of local artist's work, we also have Daler Rowney artists' materials.. Most of them buy elsewhere because its cheaper than we can ever hope to offer it.

[kev@frames]

its better to get the local art shop on side, works two ways. They send customers for framing, you dont tread on their toes by selling materials.

And if there isn't a local art shop.... then why not become the local art shop

we do sell the odd bit of mount board to artists though, and we have sold art (teach yourself) books in the past.