“I am thrilled with the opportunity to extend our reach into Europe through our new relationship with Design Bank. Challenges relating to language, culture, business contacts and time zone differences make doing business overseas costly and inefficient. Since Design Bank has over 30 years experience in this region and feet on the ground, we are optimistic that this will be a great opportunity for our artists,” explained James Meserve, Next Day Art’s president.

As part of the reciprocal agreement, Next Day Art will be able to help Design Bank grow their base of business by licensing their work directly to manufacturers located in the United States. Design Bank has over 20,000 designs and will greatly expand Next Day Art’s offerings to manufacturers.

The Design Bank collection is heavily weighted in Christmas and seasonal imagery. “They have a great track record of success in developing designs for stationary, greeting cards, home decor and more which makes their designs very easy to translate into product. Additionally, they are capable and willing to work on developing new ranges based on the needs of our manufacturers,” continued Meserve, “we’re really excited to work with them.”

Companies that produce home accents, greeting cards, calendars, textiles, puzzles, gifts, wall decor, collectibles and more count on Next Day Art to source and license art. Products licensed through Next Day Art are sold into mass market chains, speciality retailers and gift stores throughout the world.

To find out more about Next Day Art, the company can be reached through their website www.nextdayart.com or by contacting the company directly at 207-761-4278.

According to James Meserve, president of Next Day Art, “Industry leading companies like Hasbro, MeadWestvaco, C.R. Gibson, Demdaco and more have licensed artwork from us over the last six months.” 

In addition to the specific companies listed above, Next Day Art has negotiated licensing agreements with manufacturers of wall décor, mobile wallpaper, quilting and textile fabrics, greeting cards, collectibles, wallpaper, poster reproductions, serving trays, mugs, coasters and more.  Most of the products licensed through Next Day Art are scheduled to hit stores nationally and internationally in 2008 and 2009.

“We are very pleased, especially as a new company, with the reception we have garnered from the manufacturers and designers we work with”, commented Meserve.  “We operate under the slogan ‘Bringing Great Art to Life’ and hope to give artists another avenue to make money as well as the opportunity to share some of their beautiful works with a wider audience as they become interpreted onto various products.”   Continued Meserve, “It’s really fun and gratifying to see the products come to life and appear in stores.”

Companies that produce greeting cards, home accents, gifts, wall décor, home accents, textiles, collectibles, puzzles, calendars and more rely on Next Day Art to source and license art.   Next Day Art represents artists from Maine and the rest of the United States, as well as globally including Canada, Europe and Australia.

To find out more about Next Day Art, visit their website at www.nextdayart.com or call 207-761-4278.  For representation of licensing inquiries contact jim@nextdayart.com

Next Day Art presents an International Portfolio of Artists for Licensing

February 6, 2008

Portland, ME – Next Day Art, an art licensing and product ideation company, introduces several new artists from around the world. According to James Meserve, president of Next Day Art, “We now represent artists from Europe, Turkey, Canada, and Australia as well as the United States.”

“Our licensees demand the very best in art when they look to create and manufacture new products. Design has no borders so we work hard to find the best artists regardless of geography”, explains Meserve. Companies that produce greeting cards, home accents, gifts, wall décor, home accents, textiles, collectibles, puzzles, calendars and more rely on Next Day Art to source and license art.

Recent additions to the Next Day Art portfolio include Coplu, who was born in the Turkish town of Ushak and now lives in Vancouver, Canada. He has a worldwide following and is widely-collected throughout Europe, North America and Japan. His art is a contemporary celebration of life, love and dreams.

Helen Rhodes, from the U.K., is quickly developing into a sought-after artist and creates naïve compositions that are rich in color, texture and woven with intriguing patterns. Her themes of playful pets, domestic tranquility and earth-friendly palettes are both soothing and calming.

Back to the United States, Next Day Art signed Texas wildlife and landscape artist Wade Butler. Wade has been painting for over 20 years and has sold prints into chains such as Cabela’s and Sportsmen’s Warehouse. His originals have been purchased by Ducks Unlimited and his work is regularly published in outdoors magazines.

With gallery representation on famed Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Kristen Marco attracts a worldwide following for her beautiful oil-based renderings of children that celebrate the beauty and joy of life. She studied in Florence, Italy and often traveled to Paris, France to immerse herself in the wealth of art found there.

So after a quick trip around the world, Next Day Art, located in Portland, Maine, is busy at home representing a truly international roster of artists to manufacturers of art-based products all around the globe.

To find out more about Next Day Art, visit their website at www.nextdayart.com or call 207-761-4278. For representation or licensing inquiries contact jim@nextdayart.com

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