The Chico Art Center has some of the best Art receptions around. The best part is their…read moreinclusivity when in come to acceptance fore artist's of all abilities.

I find the art at the art center causal. The art represents the Chico community as it should. Wide…read morerange of art and still levels. It is a monthly walk through for me. No one to look over your shoulder to sell you something. Good classes are offered and the staff is very friendly and helpful.

Great service and impeccable work. Fantastic selection of options…read more Absolutely professional.

I trusted them with an old picture of my grandmother that badly needed repair, reframing and…read moreprotection from sun. We spent time selecting the perfect border and frame and the result was beautiful. My husband just commissioned a new piece of art and we will take it here for framing.

Avenue 9 Gallery is wonderful . I enjoy the art every time I go there…read more I love the fact that the gallery changes artist regularly. I highly recommend this a trip to it.

Nice gallery of fairly unique but expensive art. A bit of a drive from the downtown Chico area but…read morealong beautiful Esplanade. The art gallery is all paintings and prints, mostly from artists outside the Chico area. Beautifully done and displayed very well. Prices are very high (as you'd expect for great art) so they were out of our range but we enjoyed the gallery.

Teacher Janet Blixt is not only incredibly talented as an artist but also gifted as a teacher. Her…read moresoft demeanor and loving encouragement brings out the best in my three daughters as they express themselves in drawing and painting. My girls always remember their first class with her where she read them a book called "Ish". It was a special book about how things don't have to look perfect to be perfectly made they just need to look "flower-ish" or "house-ish". It was a great way to allow the children to understand that their art could be uniquely theirs.

My granddaughter enjoyed her classes and learned so much. She loves to draw and her skills have…read moredefinitely improved since starting Janet's class. Janet is a wonderful teacher and is great with the kids.

Absolutely beautiful glasswork, the craftsmanship is stunning. Don't think it's the glass section…read moreof home goods it's artwork and it's worth every penny spent. The curator was super informative and kind.

Orient & Flume looks like it has been around since the 70s'. If you like glass vases and other…read moreitems you will love this place. It is not at all fancy. The work is what you want to see. If you don't like glass items you will be bored. We were not bored for a second. What we really loved was the man who may be the owner who knows everything about hand blown glass. I love glass vases. They also have glass nick knacks, not for me, but maybe you. Orient & Flume produces fine art glass. All their work is signed. They have iridescent and crystal clear glass. The vases are stunning. Take care of them, they are expensive. Nationally acclaimed for its excellence in design since 1972, they have won some awards and may even be in a gallery or two, I am not sure. I just know that the service was great. I got a wonderful vase and am a happy camper.

Went and checked out this band King idiot. Dec22 2024.it was some chick's b day party. King idiot…read morewas Awesome. Great music . Nice venue. Excellent talent ..

I was at the gallery the other day for a (musical) show, so I cannot say what it's like there when…read morethere aren't chairs set up. Acoustically, it appeared to be fine. Visually, it was lovely to see musicians with cool art in the background, although the art on one of the walls to the left was sort of lame. I did like the goldfish, but next to that were some ho-hum photos that didn't look like they belonged. Drinks. I don't know if this is normal, but it was $3 for a beer/wine. Fine by me! It's not a huge space, but it accommodated 30-50 people quite comfortably. The (1) bathroom was clean, had all supplies necessary, and had a functioning locking door.

Beautiful, small art shop located in the corner…read more My friend took me here because he loves the artist who puts famous buildings and photoshops it in the middle of no where - really great concept! The employee that approached that was very friendly. She explained to us about the artist and how he was able to do it. After looking at that artwork, we looked around the store and found some really interesting place. I found this shop more interesting than most museums, to be honest.

I picked up some great photographs by a local artist here over the weekend. The items I selected…read morewere on consignment and were surprisingly inexpensive, though I felt like the prices on the other items in the gallery were marked up a bit high, but that seems to be part of a larger trend evident at galleries all over the place, so I can't really fault them for that. They seemed to have a large selection of work by local artists which I think is fantastic. The glass art that was on display was gorgeous, even if they did have quite a few glass pumpkins mixed in there. I'll be the first to admit, I do not get the whole glass pumpkin thing, they are everywhere! Do that many people really like pumpkins? Or are there just that many women running around with Cinderella complexes? Anyway, they had several (non-squash) pieces that I would've loved to have come home with. Maybe next time. The staff at the gallery was friendly and helpful without being overbearing. I would definitely check them out again.

Arguably some of the best traditional stained glass artists in the Country. Stop in and say hi.read more

I'm new to mosaic work and wanted to do a project using stained glass rather then tile. Stopped in…read moreat Needham Glass, explained that this was a new craft for me and they were just wonderful. I found all the glass I needed in their cut piece remnant cart. They showed me how to use some of the hand tools, ordered me others that I would need and...are you ready?..offered to let me borrow one of their hand tools to use until mine arrived!! Wonderful guys, doing gorgeous work and generous in sharing their time and knowledge.

This was a last minute idea. Wine tasting in Butte county. We are not a big fan of sweet , light…read morewines but they were tasty. The friendliest service and dog friendly too. We did by a few bottles of wine and look forward to enjoying them.

Stopped by on our way to Chico (exit 376 off of US 99) and found a great family-owned tasting room…read morehidden in plain sight! Arrived just as a bridal shower party left, (they have a small venue room to the side) so we we not crowded or hurried. We really enjoyed the tasting, led by our super-friendly server Becca, and left with an assortment of their wines, all good values.

Great exhibit, friendly docent and beautiful building my only regret was I wanted to buy something…read moreat the gift store but nothing tempted me.

Fantastic exhibits. Do not miss their Avian Art Exhibit that starts in late January. A great…read moreinhouse collection of art and shows that encompass artist from all of the North State. A great library of books to study also.