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- Madison Art Shop Art Supplies and Studio Easels a Wonderful Selection of all Name-Brand Professional Art Materials & Easels
- Fast and Easy shopping on our Online Art Supply Store
- Personal attention by a knowledgeable Art Materials trained staff person
- 17 years experience in Teaching Art & 6 years online selling Art Supplies
- Extremely competitive prices at substantial savings!
Frequently Asked Questions:
COMPANY INFO:
What is MadisonArt.com?
Your Art Supply & Easel SuperStore!
Where are you located?
Lakewood, New Jersey (Central NJ)
How long have you been in business?
This company has been in business since 04/01/2002. We became a Better Business Bureau member in 07/11/2003
What are your regular business hours?
We are open 24 hours a day, 6 days a week (24/6.)
Do you have a catalog?
We do not have a print catalog. Our web-site is our catalog. - This is one of the cost-cutting measures we take to keep our prices so low for our customers! - You can view on our site all of our products and prices, and order directly from there.
If you are specifically interested in certain Easels, let me know. We do have some manufacturer's catalogs (without prices) on some of those. (You can see all prices on our website.)
PRODUCT INFO:
What products do you carry?
We have one of the largest selections of Easels, Artists' Projectors, Art Instruction Videos & General Name-Brand Art Supplies on the web!
PRICING INFO:
What are your prices?
You can see all of our sale-prices by each items' page. We believe that our prices, even including shipping, are the lowest anywhere!
(In fact, if you do find anything lower anywhere else, just let us know, and we will try to beat it!)
Do you offer wholesale or reseller pricing?
Our prices are pretty rock-bottom as you can see! Please call us at 800-961-1570 for additional volume discounts.
Is there any Sales Tax?
6% Sales-Tax will be applied only for orders shipping to a NJ address.
There is no tax for orders to any other state, except for KopyKake products shipping to California and Gagne products shipping to a NY address, which may have those states sales tax applied.
SHIPPING:
How long does it take for delivery?
Most orders arrive within 6-8 days.
Orders generally ship within 1-3 days of ordering (except when otherwise noted by specific items. UPS ground normally delivers within 1-3 days. Across country can take an additional day. UPS tells us that shipping to a small town, not near a big city, can take one more additional day.
We can try to do expedited delivery (i.e. Next-day Air, 2nd-day Air or 3-day Select) for the cost of the exact postage required. Just please request this in the comment box at checkout. (Please note that the exact postage for Next-day Air & 2nd-day Air can be quite expensive.)
What are the shipping costs?
All items are generally shipped via UPS unless otherwise requested. You will see your shipping total at checkout before you enter your credit card information.
We have some of the lowest shipping rates in the business.
For simplicity sake our shipping scale is based on the dollar amount of your order, and is as follows:
Orders from $0.00 to $29.99 have shipping charges of $7.55
Orders from $30.00 to $49.99 have shipping charges of $8.95
Orders from $50.00 to $74.99 have shipping charges of $9.85
Orders from $75.00 to $99.99 have shipping charges of $10.95
Orders from $100.00 to UNLIMITED have shipping charges of $11.45
BEST-Richeson Easels and other large items indicating UPS Oversized shipping will be charged an additional $7.60, $13.75 or $27.50 (depending on their amount of weight and oversize) as indicated on their pages in our site. BEST-Richeson Easels and other items too large for UPS, indicated by the item as needing "Trucking Company shipping" will be charged an additional $94.50 as indicated on their page in our site, (this is actually a very low rate for Truck shipping.) These shipping charges are strictly for items that say so by the item on the website. All Oversized and Truck-shipping required charges are clearly marked by the items site. These charges are on top of the shipping rate scale above.
You will see these shipping charges clearly calculated at checkout before you enter your credit card information.
Please be advised that truck shipments sometimes are officially "Tail Gate" deliveries, and drivers may not take a large carton, crate or package to upper floor locations without additional compensation. However, generally, when asked nicely (with a smile!) they do bring it in. (A tip helps too!)
Orders to be shipped outside of the Continental United States, i.e. AK HI & PR, may incur additional charges for the exact extra UPS postage required for international shipments. Tentatively, at checkout, an approximate charge of $45.00 American Dollars will be seen added for this. If you would like shipping VIA Next-Day Air, 2nd-Day Air or 3-Day Select, please note it in the "comment" box on the billing page and we will try our best. (Only the exact additional UPS or USPS postage will be added.)
