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806 S. Ash Ave. Tempe, AZ 85281

480-967-2002

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2011 | Best Art Supply Store

Wet Paint has been supplying the urban subversive with a wide array of aerosol paints, markers, and drippy inks for more than a decade. But if taking your art to the streets isn't your gig, you can count on Wet Paint for such traditional fine-art supplies as oil paints, charcoal, and watercolors. Over the years, this family-run establishment has extended its influence beyond the retail market with its involvement in community art shows and has fostered and helped shape the ever-growing... More »
2010 | Best Art Supplies

There's a reason ASU art students flock to Tempe's Wet Paint for supplies, and it's not just because it's within spitting distance of the college. The family-owned store carries a large assortment of drawing pads and specialty papers, oil and acrylic paints, sculpting media, and screenprinting supplies. When we needed oil-based colored pencils for an art project, this was the only place in town we found them. And Wet Paint's staff actually practices what they preach. Because most of the... More »
2009 | Best Art Supplies

So you've run out of gouache and if you don't get some fast, your artistic muse will leave you. No worries. Head to Ash Avenue in Tempe and talk to the good people at Wet Paint. Whether you're in need of blue Prismacolor pencils to lay down the sketches for your next Web comic or bamboo brushes to practice Japanese calligraphy, you'll find Wet Paint well stocked. Also check out the posters and fliers near the store's entrance for events around town targeting art enthusiasts. As for that... More »
2005 | BEST PLACE TO SEE AND BE SEEN ON A FINAL FRIDAY

While downtown Phoenix First Fridays have turned into a gallery-hopping parade of thousands, Tempe's Final Fridays are still relatively intimate. It has a lot to do with the lay of the land -- the area around Mill Avenue is more about bohemian hangouts (with cool art on the walls, of course) than full-on art spaces. The anchor of the action is still Wet Paint, an art supply store convenient to the Arizona State University campus that transforms into a happening hipster central one night a... More »

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By Becky Bartkowski | Fri, May 25, 2012

Whether you're looking for art, fashion, literature, poolside partying, or William Shatner, here are your best bets for being out and about this weekend. 5. Phoenix Comicon @ Phoenix Convention Cent... More »
Tempe's Wet Paint Artist Supply to Close in July

By Claire Lawton | Tue, May 15, 2012

More than 11 years after Tempe artist Jessica Jordan opened up Wet Paint Artist Supply on Ash Avenue, she says she's decided to change direction. "Due to increased corporate competition and their ma... More »
ILL AL Explains "Political Science"

By Jason P. Woodbury | Tue, February 7, 2012

Some of our favorite local hip-hop has been coming from the Avenue of the Arts Crew, and one of the best releases by said crew was last year's Cold Castle LP by ILL AL the Anglo-Saxon & Beatnic the En... More »
Call for Artists: Wet Paint's University Mural Project in Tempe

By Claire Lawton | Mon, January 9, 2012

If the next few weeks of talks and negotiations with the City go smoothly, Wet Paint Art Supply will be one of the first businesses in the area to kick off a mural project. Now they just need a f... More »

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AdamD | Tempe, AZ | 1 Reviews

| Thu, August 13, 2009

Wet Paint is Owned byThomas Jordan (father), Katheryn Jordan (mother), Helen Vickers (Great Grandmother) & Jessica Jordan (me). Wet Paint is Operated by Jesika Jordan, Adam Dumper & Mackinzie Schneider. Alway give credit where credit is due. Without family and the support of true friends Wet Paint would not be here. Thank you for your love and helping hands. xOxoxXoxO. www.WetPaintAZ.com : WeT PainT wants to meet the Free Thinkers : : The Well Rooted : : The Lost : : Artists of all visions, shapes, colors & kinds : : Community Activists : : The Mad & Confused : : The Happy and blissful : YOU as you are ... Since 2001 we've stocked all your quality Painting, Drawing, Sculpting, Screen Printing, Ceramic, Carving, Engineering, Architectural and Urban Artist Supplies. BIG SUMMER SALES GOING ON RIGHT NOW! Come in and get ... 50% OFF GOLDEN 2oz. TUBES OF ACRYLIC & W&N GOUACHE PAINTS!!! 35% OFF ALL CANVAS. 20% OFF ALL BRUSHES. 2$ OFF ALL LIQUITEX BASIC ACRYLICS. 30% to 20% OFF ALL HEAVY BODY LIQUITEX ACRYLICS. 20% to 40% OFF LARGE PAPER SHEETS. SAVE UP TO 25% ON BULK DISCOUNT SPRAY PAINT. Also, if we don't have an item you are looking for, Wet Paint will gladly order anything you need... We want to help you create what you see in your head. Wet Paints is located at 806 s. Ash Ave, Tempe AZ 85281 Phone : 480-967-2002 Fax : 480-967-3097 Web Sight : www.WetPaintAZ.com E-Mail : WetPaintAZ@gmail.com Wet Paints Hours of Openacular Openness 10am - 8pm Monday to Saturday 12pm - 6pm on Sunday ..

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Wet Paint Art Supply and Gallery

806 S. Ash Ave. Tempe, AZ 85281

480-967-2002

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2011 | Best Art Supply Store

2010 | Best Art Supplies

2009 | Best Art Supplies

2005 | BEST PLACE TO SEE AND BE SEEN ON A FINAL FRIDAY

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By Jason P. Woodbury | Tue, February 7, 2012

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