Our Utrecht store in Carle Place, Long Island is hosting a series of Labor Day Events.

Saturday, September 4: Oil Painting Demo by Kirk Larsen                                          Sunday, September 5: Screenprinting Demo                                                                  Monday, September 6: Watercolor Demo by Janice Nesta

Refreshments, give-aways and sales all weekend long!

Back to School Extended Hours! Our NYC stores will be open late from August 31 - September 12.   Open Monday - Saturday 9AM - 9PM.  Sunday 11AM - 7PM.

The second Saturday of NYC’s Summer Streets will be this week, on August 14. While out walking or biking on our ”quiet” streets, stop over to our 4th Avenue store and paint. We will have a large canvas out on the sidewalk for a group painting 10AM-1:00PM

The City of New York will once again close Park Ave and connecting streets to motor vehicles from Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park on three Saturdays, August 7, 14, 21. Walkers, bikers and joggers - stop outside Utrecht Art Supplies at 111 Fourth Ave between 11th and 12th Streets for an exciting time! You can try out a variety of supplies, create art and save money at our sidewalk sale. We will be “takin it to the streets” each Saturday, from 10AM - 1:00PM. See you there!

The weather may be hot but come on in to Utrecht Art Supplies. We have the coolest prices in town! Summer is a good time to try some new projects.

Queens now has a new art school! Astoria Art Center. Check it out.

This month we feature the art of Lois Cremmins, Business Development Specialist for NYC.

Lois is working on a series of horticulturally inspired collages utilizing images from seed catalogs and her imagination. She is in essence, gardening with paper, scissors, ink and paint. 

Question: What is your current favorite Utrecht Art Supply?

Lois’ Answer: Nothing beats the colors and textures of Mi-Teintes Papers. If they were available in Matisse’s day he might not have had to paint papers for his collages. 

Check out the latest reality show on Bravo - Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. In each episode, contestants complete using their creative and technical skills, judged by a panel of top art world figures. The show is co produced by Sara Jessica Parker and the producers of Top Chef and Project Runway.  During the filming of the show, contestants frequent Utrecht’s Chelsea store on 23rd Street to obtain their supplies. Looks like our Chelsea store is on the way to becoming as popular Magnolia Bakery as featured on Sex and the City.

Teaching Studios of Art, a new school in Brooklyn, is hosting a grand opening open house on Friday, June 4, from 7-10 PM during Bushwick’s open studios night. Here is what they have to say about themselves:

About us The Teaching Studios of Art’s mission is to train artists in traditional techniques practiced for centuries before the advent of Modernism. We desire to equip students of all ages with the strengths of time-tested techniques.We offer portraiture, landscapes, the figure, and still life, all with a high degree of excellence. Our faculty is comprised of highly trained and skilled artists who have exhibited their work in New York and around the US. Our classes are small, and students receive much personal attention. Our clients are our community, and we take their needs seriously.