About Fidelis
Fidelis Art Prints (FAP) is a fine art digital printmaking studio and boutique publisher based in beautiful Vancouver, Western Canada. We have a partnership of three creative individuals, myself (Karen), Alan (who is my brother) and Jan who has been a long time friend and co-worker.
We love what we do and we are fortunate to earn a comfortable living working in our chosen field(s). Being self-employed allows for us to enjoy our families and friends while affording to live in the most beautiful (and “lifestyle-oriented”) region of North America.
Fidelis Art Prints is successful because our partner skills, business and life experiences have given us the tools we needed to survive economic shifts, new competitors, equipment meltdowns and everyday surprises. We’ve had some rough times but have always taken those opportunities to grow and learn.
Our business continues to grow every year (over 10%) due to our loyal clients, whom we always appreciate, respect and do our very best to serve each time they give us the opportunity.
“It continues to be our privilege to be a part of our clients dreams; to help them grow their businesses and witness their successes. When they succeed, we succeed.”
So Why Create the Fidelis Weblog?
We dedicate a crazy amount of time to researching our field, exploring new techniques, testing new equipment, marketing our art collections and building relationships with our clients; the Blog format offers us an effective way to communicate with our community and stay in touch more regularly with our clients.
We hope that through reading our regular posts and articles (about 2-3 per week) artists and the creative community will further their education and understanding about the fine art of digital printmaking and become empowered to print, publish and market their artwork. We want to help you be successful, create fine quality artwork and profit from what you love to do.
“The informal environment of a blog is the perfect place to share ideas and thoughts with our peers. The blog format helps create an authentic, two-way communication that allows me to write in an expressive way about our industry. Yes, it sometimes comes with spelling and grammatical errors, but the reader knows its coming from a real person.”
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Thanks for visiting!
Karen
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New Studio and Change in Hours
We’re really excited about our new studio space. We’re still getting settled and looking forward to being a part of the art community at 1000 Parker Street. It’s important to note that this complex locks it’s doors at 3PM each day, so Fidelis will be adjusting its business hours accordingly. If you need service after 3pm, please contact us by email or by phone (both noted below).
We’d Like to Hear from You – Tell Us What You Think
Developing the new Fidelis web blog has been a great deal of fun for Alan and I. Not only did we have have the opportunity to learn the innovative WordPress format, but we had the opportunity to customize the site to have all the tools and resources we know will be useful for our readers.
The ability to communicate regularly with our clients and new readers has been such a great privilege—because we learn from you too!
Now that we have been up and running for a few weeks we’d love your feedback. …Read more
Welcome to Fidelis Art Prints
Fidelis Art Prints is a fine art printmaking studio, art marketing resource and boutique art publisher.
Fidelis serves an elite community of photo-based artists and painters by providing exhibition quality archival inkjet printing, technical Photoshop and image calibration expertise. Our fine art services also include canvas stretching and specialty print mounting to board and aluminum.
We believe that if you succeed, we succeed. So in order to help you grow your art business we created the FAP Blog. Here you’ll find hundreds of valuable articles about art marketing, such as how artists can use social media to build an audience, unique business cards ideas for creatives and leads to art industry resources around the web.
Is your first time visiting? Click the “Getting Started” link below. Let us introduce you to Fidelis Art Prints and get you started printing and selling your art. Getting Started With Fidelis Art Prints
The Fidelis Team – There’s no substitute for experience
The Fidelis Partnership Team possesses more that a half-century of hands-on industry experience.
Our roots in the photographic lab industry have provided us with the technical skills, industry contacts and digital know-how required to serve top photographers, artists, galleries and corporations. We are committed to practicing business with the highest standard of quality and integrity. This is what you can expect with each and every project—from quality in service and printed product, to artistic and business integrity.
Our Roots in the Industry
A team of experienced artisans and technicians with a long history serving the art community
In 1992, the owners of Fidelis Art Prints Inc. began working together for Vancouver’s premier photo-imaging lab, Gamma Pro Imaging (Gamma). Gamma was well known for staying on the leading edge of technology and for building long term business relationships with leading artists, photographers, museums, motion picture firms and corporations. In 2003, the archival inkjet printmaking and imaging department at Gamma became known Gamma Editions—a name that better reflected its focus on fine art printmaking. …Read more
Community Guidelines
Welcome
The Fidelis Art Community is a place for peer-to-peer support, mentoring, information and education.
We want to make sure this is a positive experience for everyone and in order to do so, we ask you to take the time to read these guidelines. By participating in the Community you agree to the following. …Read more
Making Payment
Fidelis Art Prints accepts Cash, Debit, VISA and MasterCard. Personal cheques require 2 pieces of ID (one credit card). Business cheques require a Purchase Order Number from your accounting office.
All projects require a deposit at time of order or once approval is made to the final Proof. Balance is due on completion of order. No delivery of final prints (or return of original) is provided until final payment is received or special arrangements have been agreed.
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Our site is viewed by thousands of readers every month and is one of the few art blogs around that is almost exclusively read by artists.
It represents a unique opportunity for those wanting to give their product or service the chance of being seen by the perfect target market.
• Thousands of page views per month (contact us for details)
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Fidelis Art Prints has become synonymous with exceptional quality and service and has grown a loyal and influential readership. If you’d like to partner with Fidelis and reach our audience, please contact Fidelis’ advertising team and we’ll come up with a campaign package to suit your needs.
Fidelis Liability Policy
Important information about artwork insurance
While every effort is made to ensure your original painting, film or supplied digital file is handled with care while in production at Fidelis, we cannot be held responsible for the loss or any damage that may occur to your property while it is on our site. …Read more
Privacy Policy
Your personal information is required to process orders and to better address each visitor request and special need. We recognize that privacy of your personal information is important. We will never sell your personal information to a third party or share it with another source. …Read more