What carriers are available to ship my order?
UPS and for some items USPS too. Oversized items (too large for UPS such as furniture) go via National Trucking Companies, such as BAX Global, Yellow Freight and others depending on your area.
How can I track the status of my order?
Tracking links are provided to you via email.
Do you ship internationally?
For all intl orders we require pre-payment via bank money-order in the mail, or via PayPal. (Our system does not take credit cards out of the U.S.A.)
We would need your exact address for an exact shipping quote. (It can be expensive.) You will be responsible for all duties, taxes, tarrifs, getting it through customs in the event it is held etc....
PAYMENT:
What credit cards are accepted?
AMEX / MC / VISA / Discover
Do you take PayPal
Yes. Just send it to mail@MadisonArtShop.com. Please include the item(s) name, number & quantity(s) and your full ship to info including your phone number in the paypal comment box, and we will ship it right out.
Can I pay by cash, check or Money-order - order through the mail?
Yes.
- Just go to our site here at www.MadisonArtShop.com, order the items you want and then press the checkout button.
- Then fill out your shipping address information and Print out that completed page on paper.
- Then press continue. Here you will be asked for your Credit Card etc... Ignore that, and just print out the invoice of your order on the top right side. This will show your total bill including shipping costs. Send these 2 printouts together with a money order in that amount to:
MADISON ART SHOP
17 ENGLEBERG TER
LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701
800-961-1570
and we will send out your order.
RETURNS:
What is our return policy? How and where do we send returns? Do you provide a money-back guarantee?
If any item is found defective in any way, Madison Art Shop will issue a full refund. All shipping charges will be refunded too.
Madison Art also has an unconditional return policy on any items returned in new, resalable, condition within 45 days of receipt of item. (This includes shrink-wrapping sealed on items that are sold so.) A full refund will be issued minus shipping. Some item's manufacturer's restocking fees (15% - 20%) may be applied.
Generally, returns are to the specific warehouse from where the item originally shipped from. You can see this on the return address of the shipping label.
Please include all of your ordering information, including your madisonartshop order number.
For items that shipped from our NJ warehouse, a RA # (Return Authorization Number) is not needed. However, for items shipping from other warehouses, please contact us first, before returning anything, to obtain an RA#.
Returns will be accepted within 45 days of receipt of item.
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Choosing Fine Art Supplies:
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The artist stares at the blank canvas sitting upon the easel and sees possibilities. The realization of those possibilities begins with discount art supplies. We believe in the best quality Art Supplies at deeply discounted prices. Name-Brand products are not always necessary. Even for your best health, doctors and pharmacists often agree that generic medicines are fine. However, in some industries, less than name-brands just don´t make the cut.
If a cola is not Coke or Pepsi it´s not "the real thing." In Art supplies too, we believe you need brand-names. You are putting all you got into creating that masterpiece. It doesn´t pay to expend that effort on anything less than Winsor & Newton, Liquitex, Fredrix, BEST Easels etc... However, this does not mean spending top dollar either. You can still have these name brands at more than 50% off. That´s even less than the off brand name versions.
If you ever meet an aspiring artist who says they are in it for the money, point them away from the easel and back to a business degree. Outside of a lucky few, most must find their satisfaction in the act of creation. Clearly, the need for discount art supplies is there.
Purchasing supplies at a traditional brick and mortar art store is a fine option, but you might not get the best price. Discount art supplies online can cut prices drastically. The nice thing about modern internet shopping is that shoppers actually have the ability to browse what they are buying. Extensive detailed photos and descriptions allow you to see the discount art supplies you´re purchasing.
Chances are good you´re familiar with the painting supplies you want anyway. Most artists hold day jobs to support their passion. Even painters who have managed to sell a few works sometimes have to supplement their income. So if you don´t happen to be a millionaire post-modernist, discount art supplies are probably the choice for you.
Tools Of Creation
Standing in front of art easels creating is an interesting aspect of humanity. The bulk of our struggles revolve around clear-cut issues. Food, shelter and even love can be viewed in the very cold light of a species trying to simply survive. However, when an artists places canvas on easels, they have transcended the everyday motivations that dominate most of our life. It is an act that goes beyond mere survival into the realm of being.
