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Art Contest for FLAX Facebook Cover

Imagine your artwork here, as our Facebook Cover Photo! Enter our Facebook cover photo contest for a chance to win a $250 gift card and have your artwork as the FLAX Facebook Cover Image! Contest:...

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Father of Mine

Logo scanned from an original hand-drawn illustration Next year we celebrate Flax’s 75th anniversary, and this weekend it is Father’s Day. Two events very much connected to one man, my dad, Philip...

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Golden’s Virtual Paint Mixer

GOLDEN has developed a free tool to help artists with color mixing. With the Virtual Paint Mixer, you can avoid the trial and error of mixing and matching colors on the palette. Accelerate your color...

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Wow, What a Show

Jared Lindenberg They’ve done it again. The Flax staff have curated their own show and we are so proud to share their work. You’ll see 2D and 3D art, mixed media, collage, watercolor, photography, pen...

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The FLAX Eco Bag Story

Effective October 1, San Francisco expanded its plastic bag ordinance beyond food and drug chain stores to include all retail and food businesses. San Francisco has a goal of Zero Waste by 2020, and...

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Herakut Mural

In 2004 Herakut came together, finding a magic synthesis between the artistic skills and specialties of Hera’s broad, quick strokes and Akut’s photorealistic detail that has become an internationally...

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We Won!…Most Awesome Artistic Art Supplies

We won! FLAX was voted Most Awesome Artistic Art Supplies for kids. With a total vote count of over 200,000, Red Tricycle’s Awesome Awards honor kid friendly brands, products and services as...

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SF Spring Open Studios 2013

Don’t miss San Francisco’s Spring Open Studios 2013, your chance to come and support original local artists, expand your art collection and find great deals by purchasing directly from the artists. We...

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Celebrating 75 Years

It’s been 11 years since Back to the Drawing Board turned the facade of our store front into a piece of art itself, with giant art tools flying through the air, and of course, Manny the giant manikin....

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Shop for Green

Thanks to you, we were able to give generously to Friends of the Urban Forest! Previous post on March 29, 2013 - For the entire month of April we are donating a percentage of  sales to Friends of the...

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Kidsfest Creative Arts Festival

Kidsfest Creative Arts Festival Saturday, July 27th, 2013, 11am – 2pm Travel to a Different Dimension!  Please join us for our eagerly anticipated always celebrated annual Kidsfest, a fascinating day...

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All the Flax FLActs, leading up to 75!

FLAX art & design is 75 and in celebration, we are sharing information about us – FLAX FLActs!  Learn about our history, share in the fun,  be sure to join our Facebook page to follow along with...

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Join the Arts pARTnership Movement

FLAX eagerly follows and supports programs that promote the Arts. The pARTnership Movement is an initiative from Americans for the Arts to reach business leaders, managers and their teams with the...

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Wedding Fair

A FLAX Event Celebrating Creative Weddings and Unique Occasions This is not your ordinary Bridal Show. For the first time ever, FLAX is hosting a Wedding and Event Fair to help you plan your Big Day in...

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FLAX 75th Anniversary Exhibit

Herman Flax It was rumored that there was a growing artist community in San Francisco and encouraged by his older brother Sam in New York, Herman moved his young family to California. Although I never...

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Regattas, Then and Now

Monet – The Studio Boat, 1874, oil on canvas, 19.5″ x 25″ While the buzz in San Francisco this fall is centered around the waterfront and a world-class yacht race in our own backyard—there is another...

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Artists who Write, Poets who Paint

LitQuake 2013: San Francisco’s Literary Festival From the hundreds of writers and dozens of events scheduled for this year’s LitQuake, we’ve culled an exciting line-up of artists who write, poets who...

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Art Is in The Air

Ron Saunders, Invisible Man – Colorized Photogram Archival Pigment Print on Paper, 2013 Autumn is in the air. For artists and art lovers, that means it’s time, again, for San Francisco Open Studios,...

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Unbuilt SF, the Realm of Ideas

Unbuilt San Francisco: The View from Futures Past, at the California Historical Society and SPUR, is part of a fascinating multi-venue exhibition that examines never-realized concepts for our built...

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Meet the Artist: Bob Armstrong

Flax interviews local artist Bob Armstrong Tell me about your current work, what inspires you as an artist, and what you’ll be showing at this year’s Open Studios. Lately I have been intrigued by the...

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