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Jerry's Artarama

Jerry's Artarama is an originator of discount art supplies and materials company[1] currently based in North Carolina, United States.[2][3] The art materials it provides include fine artist paints, canvas and boards, brushes and palette knives, easels, frames as well as extensive custom canvas and frame departments.[4][5][6] They also offer custom picture framing services.[7]

In addition to art materials and supplies, Jerry's Artarama also arranges instructional workshops, art contests, free online video art lessons, new art supply demonstrations, and special art-related events across the country.[8][9] They also sponsor scholarships for student artists in universities and colleges.[10][11] In 2015, Jerry's established The Gerald Goldstein Foundation in memory of the company's founder; it grants scholarships to students artists.[12]

History

In 1968, Gerald "Jerry" Goldstein and his wife Arline Goldstein founded Jerry's Artarama in Great Neck, a neighborhood of Long Island, New York.[12] Goldstein had been managing a toy store in Long Island, in which he convinced his boss to stock art supplies, before he started his own business.[13]

Circa 1984, Venture reported that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 810 led a three-week strike against the Queens Jerry's Artarama.[14]

In 1979, New York congressman Benjamin Rosenthal reported purchasing supplies for drafting a bill at Jerry's Artaramaas a disbursement on his contingency fund.[15]

By 1986,[16] there was a Jerry's Artarama in New Hyde Park, New York.[17] That year, that location released a 132-page catalog titled A Definitive Reference to Artists' Supplies.[16]

In the 1990s, Goldstein ran a Jerry's Artarama in Deerfield Beach, Florida. There, artists who had been student patrons during the 1960s and 1970s often reunited with Goldstein to let them know the impact he had on their art careers in their youth.[12]

As of 2013, the company offers over 70,000 art materials from various art manufacturers, as well as their own product lines via an online retail store, art supply catalog, and superstores.[18] The corporate headquarters are in Raleigh, North Carolina.[2]

See also

References

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  2. Jessaca Giglio. Retail: Downtown Raleigh staple Sam & Wally's closing News Observer, 18 December 2014, retrieved 6 July 2016^
  3. Pat Ferrier. New liquor store planned for Safeway plaza 12 January 2015, retrieved 6 July 2016^
  4. Hartford Courant. Student Art On Display At Jerry's Artarama In West Hartford Hartford Courant, 27 October 2015, retrieved 6 July 2016^
  5. the Print Project, executive producer Lowell Miller, executive editor Prudence McCullough. The Wholesale-by-mail catalog, 1997 HarperPerennial, 1997, retrieved 25 June 2016^
  6. RaeAnn Christensen. Honey bees removed from brain in a tree at art store in North Austin 2 June 2016, retrieved 2019-09-24^
  7. Kenn Oberrecht. Home Book of Picture Framing Stackpole Books, 1998-04-01^
  8. Patricia Freed. Opening reception for 2016 Judged and Juried Art Show set June 24 19 June 2016^
  9. TEDixon. 4th Annual Norwalk Art Festival June 25–26 www.hamlethub.com^
  10. Hartford Courant. Flanagan, Vega Win 'Gold Key' Awards For Art 7 March 2016^
  11. Rowayton offers plein painting events - Darien Times 6 June 2015, retrieved 2019-09-24^
  12. Gerald Goldstein, Founder Of Jerry's Artarama, Passes Away At Age 85. www.jerrysartarama.com, retrieved 2026-01-12^
  13. Duane V. Gamble. The visual arts resource manual Creative Photo Products, 2006, retrieved 25 June 2016^
  14. Venture Venture Magazine, Incorporated, 1986^
  15. United States President (1977-1981 Carter). Central American and Caribbean Security Assistance: Message from the President of the United States Transmitting a Draft of Proposed Legislation to Amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to Authorize Assistance in Support of Peaceful and Democratic Processes of Development in Central America, with Special Attention to Reestablishing Conditions of Stability and Growth in the Nicaraguan Economy and to Provide Additional Economic Support for Other Countries in Central America and the Caribbean, and for Other Purposes U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979^
  16. School Arts Davis Press, 1986^
  17. Janean Thompson. Matting and Framing Made Easy: Step-by-step, Easy-to-master Techniques for the Beginning Framer Watson-Guptill Publications, 1996^
  18. BWW News Desk. Jerry's Artarama Announces Sponsorship of Summer 2013 Issue of INSPIRED^