Art Almanac: Parkers celebrates 100 years with new technology
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Art Almanac: Parkers celebrates 100 years with new technology
In the centenary year of Parkers Sydney Fine Art Supplies we speak with Derek Parker about the brand’s latest products for artists. Parkers is a one-stop shop for product advice in the arts, the family run business has served artists in The Rocks foreshore, at the National Art School and in Redfern with both a warehouse and framing workshop where you can experience innovative approaches to framing and canvas stretching, as well as traditional options.
Derek Parker at the warehouse, Redfern 2019. Photograph: Warwick Deane
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