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Jennifer Jones
Patrick
Steele
Artisan Network
MeetTheMasters.com
(404) 832-6012
(949) 492-1583
jjones@artisannetwork.com
patrick@meetthemasters.com
October 2, 2000 – ATLANTA, GA – Studio Source
(www.studiosource.com), the business-to-business company that builds and
operates online art stores for traditional retailers and leading etailers, today
announced the launch of the online art supply store for MeetTheMasters.com,
(www.meetthemasters.com),
the leading elementary school and homeschooling art education program.
Studio Source handles every aspect of e-commerce for its partners, including technology, logistics, fulfillment, and customer service. This complete solution provides partners with an online business ready to earn revenue under their own brand identity.
“More than 2 million children are being homeschooled today, with that number expected to increase by seven to fifteen percent each year,” said Bob Cunha, president of Artisan Network, the parent company for Studio Source. “Of those who are homeschooled, approximately ninety-four percent are online, according to this month’s Industry Standard. The Internet is an empowering educational tool for students, parents and teachers. Studio Source is helping MeetTheMasters.com do more than support art education through homeschooling – we help them supply it. By partnering with Studio Source, MeetTheMasters.com can immediately offer the largest selection of art-related merchandise online without having to develop e-commerce technology, hire technical and customer service personnel or carry inventory in a warehouse.”
The MeetTheMasters.com online art store carries the largest selection of
brand name art supplies available on the Internet, and many of the products have
been customized for the curriculum, creating an easy online shopping experience.
“Meet The Masters has a
seventeen-year history of teaching art education to more than 1,000,000 children
through public and private schools,” explains Patrick Steele, Founding Partner
of MeetTheMasters.com. “Initially only offering a $2,000+ slide based program
for large schools, we’ve transformed art education in the home by creating an
interactive CD-ROM version accompanied by curriculum guides that equip any
mother or father to be the art teacher. For under $100 homeschoolers can now
experience the “Introducing the Masters” aspect on their computer and create
their very own masterpieces while “Working With the Masters” at the dinner
table! By partnering with Studio
Source, we can now supply parents and students with the products they need to
execute these art lessons.” By the
time students graduate from the tri-leveled program they have a portfolio with
28 of their own creations based on the techniques and mediums of such Masters as
Van Gogh, O’Keeffe and Picasso.
Specifically designed for the at-home learner, the 4-year
MeetTheMasters.com HomeSchool Edition introduces students to 7 master artist
units and more than 100 of their paintings per year by taking them on a virtual
museum odyssey led by their trademarked French cartoon-artist, “Pierre”.
Under the terms of the agreement, the MeetTheMasters.com CD-ROM will also be offered through all of Studio Source’s partner sites.
About Studio Source
Studio Source builds and operates online art stores enabling a wide
variety of Internet sites to sell a full line of art-related merchandise. Studio
Source’s clients can easily enter into e-commerce or expand their existing
product lines without the cost and hassle of managing technology, customer
service or a distribution center. Studio Source allows its clients to customize
the look and feel of their art store - maintaining their own brand identity and
retaining their customer relationships.
About Artisan Network
Artisan Network is the leading online provider of art-related
commerce, content and community. Artisan Network’s properties include Studio
Source, which builds and operates online art stores for a wide variety of
Internet sites; iTheo.com, the online marketplace for artists that showcases
approximately 10,000 works of original art; MisterArt.com, the world’s largest
online discount art supply store; and ArtAffinity.com, the comprehensive
community and information resource for the art world.
About MeetTheMasters.com
MeetTheMasters.com
provides interactive, multi-media art education to elementary school and
homeschool students nationwide. Based on the life and works of the Master
artists, MeetTheMasters.com integrates art history with art activity in order to
bring out the creativity in K-8 students. Written on 3 difficulty levels and
utilizing music, costumes, artist voices and games, the curriculum is uniquely
customized for every grade level.
Since its founding, 17 years ago, Meet The Masters has educated over
1,000,000 students in the arts.
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