{"id":189203,"date":"2026-03-12T21:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/189203\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T21:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:00:10","slug":"art-supply-shop-sam-flax-announces-imminent-move-out-of-colonialtown-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/189203\/","title":{"rendered":"Art supply shop Sam Flax announces imminent move out of Colonialtown location"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Sam Flax Credit: Hannah Glogower<\/p>\n

Stalwart arts-supply destination Sam Flax has announced an imminent move from its longtime Colonialtown location, with the building going up for sale.<\/p>\n

The somewhat jarring announcement came via social media<\/a> this week, though it was framed as a positive move by the owners: \u201cWe are moving and we couldn\u2019t be more excited for what\u2019s ahead! Our new location will be home to everything you love and MORE!\u201d<\/p>\n

Sam Flax has been at its current location at 1800 E. Colonial Drive since 2011, though the business has been operating in Orlando since the 1990s. <\/p>\n

Per Orlando Business Journal<\/a>, the property has just been put up for sale by the building\u2019s owners \u2014 Bishop Wood Partners \u2014 for an asking price of $5.3 million. (If it ends up as an arts-store-themed craft cocktail bar, we\u2019re going to lose what\u2019s left of our minds.)<\/p>\n

Beyond the announcement of a move out of their Mondrian-esque, mural-festooned building, no indication has been given of a timeline for closure, or indeed where Sam Flax will end up. A search is currently underway for suitable locations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to welcome you into this next era of Sam Flax,\u201d said Sam Flax management in the announcement of the move. A fair chunk of Orlando creatives will be waiting as well.<\/p>\n

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