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About us

Our Story

RUSART Fine Arts and Art Supplies was established in BC, Canada by Elena Nahum Leroy. It was a small studio located in New Westminster.
2009
RUSART started importing art supplies from Russia, Ukraine and Europe.
2011
RUSART moved to Vancouver and started growing and expanding.
2012
By the end of 2014 we had more than 100 art students attending our lessons on regular weekly basis.
2014
RUSART moved back to New Westminster to a bigger space and turned into a private local community center.
2016
We opened 2 more locations: in South Surrey and Coquitlam, BC
2017
RUSART provided a space for the first in BC – Vancouver Russian Library. RUSART also opened programs in support of kids with autism: annual art shows for special kids as well as special art classes – OnTheSpectrum.
2018
We had over 250 students regularly attending our programs, more than 20 people were working or volunteering with us and we were planning to open more community activities.
2019
However, 2020 came with COVID-19 and we had to close all our facilities and most of our programs.

But all hard times always bring something new and positive: we successfully started offering online sessions on our own and in collaboration with Vancouver Visual Arts Foundation, VanDusen Botanical Gardens, Surrey Schools and other organizations. Also, we launched our own production line.

ENL is a special product line, free from formaldehyde, solvents, white spirits, ammonia, cadmium, cobalt and other harsh chemicals, which are proven to cause health issues.

Elena Nahum Leroy, the owner, developed new formulas based on the properties of oils, clays, pigments, gums and resin combinations. She studied works and recipes left by old masters, as well as recent results of chemical analysis of their works, which helped her to find and formulate mediums and varnishes that have excellent archival properties.

2020
We got grants for the development and production of our own art supplies. We are working on creating mediums, oil paints, watercolours, gouache, pastels and acrylic paints.
2021
RUSART Art Supplies moved to Quebec. Our list of inventories significantly expanded.
2022
We got back and moved to our primary domain name Artmaterials.CA. We started working with more European companies and importing more high-quality unique brushes that can not be found anywhere else in Canada.
2023
Valued customers
20k +Valued customers
Online ordering
50k +Online ordering
Flash sale events
38+Flash sale events

ArtMaterials.CA Now

ArtMaterials.CA is a small art supplies business, family-owned and operated in Canada. We’re not a franchise company with millions of dollars of investments, but we share and contribute a lot to the community and different charities. With our art supplies, we support programs for children in need, children with neurodiversity, art communities and educational programs.

We have our own made-in-Canada art supplies free from harsh chemicals. Some artists with high sensitivity to solvents, ethanol, rubbing alcohol, ammonia, formaldehyde, or cadmium may experience headaches and other health issues after using the most common art materials. We’re offering healthier art supply options with no compromise in quality. Hand-made in Canada in small batches by Elena Nahum Leroy, ENL paints and mediums improve in quality with every batch.

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