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News
All the latest news from the trade
Includes: Pyramid International acquires assets of The Art Group, new Italian frame show replaces SACA and the new Daler Rowney app for artists. 
Business features
Out of sight, out of mind
. . . out of mind,out of business.US art marketing expert and publisher Eric Rhoads explains that being highly visible at all times is essential if your business is to flourish.You have to put your name in front of your target customer repeatedly and reiterate your sales message in as many ways as possible.
Making an impact
John Ranes CPF GCF explains how effective window displays and vignettes within your shop can draw in customers and entice them to buy.
Selling art in an intimate setting
A quick glance at one of The Gallery at Bevere’s fliers tells you that owners ALASTAIR AND KIM TAYLOR are a dynamic pair, brimming over with enthusiasm, innovative ideas and bags of style, writes Annabelle Ruston.
Virtually unknown
Art and framing retailers traditionally promoted themselves with ads in Yellow Pages and their local newspapers. Since everyone now has a website, does it make sense to switch to online advertising?
Annabelle Ruston finds out whether our industry has embraced advertising on the internet.
Art features
Sculpture is an incredibly versatile product group, ranging from cold cast resin bronzes retailing at less than £100 up to hand-carved marble pieces with price tags of £10,000 or more.The right selection of sculpture can bring in new customers, drive sales to existing collectors and ensure that you are using every square metre of sales space effectively.
Galleries need hanging systems that are versatile, strong and discreet.You can choose between traditional zinc picture rods, decorative chains and almost invisible nylon variations. Annabelle Ruston investigates the options.
Framing features
Floating Away
Wrapped canvases need not be displayed without frames, argues US framer, trainer and author Chris A Paschke CPF GCF. She offers inspiration to framers with a variety of ways for adding value to stretched canvases, with ingenious variations of the float frame.
Winning Ways
This year’s Art & Framing Industry award winners share the inspiration and techniques behind their beautifully crafted and designed frames. Lynn MacAskill GCF’s multi-layered frame is finished with etched lettering, while Christina Scurr GCF Adv made a hand-carved textured mount.
Pete Bingham's Agony
Pete's popular agony column for framers and restorers.
Trade Secrets
Hints and tips from framing workshops.
Face to face
A humorous idyll
Quintessentially English artist Graham Clarke has made over 500 etchings,more than any other living artist, as well as writing quirky history and travel books and leading a comedy band.
Last word
Framing Wizard
SAM COOK has worked at Framers Corner, the framing equipment business founded by her father Alistair 33 years ago, for as long as she can remember. Sam, a technical expert, handles the sales, training and installation of Wizard computerised mountcutters.
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