I have an art studio for children- a for profit business, and I was wondering what is the best website to buy art supplies. I am looking for great quality and low prices. Can a for profit business buy materials for services at wholesale prices?
2006-07-07 15:43:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Here are some of the catalogs that I use. I am an art teacher and order for myself and the whole school. I have found that ordering by catalog is the best way to save money. Some of the catalogs I use are Sax Arts and Crafts, Blick Art Supplies, and ACE Educational and Art Supplies. They all have on line sites where to order from and I have had no problems with their shipments, mostly on time and constantly accurate.
Also I am going to recommend a magazine that will help you keep up with all the new things that are happening in Art Education. It is called School Arts Magazine and it is published by Davis Publishers. I have had my subscription for the last four years and pay for it out of my own pocket (once the school decided not to pay for it anymore). I get that much information out of it, every publication, it is fantastic.
Anyway, I hope that this info is helpful. Keep up with your teaching art to children. It gives balance to their development, an opportunity to think outside the box.
By the way, did you know that even though yours is a for-profit business you may be eligible for a non-for-profit status? Why? Because you are in education. Most education based service business are eligible for non-for-profit status. Check it out, you never know. Being non-for-profit opens new avenues of funding for your business. For example, you may apply for free grants rather than loans. Think about it...
Good Luck! And keep up the propagation of creativity amongst our young minds!! Kudos!
2006-07-13 07:01:41 · answer #1 · answered by magical_whimsie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I go to a small local art store where I buy my brushes, but not paints. The brushes are far better quality than the general hobby store brushes. Its a small specialist store which does all sorts of art materials. I suspect that the artists you mentioned may well use this kind of store. However, if I am painting a watercolor, I use kiddies paint sets which needn't cost loads. I use them regularly and find that instead of paying £40, I pay around £5 for exactly the same thing in a toy store but with a different name. Paint is paint at the end of the day. By the way I am not a professional painter, but a relative of mine is a professional local artist.
2016-03-26 21:04:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheap Joe's from Boone, North Carolina and Art Supply Warehouse, also from North Carolina....
2006-07-07 15:49:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a sales tax license, you can buy from any whole sale art supplier. One I use is Craft Wholesalers in Ohio www.cwi.com
there is also Craft Catalog www.craftcatalog.com
Orientaltrading.com
2006-07-07 18:25:56 · answer #4 · answered by poppet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out "Utrechts.com" great art supplies at very reasonable prices. Their brand of acrylics and watercolors are very good !
2006-07-08 06:28:10 · answer #5 · answered by Just a Person 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dick blick has a lot of art supplies and there's a catalog just for schools. that's where my art teacher orders her supplies.
2006-07-07 17:10:11 · answer #6 · answered by lOve / amor / amOur ™ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, i know of a store called dick blicks art supplies, see if they have a website.
2006-07-07 15:47:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.sellersreference.com will show you where to buy from the source, direct from the manufacturor and cut the Middle Man out!!
2006-07-10 20:37:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can go individual wholesaler if you have your business eid
2006-07-07 15:45:49 · answer #9 · answered by attila 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