You know when you go into a store and see a sign that says “Please Pardon Our Mess During Our Remodel”?  Well, we don’t have a sign like that, but please pardon our mess during our remodel.  Hopefully when we’re done this spring you’ll find a brighter, bigger, better place.  However we still need to figure out a place for that life-size statue of David.

Lower Prices in 2010

Utrecht Salt Lake City is announcing that we have lowered our prices on literally thousands of items throughout the store.  Times are tough all over, so we want to take at least a little bit of the sting out of your financial budget.

Keep your calendar open for:

SATURDAY JANUARY 30

NOON to 4pm

This is when you will need to be at Utrecht in Sugarhouse to get

20% OFF YOUR ENTIRE ORDER *

(you might want to read that again to burn it into your sub-cranium)

fine print>>> *excludes “Best Buys”, sale, prior or pre-orders, kits, g-cards <<<fine print

Happy New Year All ! ! !

Utrecht Salt Lake City is starting off the New Year by announcing that we have lowered our prices on literally thousands of items throughout the store.  Times are tough all over, so we want to take at least a little bit of the sting out of your financial budget.

 And for some sweet frosting on the cake, we are currently holding our January Back-To-School Sale which features extra discounts on Paints, Brushes, and Canvas, plus tons of other necessities to fill your school backpack or your studio.

The gang here at Utrecht Salt Lake would like to wish you all a Healthy, Happy, Safe and Creative 2010 !

 Cheers!

Hurry in before September 30, because that’s the last day of our Fall Sale.  This sale has the big 3 (Paints, Brushes, Canvas) at fantastic prices.  Plus if you need to replace that old broken easel or those dried up markers, now’s the time because they’re also on sale!  (PS.  Come in and ask us about the Ampersand Panels.  Artist’s love ‘em and they’re on sale too.)

Lots of fun was had at our weekend screenprinting demo!  If you missed it and still want to learn how to screenprint, you don’t have to wait for another demo.  Simply drop by the store and we’ll show you how to get started.

Here are a few pics of the fun we had:

(someone got a little too close to the screen)

Wow!  Did we have a lot of fun last night.

Friday May 8 was the Sugarhouse Stroll where local businesses stayed open late to host events and art showings.  The event was well attended and the weather was perfect.  Folks paraded from shop to shop to view the work of local artists, consume tasty treats, and I even saw a few folks sampling some wine (sshhh).

Here at Utrecht we showed the artwork of some of our talented staff members and hosted some painting events for those folks who came to visit.  We had tables set up complete with paints, brushes, and canvases for budding artists to test their skills in painting a masterpiece to take home with them.  We were amazed at what some first-timers produced.  (I think some of them were amazed as well!)

We also dedicated a large portion of our floor space to a giant canvas and encouraged our visitors to add their artisitic touch by squirting, spraying, dripping, and dribbling various colors of paint in the style of Jackson Pollock.  Some people were shy and dripped a little paint, some were bold and went at it with full gusto!  It was fun to see how everyone who painted put so much thought into their strokes.  The funniest part was when a parent let his little girl squirt the paint while he held her above the canvas and moved her around like a paint brush.

All in all, everyone had a blast.  We can’t wait to do it again next year!  Here are a few pictures:

The Finished Piece

Drop by the store to see it in person!

To celebrate its 60th anniversary Utrecht Art Supplies is partnering with American Artist Magazine to present the Utrecht Art Supply 60th Anniversary Art Competition. Works of art created in the categories of oil, watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media will be accepted, and $12,500 in total prizes will be awarded, including a $3,000 cash award to the Grand Prize winner. Thirty-six total finalists will be chosen, with 24 receiving merit certificates and 12 receiving Utrecht ArtSmart cards with values up to $1,500.

Entries will be judged on quality, creativity, and originality by American Artist editors, Utrecht’s artist-in-residence, and professional artists from the New York City area. The contest begins April 13, deadline for entry is September 1, and winners will be announced October 1.

For more information, or to enter the contest and upload your image, visit www.utrechtart.com/contest.

Do you know a better way to celebrate an Anniversary than with bargains on Art Supplies?  Neither do we!

 Click on the link below to print out some money saving coupons that you can use at the Salt Lake City Utrecht Store during our Anniversary month of April.

(Click a page to make it bigger, then print)

Stop by soon…we won’t start the party ’til you get here!