in East Williamsburg (at the Greenpoint border) and 307 2nd Street in Park Slope. There are three Brooklyn locations, at 1449 Broadway in Bushwick, 761 Metropolitan Ave. Colored pencils, watercolor pencils, graphite and oil pastel kits at Artist & Craftsman Supply. The 100% employee-run company was founded in 1985 as a small art supply store in the Portland, Maine area and has since grown throughout the United States. If you visit the Artist & Craftsman Supply website, complete with its own artistry blog, it’s easy to see why any of the business’s stores can be the only stop needed during an art supply run. on the weekends.Īrtist & Craftsman Supply Entrance to Artist & Craftsman Supply store on Metropolitan Avenue. Low Brow Artique is open from 12 to 8 p.m. You can read Bushwick Daily’s interview with Bishop203 here. The owner, Bishop203, who is known for his street art, stated in an interview with Street Art NYC that he felt Bushwick, as an emergent art community, was lacking in the supplies department. The artique also sells sketchbooks and gesso, among other items. Low Brow, as opposed to “highbrow art,” has a wide array of spray paints on display, including Ironlak, Black Montana and Gold Montana, and they’re all selling at competitive prices, many for under $10. but has since moved to 321 Starr St, where the business continues to support street art. This art boutique (hence artique) originally set up shop at 143 Central Ave.
Low Brow Artique Exterior of Low Brow, located on Starr Street
Whether you’re currently tackling a work in progress, moving onto the next project or want to try something new, visit a local art supply store to give back to the community and talk to some experts while doing so! And where would the art scene be without the local art supply stores selling the necessary tools? With the neighborhood’s abundant number of murals, art galleries and show spaces, Bushwick has become a center for Brooklyn’s vibrant art scene.