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The International Art Materials Association
Namta is The International Art Materials Association. Its strategy is to provide its art/creative materials industry members with the products, services and information needed to grow and prosper plus be recognized as an international leader and unifying force in the support, sustainability and advocacy of art and the art/creative materials business.
Your 2019 Namta Membership Dues Investment
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Visit the Membership Page to join - online or by mail.
New memberships come with a 100% satisfaction, money-back guarantee.
Art Materials World Tradeshow is a member benefit - members do not pay entrance fees to attend.
Call 704.892.6244 or email Namta for more information.
Art Materials World will co-locate with CAMEX one more time in San Antonio Texas in 2019.
Visit the Art Materials World page for details. Visit the Registration Page for more details.
Namta Member Buyers and Retailers do not pay extra to attend Art Materials World - it's included with membership.
Attend Art Materials World
Exhibit at Art Materials World
Contact Rick Munisteri about reserving a booth, or Karen Brown to become a retail/buyer member - or call us at 704.892.6244.
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2018 Grants Awarded
Namta’s Art Advocacy Grant Program was launched in 2018. The program awards grants in the amount of $1,000 to $5,000 to applicants who support the arts in any of four categories - Public Art, Art Education, The Military, and Health & Healing. The application period was May 1 until July 31.
Supporting Art Education,
Lindy Casebier received $2,500 for expenses for
Children’s Fine Art Classes (CFAC), a hands-on visual art experience for Louisville’s youth that is an after school program hosted at K-12 schools and youth centers. The program meets weekly for two hours, giving students ample time for in-depth art-making, for ten weeks in the fall and spring. CFAC provides intensive, in-depth studio art experiences for talented and motivated students, grades 4-12, and elementary and middle school students are offered concentrated studies in drawing, painting, mixed media, art history, critique, and aesthetics. CFAC students “graduate” with the ability to discuss their work and their peer’s works intellectually and emotionally.
Supporting Health & Healing,
Mary Curry Mettenbrink received $2,500 for
Young Audiences of Houston a program that has partnered with local children's hospitals and specialized treatment centers for over 20 years, providing free programming for children undergoing treatment as many hospitalized children are required to be out of school for extended periods of time. The goal of Young Audiences of Houston’s Healing Arts programming is to use the tremendous power of the arts to spread joy, give hope, manage pain, support treatment, and leave positive memories for hospitalized children and their caregivers. Young Audiences Healing Arts programs also serve homeless youth facing challenges and tackling issues, the arts become a valuable tool for creation, discovery, expression, hope and healing.
Supporting Art Education,
Alice Brinkman received $2,500 for
Creative Connections, a before-after school program offered at REACH Studio Art Center for Lansing area youth ages 6-12. The school district provides buses for the students to get from REACH to 3-6 targeted schools each 16-week semester for their delayed start on Wednesday mornings. Lansing School District students enroll free of charge in the program. Up to 100 students will have the opportunity to enroll in one term or semester of the program, where they will engage with local artists on integrated art learning through special projects that build on the previous week’s lessons and projects. Each term of the program covers a different, engaging theme which is planned and run by an artist/teacher and will involve guest artists, college students, volunteer mentors, and partnerships with other local organizations. Goals include building the student's confidence, and art experiences to improve decision-making and problem solving skills, indicated by their ability to complete art projects and participate in program activities.
A Very Special Thank You . . . to the group of Namta Members who were the 2018 Grant Judges.
The Grant Program will Continue in 2019 Funds for the 2018 grants came from contributions from
Colart and
Fredrix Artists Canvas, along with sales of
Art Matters Merchandise.
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Studies
2018 Artist & Art Materials StudyNamta’s 2018, tri-annual Artist & Art Materials Study is another of Namta’s great member benefits and represents the fourth in a series of valuable survey data about the Art Materials business and its customers. The Survey was conducted in the fourth quarter of 2017 for Namta by The Olinger Group of New Orleans.
The 2018 Artist & Art Materials Study is packaged in 3 reports:
- Tables and Trending
- Artists & Art Materials Survey Report
- Artists & Art Materials Survey Comments
All three reports are free to download for Namta members.
Non-members can purchase Study for $500 - click here.
This study was based on an online survey of 7,090 professional artists, student artists, and art hobbyists. This very large sample size yields a very low margin of error of ± 1.1%. Every survey involves some degree of error – that is, some difference between the survey result and the actual population result if every member of the relevant population were measured. A margin of error ± 1.1% means that we are 95% confident that the survey result is within only ± 1.1% of the true population value.This extremely high degree of precision ensures that the survey-based estimates presented in this report are accurate and trustworthy.
Because the population was sampled by inviting respondents to self-select to participate, we are unsure which sources participants came to the survey from. But considering the large number and variety of participant sources, there should be no particular bias toward respondents from any one particular sample source. - The Olinger Group
2018 Retailer Study
Namta’s 2018 Retailer Study, the second piece of the association’s tri-annual Artist and Art Materials Survey, is a 36-page report, free to Namta members. Conducted by The Olinger Group of New Orleans, the study is the fourth report of art materials retailer research (previously studies were done in 2009, 2012, 2015) designed to identify and monitor current and future trends in the art industry. Both US (153) and Canadian (15) art materials retailers participated in the study, which was conducted between February 15 and March 9 of this year.
See 2018 Studies
here.
Past Studies
2015 Study
- Artists Survey Results from over 6,000 US and Canadian artists.
- Artists & Art Materials Market Summary has data on 2015 size and growth of the art materials market in the USA and Canada.
- Retail Survey Results from 150 art materials retailers in the US and Canada - core financial metrics, growth and product trends, marketing and business best practices, challenges, and feedback for suppliers.
Studies were also independently conducted in
2009 &
2012, with surveys of artists in the USA and Canada. Studies are FREE for Namta members.
Retail Operations Manuals
Free-for-members. Click here to see them all.
Art Advocacy
Advocacy is the pursuit of influencing outcomes - including public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social spheres. 
Namta's Art Advocacy Program works hard to bring you in the art industries and art communities the information and resources you need to support the arts. Namta will inform you when important legislation is pending and when your calls to congress are needed as well as updating you on your representative’s voting records on issues that can affect the arts. Namta Art Advocacy features stories on their website and enewsletters that highlight the arts and how they positively impact education, health and healing, military personnel, and communities. Namta also recognizes it’s members who have given back to the arts in their communities by featuring them on the site and enewsletters as well.
Visitors to the Art Advocacy website,
Namtaartadvocacy.org, will also find news, resources, and facts - plus news and resources for Canadian art advocates.
Namta partners with
Americans for the Arts whose mission is to build recognition and support for the extraordinary and dynamic value of the arts and to lead, serve, and advance the diverse networks of organizations and individuals who cultivate the arts in America, and with
Americans for the Arts Action Fund, a national arts advocacy organization dedicating 100% of their time, money, and political clout to advancing the arts in America with a mission is to mobilize one million citizens to join them in support of the arts and arts education around the country.
