The Sherry Welden Visual Arts store

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The Sherry Welden Visual Arts store

Named in memory of artist and uOttawa BFA Alum, Sherry Welden, the art supply store offers affordable materials catering exclusively to the needs of our students, the alumni and the many artists in the Capital Region. Photo, Painting, Sculpture and Media students will find supplies specifically related to their individual courses. The Store has expanded to include a wide array of materials suitable for use in our metal and wood shops, for course projects and studio practices.

Our profit-controlled art supply store offers affordable materials that cater to the needs of our students, alumni as well as artists in the region. Photo, Painting, Sculpture and Media students will find supplies related to their individual courses. Many top brands are carried, with an emphasis on supporting Canada-owned companies. In recent years the store has expanded to include a wider array of choices in materials to be used in our metal and wood shops. Special orders may be accommodated and suggestions are welcome.

Store hours (September 5 - December 15):     

Monday:  08:30 - 1:30
Tuesday:  08:30 - 1:30
Wednesday:  08:30 - 1:30
Thursday:  08:30 - 1:30
Friday:  08:30 - 1:30

[email protected]
Department of Visual Arts Building
100 Laurier Ave. East - entrance on 600 Cumberland street
Room 113

Products

Painting and drawing

Stevenson

Oil paint, Acrylic paint, Mediums (damar, resin), Wax, Gesso

Kama pigments

Oil paint, Dry pigments, Mediums

Gamblin

Mediums, Gamsol

Eco house

Specialty oil mediums

Golden

Paints, mediums--special order

Acrilex

Gesso (white, clear, black), mediums

Brushes

Natural bristle, synthetic, water media, ink

Accessories

Palettes, palette knives, aprons, masks, brush cleaner, storage boxes, fixative sprays, rags

Kama pigments

Support surface

Stretchers (without canvas), stretchers with 12oz cotton duck unprimed, birch panels round and rectangle. Some sizes regularly stocked, please call to confirm or place special orders

Canvas

In stock: 10oz 72", 12oz cotton duck 72", 12oz cotton duck 84", Belgian linen 60", Primed 10oz 60", gallery profile stretched canvas--gessoed and un-gessoed in a variety of sizes

Sketchbooks

Canson (mix media, drawing, watercolour), Heinz jordan (hardcover lay-flat), Hahnemühle

Drawing media

Pencils: staedler, faber castel, blackwing, pastels, nupastel, inks, charcoal, graphite, conté, erasers, stomps

Papers

Stonehenge, bockingford, arches, somerset, fabriano, vellum, mylar, newsprint, cartridge

Acrylics

Photography

Ilford
35mm b&w 400iso, 125 iso, 4x5 b&w film, 120 HP4 film, photo paper-- 8x10, 11x14

Epson
Inkjet Photo Papers, 8x10, 11x17, 17x22, large format rolls

Hahnemühle
sketch & notebooks, photo rag, photo pearl, special ordering of inkjet papers available

Accessories
anti-static cloths, loupes, cotton gloves, Spot Tone

Preservation
negative & print sleeves, mat board, glassine, large format mailing tubes (3"x48", 6"x48", 8"x48")

Ilford HP5 plus black & white film

Sculpture

Materials
Clay, plaster, Hydrocal, alginate, plaster bandages, cheese cloth, wax, silicone, Plexiglass

Wood
1x2" stretcher pine in 8ft, 5ft, 3ft increments, walnut, basswood, cherry, maple, luan, plywood, dowels

Metal
sheet steel, rods, tubing, flat bars, angle iron, wire

Studio with materials

Film and new media

16MM
Film stock, leader (black, white, clear)

Accessories
Reels, fine tip identipen, splicing tape, gloves

Arduino Components
Resistors, sensors, LED, etc.

Digital
dvd's, mini dvd, flash storage

Electronics components

Special ordering available for items not carried in regular stock.