The Artist’s Marketplace

Chartpak – New Partnership with Schmincke

Chartpak has obtained the exclusive North American distribution rights to the premium brands of Schmincke:  Mussini Artist Oils, Horadam Watercolor and Gouache and Schmincke Artist Pastels.  These brands complement Grumbacher’s premium artist brands: Pretested Oils, Max Oils, and Finest Watercolor, as well as Grumbacher collegiate brands:  Academy Oils, Acrylics, and Watercolor. Each of the premium artist brands of Grumbacher and Schmincke has its own unique character.  For example, Mussini oils offer an old masters’ color palette made with a natural resin that is distinctly different from the contemporary palette of Grumbacher Pretested Oils.

The Grumbacher and Schmincke relationship dates back to the early 1900s.  Grumbacher distributed Schmincke colors until WWII, when Grumbacher began to manufacture its own line of premium colors in the U.S.  “This renewed partnership is a continuation of our mission to provide artists with the best art materials the world has to offer,” said Steven W. Roth, President and CEO of Chartpak.

Chartpak is now pleased to welcome Schmincke to its portfolio of brands that includes:  Grumbacher paints and brushes; Koh-I-Noor drawing and sketching; Pelikan fine writing and art materials; Frances Meyer scrapbooking; Clearprint paper products; Craft House painting, crafts and science activity kits; and Chartpak graphic and decorative arts.  See your retailer for these fine products and visit www.chartpak.com.

Sakura of America – Archival Ink Pen Used in Historic Presidential Election

The Chicago Board of Elections selected Sakura of America’s Pigma Micron 08 pen for citizens, including Barack and Michelle Obama, to use to mark their ballots for the 2008 Presidential election.  The fraud-resistant, permanent, lightfast, rich black pigment ink assures municipalities that ballot vote marks will not fade, smear or feather after being counted, scanned, and stored for 22 months as per Federal regulation.  The patented high quality of Pigma ink mirrors Sakura of America’s corporate philosophy that all individuals have the right and Power to Express their beliefs and creativity. Grimstad Comerford Group Inc. represents Sakura in Illinois.  See your retailer for this fine line of pens and visit www.sakuraofamerica.com.

Copyright ARTtalk Vol. 19 No. 5 — March 2009