Art Supplies & Workshops in Owen Sound
Upwards Art Studio, Owen Sound, Ontario
Upwards Art Studio combines art supply retail with workshops. We carry a wide variety of art supplies including a huge range of encaustic painting materials. We also have supplies for acrylic, oil, watercolour, and gouache painting. We have a large selection of drawing, collage, and printing supplies. We carry brands such as R&F, Enkaustikos, Speedball, Sculpey, Golden, Liquitex, Crayola, Derwent, and Gamblin. We offer many art workshops including topics such as encaustic, collage, and mixed media. We are located in the heart of the River District in downtown Owen Sound.
We are honoured to have been nominated as Best New Business of the Year by the Owen Sound Chamber of Commerce. Be sure to vote for us to receive the award! Visit the Chamber website to vote.
We are on the organizing committee for the Owen Sound Community Studio Tour. To find out more or to register visit: https://oscommunityartiststudiotour.ca.
About Upwards Art Studio,
Owen Sound, Ontario
Owner, Amelia Kraemer, has been a practicing encaustic artist for more than 10 years. Upwards Art Studio started as a shared teaching studio in the Elora Centre for the Arts. Due to COVID-19, it became very apparent that Amelia’s studio needed to be closer to her home in Owen Sound so, she started looking for a new location. She found a store located in the River District of downtown Owen Sound
Amelia knows how hard it can be to find encaustic supplies in Ontario and also how hard it is to find any art materials in Owen Sound. Many area artists echo her need. Finding someone who has experience with the materials and can speak to their quality and use is really lacking in the area box stores. Plus combining art supply retail with workshops is game-changing. The supplies are right there to test out!