The Art Mart — Local services in Portland

I've always had a bit of an off experience here...but hey, it's an independently owned art store, right? It's worth a little oddity to support local business, IMHO...

Anyway, the whole reason I went was to browse the selection of acrylic paints. The owner and a customer were in the middle of the tiny acrylics area. The. Entire. Time. I loitered for almost 20 minutes elsewhere in the store waiting for them to move their really loud conversation elsewhere or part ways, seeing how me trying politely to edge them out of that little space (too little for three adults even if you are no longer concerned about covid; it's just rude manners) and they never stopped. I'm not sure whether that customer being chatted to death actually wanted to be part of that, but I'll be shopping elsewhere in...

I am doing a drawing class for college this semester and I had a big list of supplies I needed to get. I have been struggling to find the things that I needed and when I walked into this store, I was instantly relieved because I could tell they would have everything I needed. The owner came up to me immediately and asked if I needed anything. They didn’t have the pastel set I needed at the time but he went out of his way to help me create that art set so I left with everything that I needed. He went out of his way to make sure I was all set and I am so grateful for all of the help. He was very knowledgeable and kind. I absolutely recommend this place and this is where I will go for ALL of my art supplies going...

Needed a gold crown for my Halloween costume and not only did the staff here help me choose great materials they made an awesome crown for me! (Skip the corporate Halloween stores next time, even if you don't think you can do it yourself these folks can help!) New to the area and I've been here a few times to get arts and craft supplies for my daughter and not only do they have a great selection, the staff is super nice and creative and I've learned a...