23062 Highway 34, Barnesville, Mn 56514

Strong, simple, functional.

Barnesville Easels was founded in 1996 by Tim Ray, an artist and art instructor with decades of experience in the classroom. Our locally manufactured art studio furniture is used by high schools, community colleges, and universities from Nova Scotia to California and points in between.

Our design philosophy has always been, ‘Make it strong, simple, and functional.’ Our easels, drawing donkeys, taborets, and stackable tables are designed to withstand vigorous classroom use on a daily basis.

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The Barnesville Stak Easel™ was designed for multi-use studios. Weighing only 18 pounds, it’s easy for even small students to stack to reconfigure your space

What's the big deal with two posts?

Many easels support work on only a single post. They may have three posts, but the locking unit, the principal point of support, is on the center post. 

Both the Barnesville Slope and Stak Easels™ are true two-post easels, providing stable support at two points

The Stak Easel™ uses a pair of clips to secure stretchers to the easel. Adjusting individually means they readily accommodate asymmetrical canvases.

The tensioning knob on the support ledge of the Slope Easel is centered, but it tightens the interior steel bar against both outside posts for maximum stability. We think this simple design choice results in the sturdiest, most dependable easels available—our two-post easels can reliably support the largest and heaviest artwork.