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10/10/2024

Please join us over at Upper Canada Stretchers as this page will be retired.

We are currently celebrating the redesign of our website www.ucsart.com.

Get 10% off any online order by using code: UCSWEB10 for the rest of October!

Shop online for canvas stretchers, fine linen and cotton canvas, floating frames, and more with daily shipping across the US & Canada. Upper Canada Stretchers is a leading manufacturer of professional-quality stretcher frames and related products in standard and custom sizes and shapes. Contact us w...

05/27/2024

Upper Canada Stretchers is now offering FREE SHIPPING for regular orders over $250 (with a flat rate of $10 for those below)! *Some regional limitations apply.
What will you create??? 😀 🎉🖌 🎨

09/28/2021

In addition to selling our exceptional quality stretcher frames, we also sell canvas. If you are new to stretching your own canvas, or need a little refresher.... check out our handy resource here > https://www.ucsart.com/learn/educational-resources/how-to-stretch-a-canvas

09/24/2021

What is your all-time favourite colour? Let us know in the comments.

09/22/2021

This past June we stretched and installed this 96" x 120" print for a client in Oakville....and we must say, it looks incredible! We ended up first stretching a raw cotton over the stretcher then the print overtop. This was to prevent the braces from showing through the thin semi-transparent synthetic print canvas. To learn more about our canvas and print stretching (and installation) services, visit https://www.ucsart.com/services/stretching-your-canvas-prints-paintings

09/21/2021

Send us your canvases, whether artists’ originals, reproductions of original work, or printed photographs, and we will stretch the canvases on our high quality stretchers and ship the finished product back to you or anywhere you wish. If you have art that is not stretched properly, you can take it off the old stretchers, roll up the canvas and ship it to us and we’ll re-stretch the artwork on a quality stretcher frame and ship it back to you or hold for pick up. We also stretch canvases for commercial accounts and can offer good discounts based on quantities involved. Give us a call, send us an email, or use on our online quote system to reach out today. https://www.ucsart.com/services/stretching-your-canvas-prints-paintings

09/17/2021

There is no greater joy than hearing from our customers how much they love their . We value the trust you place in us to help bring your work to life. SWIPE to see the incredible works by acclaimed international portrait artist Henry Ward, shared with permission from the artist.

As Henry has said, "I only use Upper Canada stretchers as they are made to exacting specifications, and always stay true - even over my largest works (see painting of the Population Health Research Institute which measures 12' x 6'.)

Your stretchers have also graced the walls of Windsor Castle, and currently the Savoy Hotel in London. Her Majesty The Queen graciously assented to unveil my portrait of Her at Windsor Castle in October of 2016. The painting is on permanent exhibition in the Thames Foyer of the Savoy Hotel in London. This painting is mounted on Upper Canada Stretchers stretcher bars.

The strength and stability of the stretcher bars & crossbars allowed the painting to stay true whilst it was shipped from my studio in Canada via Belgium to Windsor Castle.

I have no hesitation in recommending Upper Canada Stretchers to all creative professionals."

Photos of works shared with permission. To learn more about Henry Ward visit HenryLiamWard.com

09/16/2021

One of the most frequent questions we get asked usually starts with either, "Do you make?", "Can you make?" Or simply..."I have an idea...". We love these artistic inquiries. Our speciality is exceptional quality and innovation. Using our in-house artists and CNC machinists, we can find solutions together. To get a quote on a project or idea, visit https://www.ucsart.com/quote-order-form/quote-form

09/15/2021

When you purchase stock braces (sold with stock bars and bundles), they automatically use our "Universal Brace system".

Our "stock" Universal Braces use screwed-in brackets to mount to the stretcher bars and allow braces to be used interchangeably with any other size bars*. This allows you to take advantage of the cost savings of buying in quantity without sacrificing your creative options!

*Please note that braces for different stretcher bar profiles are not interchangeable. Universal Braces for a 36"x48" Standard profile frame will not be the same length as Universal Braces for a 36"x48" Gallery profile frame, nor for Professional or Basic. The reason for this is that the stretcher bars are different widths, and therefore the span between the bars will be different, making the same "size" braces different lengths.
To order yours today, visit https://www.ucsart.com/specialty-products/universal-braces

09/14/2021

Have you tried our NEW Birch-wrap panels yet? These 1-1/2"-deep panels are made of 1/4" baltic birch plywood with integrated bracing starting at 24", producing a strong and rigid base for your artwork that allows for greater depth without the weight of thicker materials. The sides are a continuation of the face material, providing you with a smooth, filler-free surface for whatever medium you choose. Order online today, https://store.ucsart.com/products/birch-wrap-panels?variant=39310426406970

09/11/2021

If you can dream it, we can make it. Did you know our expert CNC design team and quality machinery allows us to precisely carve any shape you require? Pictured here is a stunning example courtesy of Landon Metz at a design show at Andersen's in Copenhagen.

09/08/2021

We don’t take the word “quality” lightly! Shortly after opening our doors in 2001, we shifted our focus from mass-produced, economy-grade stretchers to the crafting of professional stretchers made with the best designs and materials found anywhere on this planet; the finest quality kiln-dried pine, finger-jointed and laminated for extra strength in larger thicknesses and lengths, or solid wood for purists and conservators. Everything we sell is guaranteed to perform as expected or will be replaced free of charge.

You can count on our friendly hands-on service and problem solving. We’ll answer your questions and design any custom stretcher bar supports needed, in any usual or unusual configuration. Our dedicated professional wood crafters work as a team in a small but productive shop.

For the past 10 years, our stretcher profiles have been sold across North America, becoming the stretcher of choice for hundreds of professionals. Our family of clientele include artists, photographers, galleries, conservators, print makers, collectors, and art supply stores at every level of ability and professional status. They tell us we make the best reasonably-priced art canvas support products available in North America. They have also said we give them the best and friendliest hands-on level of service. And that’s free!

Our clients can approach their work knowing their materials and tools will perform as needed, without hassle. You will feel that confidence and satisfaction in every encounter with Upper Canada Stretchers’ stretcher bars and other products. We supply you with top-quality stretcher bars, excellent cotton & linen canvas, and the best of all other materials you need to support your creativity.

The evolution to artisan frames was indeed a successful strategy. Since implementing this change, we have gained hundreds of new customers, many of whom have expressed their delight to have finally found professional stretchers and a supplier they can rely on.

We look forward to adding you to our list of satisfied customers.

Yours truly,
The Team at Upper Canada Stretchers