Swains HQ Art Supply

09/16/2019

THANKS Dedicated SWAINS Customers!

08/28/2019

All of us at Swains wish to say goodbye and we thank you for letting SWAINS serve you for the last 70 years, in many different forms over those 70 years.
Although many of you know things had been challenging for SWAINS for the last several years, things had been consistently improving in our wonderful new space. June had been our best month yet and we felt confident we had turned a corner. Then July and August came and sales and customer visits dropped significantly. So much so that in our fragile condition we were not able to withstand those poor sales week and with suddenness we were forced to quickly and without warning shut down in Thursday the 22nd. We were given permission to have a one night sale on Staurday the 24th and then that would be it. If it came down to this we expected to have over two weeks notice rather than the two days we received.
Great things were about to happen at the new place. Of course Scott Gandell and SILA had made SWAINS brand new gallery their new home base for their annual competition show and classes and workshops. We were close to an agreement with a regional children's art school to open a branch in a room at our new location, we had hosted a great musical event with and were about to host a second one in the gallery. A parking lot art fair, which we were prohibited from doing at our old location was in the works for October and many other classes and workshops were in the planning stages. Customer artwork hanging on the store walls was a bonus at the new place. Things were happening and it was an exciting time but in the end we just cooldnt overcome the large debt load the business had carried from the purchase in 2010.
Some people have speculated the location was a problem but quite to the contrary once someone came the first time, saw what cool things we were doing, and enjoyed the simplicity of our private gated parking lot and improved freeway and Disney and DreamWorks easy access they always left saying they would be back. Yes the air conditioning in the summer was lacking but that was also something we were in the process of repairing.
Thanks to everyone. Keep art in your heart! It's been rewarding.

08/27/2019

08/24/2019

FAREWELL TOUR 1 NITE ONLY - 25% OFF LOWEST PRICE ON EVERYTHING!

08/24/2019

The last stop on the SWAINS HQ Art Supply Farewell Tour is tonight from 6 to 11pm. Please join us and say goodbye our wonderful art friends.

08/17/2019

BUY 1 GET 1 FREE! ALL Oil Paints ALL Brands! SHOP NOW!

08/03/2019

LA BULLA EXHIBIT OPENING
Tonight 6:30-8pm
See more cool masks like this one by .
Hear chill poetic rap vibes and a story about a good guy trying to help incarcerated youth in LA and how you can help with .

08/02/2019

LA BULLA EXHIBIT - OPENING RECEPTION & MUSICAL PERFORMANCE- Saturday August 3rd