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April 2024 by rodger Williams
Great everything is nice and neatly displayedstaff was very helpful.
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February 2024 by Julie Garrett
Heaven for artists. Everything you need to buy for your project except creativity. Huge paper section. (I bought some Italian paper/prints of flowers, mushrooms, birds, etc for about $6 each that I plan to frame.) They have a huge selection of journals, too. Michaels is a consumerist joke compared to this store. Honestly, you could spend two hours here, salivating.
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December 2023 by Kate Young
Still haven’t received my order but did just receive an unpleasant email saying they will grant me a student discount once (!?) I’m an online student! They don’t know when they’ll ship my order, I’ve called four times but no one picks up. I received my Blick order 2 days ago that I placed at the same time. Blick also offers discounts as do other art supply stores. Plus, RISD charged close to $20 for shipping and Blick’s shipping was free. Disappointing . . .
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June 2023 by Esther Helas
It’s similar to the Blick store, except they have a smaller selection with more variety. I would even recommend the 3D works store as it has a similar aesthetic and is geared towards mixed media art. The 2D store has a gift shop attached, a cafe on the second floor managed by THE sweetest woman. And RISD merch designed by the school alumni. It’s definitely a student hotspot, but it’s welcoming to any kind of artist or creative. And the staff are very friendly so don’t be afraid to ask for help.As for the pricing, it’s comparable to Blick or Jerry Artarama, and can be discounted if you’re a student. Overall, great location, good staff and affordable prices.
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May 2023 by Gabriella Delacroix
They have a lot of great art supplies and some cool gifts at this store. Most of the people that work here are really nice. It's too bad the Store Director is inept and worthless.
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September 2022 by Robert S.
This store has pretty much everything you want for art supplies from brushes to oil to watercolors to markers and pencils. I have been there a few times to get supplies for my painting hobby that I need to be more focused on.. It's walking distance from the condo, so no parking issues for me. The staff working here is efficient and friendly.
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February 2022 by Forest Rogers
Though fairly small, this store has a well-chosen, intriguing selection of materials, as well as some charming and unusual gift items. The staff has been helpful and friendly. I enjoy going there. A discount is available if you are affiliated with RISD, or if you have a RISD Museum membership. That's mighty nice. I'll add that a special order was placed and received, and I felt well taken care of.
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February 2022 by Carrie “Cory” C
Easy to spend a lot there. The store has a lot of fun stuff. The staff are few and far between, but both employees I spoke to were friendly and wanted to help. I will happily return when I need more supplies.
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January 2022 by Cory See
Easy to spend a lot there. The store has a lot of fun stuff. The staff are few and far between, but both employees I spoke to were friendly and wanted to help. I will happily return when I need more supplies.
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November 2021 by Laura S.
Great store, passing thru with my niece looking at colleges and was pleasantly surprised with the cool items I found. Yes usual college paraphernalia, but i found some great retro coasters and a really cool bag. The young woman at the counter was also very nice and helpful!
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April 2021 by Summer ken
Ordered some supplies from their website. They arrived in a timely manner and were well packaged. This is a reputable, dependable online retailer.
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February 2020 by Taylor Bean
Expensive but I guess that's to be expected being the risd art store. great selection
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February 2020 by Sarah A.
The RISD store is a great place for gift shopping. They also have nice cards. The main reason I frequent the RISD store, however, is for their reasonably priced, lightweight and well fitting tee shirts. The shirts feature the RISD logo and are available in a variety of styles for about $15. My favorite is the black shirt with the white RISD logo. They also have a nice assortment of hats and bags. Note that there is a discount on some items for those with a Brown affiliation, but the discount apparently is not valid on the tee shirts. Sad. This is also a great place to grab any art supplies you may need. The art supplies are located in the front of the store and the gifts and tee shirt items are in the back.
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November 2019 by Tim Sullivan
Prices are okay but the staff are genuinely interested. Decent store with a fat selection and variety of tools for art.
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October 2019 by Laxman Chandwani
You will get most of supplies for art classes which you wont get in other stores
