I want to share with you some great news about Portland Color. Please see the attached memo from our owner and founder, Andy Graham.

In the past year, DesignTex, a New York-based firm servicing the interior design industry, has become one of our biggest clients. In the process of getting to know Portland Color, they have been impressed by the passion for quality and innovation that we bring to our Retail, Museum and Exhibit clients. With the acquisition of Portland Color, they will now be able to further leverage these values, and also diversify into these new markets. This brings exciting new opportunities to both organizations.

As a valued client, you need to know that this development will not affect how you have been served by Portland Color, or the folks that you have been working with. All of us will still be here at our great facility in Portland, Maine, and I promise you that you will find us more energized and focused than ever. Thanks as always for your partnership and support. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Steve Kinney in the Portland office.

Wishing you all continued success.

The Portland Color and Designtex teams.

Letter from Andy Graham November14th

Don’t blink! You’ll miss our exhibit installation, beautiful prints and Trouble Andrew…

Music was slamming! Thanks to a live performance by Trouble Andrew supported by Quim Cardona, Teddy Powell and DJ Ambassador.

Here are some pics of the event.

A view of the crowd at Cut & Run

Pouring the Sailor Jerry and PBR...

More gallery shots...

Gallery wall concept designer looking like a dork.

laying down some ill beats...

Fabric prints in the edit suites at Cut & Run...

Heavy Metal... direct print to aluminum... beautiful.

www.depthcore.com/article/announcement/54/

NEW YORK, N.Y., JULY 12, 2011- McCann New York announced today that it will produce a unique art and music event celebrating digital art and action sports for the conclusion of the upcoming Agenda Trade Show in New York City.

Titled “Artists Know How To Party,” the event, featuring the art of digital design collective Depthcore and a musical performance by Trouble Andrew, celebrates digital art, action sports and the fashion those sports inspire. It takes place the evening of July 19 after the conclusion of the two-day Agenda:NYC trade show, a showcase of more than 100 action sports brands, held at the Chelsea Art Museum.

“This is a trade show like no other, with incredibly creative and adventurous brands,” said Marco Cignini, Group CD at McCann NY, who is also an avid snowboarder and skateboarder. “The spirit of those brands and of digital art complement each other in a wonderful way. Agenda loved the idea of bringing these creative cultures together, so did McCann. And the party was born.”

The event celebrates the love of action sports and the culture it inspires. The art exhibit will showcase “Obsolete,” the most recent chapter of work from Depthcore, a design collective made up of more than 200 digital artists from around the world, which has collaborated with sports brands such as Quicksilver, DC Shoes, Crooks & Castles and Nike. The art will be auctioned off to benefit Stoked Mentoring, a NYC-based non-profit organization that mentors at-risk youth with action sports-related programs.

The musical guests are also established action sports athletes. The founder and lead singer of Trouble Andrew is Trevor Andrew, a professional snowboarder and Olympian, and DJ Quim Cardona is a professional skateboarder.

The event, held from 7pm until midnight, will be hosted with editorial company
Cut + Run, at their top-floor space in Soho, at 599 Broadway.

Additional sponsors who have donated their efforts include Portland Color, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Sailor Jerry and Red Bull.

About McCann NY:
McCann NY is the flagship and single largest company of both McCann Erickson Worldwide and McCann Worldgroup. Comprised of a collaborative roster of best-in-class agencies that emphasize creativity, innovation, and performance, McCann Worldgroup includes McCann Erickson Worldwide; MRM Worldwide; Momentum Worldwide; McCann Healthcare Worldwide; WGEXP; UM; Weber Shandwick and FutureBrand.

Contact:
Ellie Parpis
McCann NY
646-865-2643

MCCANN NEW YORK TO PRODUCE AGENDA:NYC AFTERPARTY
“ARTISTS KNOW HOW TO PARTY”

NEW YORK, N.Y., DATE- McCann New York announced today that it will produce a unique art and music event celebrating digital art and action sports for the conclusion of the upcoming Agenda Trade Show in New York City.

Titled “Artists Know How To Party,” the event, featuring the art of digital design collective Depthcore and a musical performance by Trouble Andrew, celebrates digital art, action sports and the fashion those sports inspire. It takes place the evening of July 19 after the conclusion of the two-day Agenda:NYC trade show, a showcase of more than 100 action sports brands, held at the Chelsea Art Museum.

“This is a trade show like no other, with incredibly creative and adventurous brands,” said Marco Cignini, Group CD at McCann NY, who is also an avid snowboarder and skateboarder. “The spirit of those brands and of digital art complement each other in a wonderful way. Agenda loved the idea of bringing these creative cultures together, so did McCann. And the party was born.”

The event celebrates the love of action sports and the culture it inspires. The art exhibit will showcase “Obsolete,” the most recent chapter of work from Depthcore, a design collective made up of more than 200 digital artists from around the world, which has collaborated with sports brands such as Quicksilver, DC Shoes, Crooks & Castles and Nike. The art will be auctioned off to benefit Stoked Mentoring, a NYC-based non-profit organization that mentors at-risk youth with action sports-related programs.

The musical guests are also established action sports athletes. The founder and lead singer of Trouble Andrew is Trevor Andrew, a professional snowboarder and Olympian, and DJ Quim Cardona is a professional skateboarder.

The event, held from 7pm until midnight, will be hosted with editorial company
Cut + Run, at their top-floor space in Soho, at 599 Broadway.

Additional sponsors who have donated their efforts include Portland Color, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Sailor Jerry and Red Bull.

About McCann NY:
McCann NY is the flagship and single largest company of both McCann Erickson Worldwide and McCann Worldgroup. Comprised of a collaborative roster of best-in-class agencies that emphasize creativity, innovation, and performance, McCann Worldgroup includes McCann Erickson Worldwide; MRM Worldwide; Momentum Worldwide; McCann Healthcare Worldwide; WGEXP; UM; Weber Shandwick and FutureBrand.

Contact:
Ellie Parpis
McCann NY
646-865-2643

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