Checked out Blick for crochet yarn. It was not too crowded. The store is bright and inviting. Plentiful staff located around store with name tags and aprons if assistance is needed. There are a lot of arts & crafts items, paints, brushes, etc. Prices are decent and can range depending on the product. There was a line at the cashier but moved quickly. Recommended for crafts projects. Good selection. read more

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Cheaper than Michael's. Very helpful staff. You can request online price match if you have an account with them but they charge shipping fee which is ridiculous especially if you have to carry the items yourself (imagine heavy canvas), which makes no sense. Might as well order online and save yourself the hassle of carrying anything. Minus 2 stars because the logic ain't logicalling. read more

I loves me a cool art store. At the front are fun little knick knacks and books that would make lovely gifts. How to make hats for your cat out of their cat fur? Here ya go. Coloring books for people who love tattoos? Here ya go. The different departments are laid out very well and have a ton of variety. Super friendly service - lots of staff roaming the floors and I was asked several times if I needed assistance. read more

Their framing is beautiful! I've had a couple of watercolors framed there, and they have a nice selection of frames and mats. Their framers are helpful, and they do a great job and wrap the final work really well. Price is the only reason I've marked it down to 4 stars. They regularly have framing sales where prices are 50% or 60% off - don't even think about paying full price! Get on their email list so you know when their sales are. But even with the deep discount, I find the prices high. read more

Heart breaking, hurt to find out that Anthony the #1 best knowledgeable, helpful manager at the store located at 443 Broadway NYC is leaving. Everything should be done to prevent that from happening. There will be a void in the store. He will be miss primarily by customers and staffs. read more

A few days ago I stopped into Blick shortly before closing because I was on a time crunch and needed to quickly purchase an air brush and compressor. Since this was my first time buying a higher quality air brush set, I spoke to Eleanor who was very helpful in giving me advice on what the best machines would be for what I was looking for. I ended up going with the Blick/Iwata collab kit which comes with everything needed for air brushing (air brush, compressor, spray out jar, inks, cleaning supplies, etc.) It's been so incredibly helpful and made a huge difference in the cosplay costumes I was making compared to the dinky, battery-run air brushes from Amazon. Eleanor even helped give me a discount by price matching the kit from online. Really appreciate it! read more

I hate leaving bad reviews, but sometimes it's the only way to get feedback across. I hope artists will continue to shop at Blick (over online retailers) and support brick and mortar. But I had a horrible experience with management here and had to engage in a unnecessary argument over a product. I bought 5 cans of spray paint for a project. The employee was very helpful and patient in finding the exact colors for me. Unfortunately, he was misinformed (probably by the manager), that the cans I were buying were semi-gloss and not matte. I needed matte for this specific project. I used one of the cans when I got back to the studio and immediately saw that it was glossy and had a shine to it. I looked up the can (Montana gold) on Blick's Website and it said "semigloss". Not an issue, blick is a 10min walk from me, so the next day I head back exchange these for the matte cans. When I go to exchange, the manager basically yells at me, saying the Montana gold cans are matte and that "real, professional artists" have said they're matte. He said he's tired of arguing with people like me, and that "real artists" have already said it's a matte finish. He then goes to the back and pulls out a sample he had sprayed and shows it to me.. it is clearly semi gloss, which I point out. He then tells me it was sprayed on shiny paper.. I'm really disappointed with how he escalated a simple exchange. It's frustrating because i want to support Blick (anything besides Amazon), but what makes it worth supporting is the customer service and the people/artists Blick provides jobs to. Please work on your customer service blick manager and leave your poor attitude at home. read more

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Beautiful frames. Great craftsmanship. Very friendly. And included the materials to hang! 5/5

A professional, knowledgeable and timely Staff in the picture / photo mounting and framing team!

The store is great, people on the floor are knowledgeable, but why have someone at the counter who gives a dirty look and spits with contempt, did I find everything I was looking for ... in such a way that you wouldn't want to ask anything; why not have persons who are happy working with people. My Amazon guys are at least neutral, and usually approachable, helpful, eager to see the dogs even. read more

Hi! I got help by Eleanor today. She is very knowledgeable and very insightful in advice. Thank you!!! Eve read more

The team did such a good job on my frame. I had a huge and heavy piece (30" x 72") and they got it done no problem - couldn't recommend more. read more

I was walking down Broadway last week when I realized there was a new Blick location. As the flagship store, it's massive inside, with another floor downstairs and it covers a wide variety of art materials and media. Definitely your best choice for art supplies in the area. read more

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Had the best experience at this Blick location. Eleanor was a huge help processing my checkout and ensuring I got the best price for my easel. She went above and beyond also building a handle for me to carry the heavy easel. I will definitely be back! Thanks, Eleanor! read more

The Blick store soho (2201)staff: Esther,Eleanor, Anthony and Mary are awesome, very knowledgeable, have a lot of patience to deal ​ With 2 teenagers. We were blessed to have their assistance read more

Great place! The staff were extremely nice and helpful, especially Anthony and Aaliyah!

Super friendly staff here. Things are so well organized also and the colors are beautiful. Tons of unique gifts for non-artists also. It's an artist's heaven, but equally fun for others. read more

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Beautiful new, open layout store. Staff is friendly and helpful. Lots of cool items up by the register. My only complaint is that I came here for cross-stitching items. They have all of the thread I needed, but really lacked in other items that are used for cross-stitching. I know it's an old-school art, but help out an old Gen X-er on more supplies like stitching fabric (you only carried a few Aida 14 count), wax for thread, cross-stitch kits. read more

Good selection. Big store. Friendly staff. I like the chocolate toffees. Understandable prices.

Store looks amazing and great customer service, i didnt get her name , but she had half grey hair and she was so nice and helpful

Pretty good selection, though what I wanted was not in stock. Clean, bright store. Easy to find what you need.

very helpful and knowledgeable staff. Noah was able to guide me to the right solution for my custom framing need

This was my second time at this store. Attended the grand opening a few weeks ago with a sketching group. It was a nice experience. Staff was pleasant and very helpful. After Pearl Paint closed long ago, it was great to have a big art supply store back in the area. This shopping experience was totally different. The manager I had to deal with regarding a return/ exchange (with receipt) was rude and brusque. The bathrooms were closed to patrons. It seems that the weekday staff consists of some snarky, attitude laden hipsters who are taking the Soho store address far too seriously. The other locations are friendlier, more helpful and better stocked. Completely turned off by this particular store, staff and approach to customer service . There is too much competition out there both online and in person for this store to have crappy customer service. read more

The best well supplied and organized art store to be found in NYC.. Bravo!!! The most extraordinary collection of art papers and incredible craft supplies! read more

me and wife were visiting nyc from Texas and we happen to come across this art supply store there are not many high end art supply stores like in this in Texas so we stopped in to get our daughter some begging supplies for drawing fashion the worker Leslie that helped us was a tremouds amobut of help she explained everything about the type of mech pencils to use the different sizes of refills for the pencil and the best book to draw in for a beginner. if you are ever in nyc and stop at this location ask for Leslie you will not be disappointed in the service you get read more

The employees here are not trained on the merchandise they have or don't have. Blick drove out all the independent art stores in NYC and now were left with this. After the reshuffle of the store locations in Manhattan the quality has gone way down. read more

A poor replacement for the East Village location. I was sent here by staff at Union Square for paint not available there, but this store sent me on to another location. To their mind, another Blick. To my mind, Amazon. Dunno why anyone was calling this a flagship at all. It's lacking. read more

staff was so friendly and helpful! they kept checking up on me because i was so visibly lost and they answered all my questions politely. would visit again! read more