In 1980, Sam and Mark Golden put together a business plan to start a small paint company in upstate New York. The company, Golden Artist Colors, would focus on a niche market, producing high quality acrylic materials for professional artists, and would service artists by listening to their needs. Over the next 28 years, this … Read more
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Event Celebrates 10 Years, Honors Foundation Director’s Retirement & Raises Thousands for Endowment On Saturday, October 6, 2007, the Sam & Adele Golden FoundationSM for the Arts held its second Silent Art Auction Benefit at Golden Artist Colors, Inc. in New Berlin, N.Y. The auction featured artwork from more than 135 of some of the … Read more
Ever found yourself wanting to walk up to a display of GOLDEN paint and just start squeezing, drizzling and scooping paint out of each and every container you could get your hands on? I bet fighting that urge took all the strength you had, didn’t it? It’s like a kid in a candy store — you want to … Read more
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By Mark Golden We’re delighted to share in this Just Paint some innovative products and processes that have kept us invigorated and challenged as we start the New Year. We’re stepping with both feet into the world of digital art. This was not done without a good deal of lively debate, understanding what we could … Read more
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By Jodi O’Dell The GOLDEN Working ArtistsSM Program has been providing a venue for artist experimentation for the last 10 years. Many people learn best by experiencing materials first-hand and the Program does just that – provides an opportunity for playful exploration and sharing of technical information about the variety of GOLDEN products and their … Read more
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By Mark Golden Golden Artist Colors, Inc. has worked diligently to create a company that we could all be proud of. Our mission, emerging from our conversation with artists, has kept our direction focused: To grow a sustainable company dedicated to creating and sharing the most imaginative and innovative tools of color, line and texture … Read more
In our first issue of Just Paint in 1987, I shared the following story: A new employee was hired on a construction crew to paint the yellow line in the center of the road. On the first day, with great zeal, he painted 10 miles of line. On the second day he managed to paint … Read more
Mark Golden, CEO of Golden Artist Colors, Inc., was recently recognized by the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY) with a 2005 Wall of Fame Award. MACNY represents the interests of hundreds of employers, mostly manufacturers, in Central New York. Mark accepted the award at the 92nd Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony, which was … Read more
First the bad news: We have been forced to discontinue our most venerable color, a color we introduced to the marketplace, and one that soon became our signature color – Quinacridone Gold. The pigment manufacturer will no longer support the required pigment, and despite an exhaustive search, there is simply no other source to be … Read more
The GOLDEN Foundation, a family foundation created in 1997 as an enduring gesture to the memory of Sam and Adele Golden, the founders of Golden Artist Colors, Inc., is operated exclusively for the charitable purpose of promoting the visual arts by assisting and supporting the work of individual artists and art organizations. In a continuing … Read more
