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This list is in no particular order and I have not necessarily even bought anything from the sources listed here. This information is only intended as a guide to let you know what's out there. I appreciate any comments regarding any of these companies. Thank you for visiting my site.
Kelly

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General Art Supplies; mostly painting & drawing supplies
Frame Suppliers
Miscellaneous Sculpture and Painting Supplies: includes mannequins for anatomical study and reference
(Booth) Display Equipment Suppliers; lighting, panels, gallery wall hanging systems, and canopies

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General Art Supplies:

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Asel Art Supply: mostly 2-D art supplies; locations througout Texas
218 W. MLK Jr.
Austin, TX (headquarters are in Dallas, though)
Phone: 512-477-1762 or toll free 1-888-AselArt
www.aselart.com
Texas Art Supply mostly paint supplies
2001 Montrose Blvd. (+2 other Houston locations)
Houston, TX 77006
Phone: (713) 526-5221
www.texasart.com
One viewer contributed that this store carries "a complete supply of metallic powders", such as used on faux metal patinas on artworks in terra-cotta. Thanks for the tip, Robert!
Cheap Joe's: art supplies for painters
374 Industrial Park Drive
Boone, North Carolina 28607
Phone: 1-800-227-2788 or 828-262-0793
info@cheapjoes.com
www.cheapjoes.com
Dick Blick Art Materials: art supplies for painters
P. O. Box 1267
Galesburg, IL 61402-1267
Phone: 1-800-828-4548; Fax: 1-800-621-8293
www.dickblick.com
www.misterart.com: mostly painters supplies
Utrecht Paints: mostly painters supplies
Web: www.utrecht.com or www.utrechtart.com
Curry's Artists' Materials: mostly 2-D art supplies
Phone: toll free 1-800-268-2969 (even on weekends)
www.currys.com
Art Boards™ : Archival Art Panels for oil, acrylic, or watercolors. All panels (many different kinds for different mediums) can be made in custom sizes as large as 48" x 96".
Also, Art Boards™ Printmaking blocks in hard maple for engraving & in Plank Grain soft maple for wood cuts. See www.art-boards.com/printmaking.htm
If you have questions or would like to see some samples please call:
612 Degraw Street
Brooklyn N.Y. 11217
Tel. 718-237-2592 ; Toll Free: 800-546-7985
www.art-boards.com
Daniel Smith Artists' Materials: Daniel Smith manufactures complete lines of professional watercolor, oil and acrylic paints, extensive lines of printer and artisan inks and sells over 20,000 art products.
http://danielsmith.com

Frame Suppliers:

Signs By Gwynn: Brass Picture Name Plates (labels for sculpture and paintings)
816 Travis St. (P. O. Box 788)
Wichita Falls, Texas 76307
Phone: 1-940-322-2565; Fax: 940-322-7440
www.signsbygwynn.com
Art Frames: These look like good frames at affordable prices
American Frame: another frame supplier
Graphik Dimensions Ltd.: and another frame supplier
2103 Brentwood St.
High Point, North Carolina 27263
Phone: 1-800-221-0262 (toll free) or 1-336-887-3700; Fax: 336-887-3773
www.pictureframes.com
LeBlanc Custom Frames: and another frame supplier
(Address not given)
Hampton, New Hampshire
Phone: 603-205-2188
Contact: John LeBlanc at jleblanc@leblanccustomframes.com
www.leblanccustomframes.com
Calumet Photo: traditionally a good place to buy photographic equipment at a good price back by great customer service! All artists have to have images of their work for marketing. If you chose to do the photography yourself, you will find Calumet to be very helpful in making suggestions about lights, cameras, filters, etc. to fit your budget.
www.calumetphoto.com
Photographer's Edge, Inc.: these folks make lovely notecards with windows for your artwork (and optional quotes on the front)
855-C Garden of the Gods Road
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907
Phone: 1-800-550-9254 (toll free); Fax: 1-800-964-1246

Miscellaneous Sculpture and Painting Supplies:

American Science & Surplus: The Austin Sculpture Center bought a life-size plastic skeleton for about $300 (item # 88824). (It was not bad -- just needed a few alterations and I could use it to teach anatomy.)
P. O. Box 1030
Skokie, Illinois 60076
Web site: www.sciplus.com
www.labwarehouse.com: potentially another supplier of anatomical models
www.sideshowtoy.com: like mannequins? look for the male and female 12-inch Art S. Buck-brand artist's models.

Display Equipment:

Griplock Systems: "The Art of Suspension" (gallery handing system)
410 Palm Ave., Loft A-18, Carpinteria, California 93013
Phone: 800-585-1505 or 805-566-0064
www.griplocksystems.com; e-mail: art@griplocksystems.com
Creative Canopies
Phone: 516-431-4127
www.creativecanopies.com
John Mee Canopies
Phone: 1-800-987-3663
www.johnmeecanopies.com
Dealer's Supply, Inc.: canopies, lighting, easels, and print racks
Phone: 1-800-524-0576
www.dlrsupply.com
Fred's Studio Tents
Phone: 1-800-99-TENTS
Gallery Lighting
Phone: 1-800-256-7114
USA Light & Electric
Phone: 1-800-854-8794
www.usalight.com
The Wood Factory: panels and other display systems
Phone: 1-800-842-9663
www.woodfactory.com
Imagination, Inc.: display systems & pedestals
Phone: 1-800-782-6374
MD Enterprises: display panels (portable carpeted walls)
9738 Abernathy
Dallas, Texas 75220
Phone: 1-800-525-4159
www.propanels.com
Y Lighting: residential and commercial lighting including track, recessed, pendant, accent/display lighting, and halogen and xenon bulbs. Our fixtures are Halo, Juno and Lightolier compatible.
333 Washington Blvd., # 351
Marina del Ray, California 90292
Phone: 1-877-758-6947
www.ylighting.com

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