Art easels and artists, aided by the stroke of the brush, seek to illuminate a flicker of understanding. From the American Indian sand-paintings that were created with naturally occurring inks, to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, men and women have found their art supplies where ever they could. It is said that a famous French artist who had been imprisoned once even used his own blood, so strong is the artistic urge to create. Let us be grateful that such extreme measures are not necessary to follow our muse. Art easels, paints and brushs are not contraband in our country. We can sleep comfortable in the knowledge that our imaginations remain unchained.
Tools Of Creation
Standing in front of art easels creating is an interesting aspect of humanity. Art easels and artist, aided by the stroke of the brush, seek to illuminate a flicker of understanding. Art takes on many forms from the American Indian sand-paintings that were created with naturally occurring inks, to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, men and women have found their art supplies where ever they could.
Fine Art Supplies
Need help choosing fine art supplies? Art supplies are frequently geared towards children but if you are an adult novice or experienced artist you are always on the lookout for quality fine art supplies. Whether a painter, drawing artist, sculptor or potter, fine art supplies are the key to achieving the result you want.
Online Art Supplies
A few years back you may remember there was a bit of an internet boom. It seemed that everybody was trying to sell something online, and the atmosphere was giddy. Cut to a few years later, and the inevitable crash.
However,
Just as the internet boom was over rated, so was the internet crash. Buying Art Supplies online makes sense. For one thing, you can browse art supplies online and be comfortable making your decision, because it isn´t something you have to "try on." By and large artists know the kind of materials they like to work with. You know if you´re planning on working on a canvas or in a sketch pad, on a wooden easel, or a presentation easel, so it isn´t as if you need a lot of help.
What you need is quality, and what you need is a good price. Both of these things are in vast supply at online art supply stores. It may seem odd doing a classic charcoal drawing with materials you purchased in such a modern way, but for the money you´re saving, consider it a bit of post-modern shopping. Of course some people are going to resist the idea of buying things online. Slowly though the revolution is taking place, and products like art supplies online, are gaining in popularity. The bottom line that these products are a lot cheaper helps a lot of course.
Different Strokes for Different Folks
When you're choosing fine art supplies, first choose a medium:
One of the more interesting art forms reflecting this desire is the charcoal drawing. Performed with fine art supplies of soft graphite, this simple practice can produce surprising levels of sophistication in imagery.
Acrylic paints represent a relatively modern take on this ancient art form. Quick drying, they´re convenient if you don´t want to wait to continue working. An odd aspect of this medium is that unlike other fine art supplies, such as oil, the color becomes darker when it drys.
Water colors are the classic choice at the child easel, but it isn´t just the young who enjoy this bright medium. Others prefer the deep colors produced in oils as they stand in front of a classic wooden easel.
The variety of fine art supplies works in conjunction with the variety of artistic visions. If you are an artist who has always worked the classic canvas and easel with oil paints, you might enjoy the challenge of changing mediums. Art, like any part of life, can become stagnant when it becomes routine.
Online Art Supplies
Choosing fine art supplies: Online businesses are thriving because they make sense. Online art supplies is one of those business models that work. They allow consumers to browse art supplies online and be comfortable making informed decisions, because it isn´t something you have to "try on." By and large artists know the kind of materials they like to work with. Of course some people are going to resist the idea of buying things online. Slowly though the revolution is taking place, and products like art supplies online, are gaining in popularity. The bottom line that these products are a lot cheaper helps a lot of course.
Discount Art Supplies
Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned artist the right tools are necessary. A brush, knife, sponge or another tool, there are limitless challenges and rewards to capturing your visions in your paintings.
The right art tools and framing tools are a necessity for creating and preserving your vision. If you can't afford all the supplies from your local high end art supplies shop, consider shopping online for discount art supplies. You'll get a better bargain and you can shop right from the comfort of your own home.
The act of painting
The act of painting is at once incredibly personal and very public. The budding artist may cringe at times at the thought of sharing creations with others, but in a way, until they are shared, paintings remain incomplete. In another sense, each new viewer is an example of the art being created all over again.
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