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    Blick Art Materials

    3.6 (111 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Updated 2 weeks ago

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    Pencils galore
    Darren Y.

    Great supplies for the artist. Located in the heart of the pearl district there's ample street parking and there is a streetcar stop right around the corner. This place is huge and has pretty much anything I've ever needed. Pens, pencils, brushes, paper. I also bought a desk and some canvases as well. Staff is super friendly and helpful. I'm not sure how the prices fare - always felt a tad expensive but you're paying for convenience and quality. They offer student discounts too!

    Katherine F.

    Bamboozled in the framing department - Frustrating, disappointing, expensive, dishonest and unfair I brought in a large poster for framing, wanting a modern, flat frame for it with museum glass. This was my first (and last) experience with Blick. The employee (who no longer works there) who "designed" the "project" insisted that only certain molded frame styles would work, which he indicated to me to choose from. I didn't like any of them, but selected one. In addition, I replaced the glass in another large poster and an artwork which were already framed (3 "projects") for a total of over $550 at "half price." The framed poster looks ridiculous - like a window with a poster in it. I asked if I could get the frame swapped out, since I had gone with the employee's regrettable recommendation. No such luck. I'll be taking the poster to another frame shop. Wish I had walked out instead of doing business with Blick Art Materials. ""

    Kelvin Y.

    Amazing selections of fun and serious Art supplies. We visited Blick Art Materials on a Saturday. There were several staff members roaming the store who were very helpful in directing us to the supplies we were looking for. Wide aisles. Displays were well organized. Overall a great shopping experience. Service was fast, friendly and efficient.

    Blick on Glisan
    Michele R.

    Although shown as Utrecht Art supplies on the Yelp page, this store is now Blick Art Materials...see exterior store photo...as Blick acquired Utrecht in April. Based on my first visit yesterday, Blick seems like a fabulous resource of supplies for artists at all levels from scaredtobe (like me) to wannabe to newbie to serious student to accomplished professional and across mediums. Lots of windows on Glisan side, brightly lit, well stocked, friendly staff, cool floors (seriously,...look down...reclaimed from a high school gym), great music (lovely classical yesterday but the staff says they get to choose something new each day), plus lots of friendly and helpful staff to direct we who are completely intimidated in an art supply store to find our way. My intimidation at the idea of art creation was started by my third grade teacher in a NE Portland public school classroom who held up my attempt to create a lamb picture out of cotton balls and craft paper to the rest of the class and said the following: "I hope all of you are doing a better job than this." No. I did not make that up. Perhaps it is because I am so artistically challenged myself that I so love art of all kinds as created by others. (I also still love crayons and to color, in and outside the lines, but that's my little secret so please don't tell.) Maybe it is why I was so grateful to the welcoming and unpretentious staff here for not making me feel like a failure when I asked questions about a couple of things in the store that I was going to buy for an artistic friend. I can't imagine an art supply they don't have at Blick. I was mesmerized by the beautiful art papers, hand made lovely things, that were art in themselves. And if you're trying to find something unique as a gift for little children, you might find it here, as we did, in things like budding artists sets of paints and chalk and craft papers and stickers. It might help move them away from watching images on a screen created by others and into their imaginations to allow them to express themselves in art. Then maybe the greatest gift of all is no matter what it is they hold up to show you is to say something like the following, "That is such a interesting piece you've created! I can't wait to see what you'll show me next." THIS N THAT: 1) PARKING: Although this part of the Pearl District is as parking scarce as all others, it is not as hard to find a spot on street as you might expect it to be during business hours. 2) ACCESSIBILITY: Level in to door and ramp right alongside interior stairs leads to fully level store inside with lots of room in aisles. 3) FRAME STOCK: Looks like a great assortment of picture framing stock; one of my favorite things to peruse.

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    Everything art related that you need- and MORE! Staff seem very knowledgeable and willing to help.

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    I have been buying online from Blick for many years, and they carry every art supply you can imagine

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    A little pricy but worth saving for, plus all the little du-dads are amazing!!!!!!!!!

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    Several items framed at the Pearl shop over the past decade; the interaction and execution are consistently 1st rate. Highly recommended.

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    Wow, this store is an artist version of wonderland. They have so many cool items, options for paper and quality with expert staff to help.

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    The one manager there was super helpful to me and knew a lot about all the different supplies.

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    Inherited print before framing

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