Kerbside pickup
Yes
The Leagues Fine Art Supply Store in New York
Categories
Location on the map
New York, New York County, New York, US
Service options
In-store pick-up
Yes
In-store shopping
Yes
Health and safety
Mask required
Yes
Staff wear masks
Yes
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible car park
No
Planning
Quick visit
Yes
Payments
Debit cards
Yes
Credit cards
Yes
Phone: +1 212-247-4510
Site: https://www.theartstudentsleague...
Site: https://www.theartstudentsleague...
Opening hours
- Monday:8:30AM–8:30PM
- Tuesday:8:30AM–8:30PM
- Wednesday:8:30AM–8:30PM
- Thursday:8:30AM–8:30PM
- Friday:8:30AM–8:30PM
- Saturday:8:30AM–4:30PM
- Sunday:Closed
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Comments (74)
Cant wait never been to the store before looking forward!
I am new to everything watercolor and read that the League was the place to shop for quality supplies. Mr. James Russell, who manages the shop, spent a lot of time showing me the difference between various brushes - Kolinsky vs. synthetics, and I ended up purchasing a high end sable and moderately priced synthetic. I had many questions; he didnt have to spend as much time with me as he did. I was from out of town and looking to invest in a few quality tools and walked out the door with a small bundle of supplies for my short stay in NYC. I was glad that Mr. Russell suggested enrolling in a water color class when I got back home. I saw Mr. Russells suggestion as a source of inspiration, as opposed to another customer in a previous post who took offense at the suggestion that he might benefit from expanding his artistic endeavors through continuing education. The shop is located in the lobby of an esteemed art institution! The people who work there are artists who want to encourage participation in the arts! This should not come as a shock to anyone. I am in the medical profession and welcomed the advice of a professional artist.The shop is small and you are not going to be bombarded with rows of miscellaneous or novelty art paraphernalia. On the contrary, you will find varying tiers of art essentials. Student and professional grade products line the shelves - the same products recommended by instructors. If you have questions and feel intimidated about products, the people there are lovely and want to help you find tools that suit your needs. I had a great experience and hope you will too. Thank you, Mr. Russell!
This place may seem unimpressive at first but dont be discouraged by its size. It is a shanty store, cramped, but its the sweet atmosphere provided by its quirky staff that makes the crowded place really manageable. Accompanied by pleasant music and pleasanter young staff, its easy to make this place a frequent little stop.Theyve got all your essential art necessities and probably everything else. From gouache to watercolors, various papers and various pens, theyve got it for you. Dont be afraid to ask anything, as it might be hard to find something specific in such a small area stacked with so many products. A worker is happy to help! Whenever Im in the city, Ill know to swing by here!
Pretty good spot for arts. Slowly becoming a process of elimination type of choice with Pearl arts going out of bizness which was the mecca of all things crafty in the bay area. Moderate pricing with decent customer service. Online shop has much better selection.
This is a pretty small art supply store in the art school. Go inside and it’s ahead on the left. They manage to cram a very respectable amount of supplies in there, though. And the people who worked there were friendly and knowledgeable about their products. I bought a small 3-pack of 5x7” Gessobords, and I thought they were a decent price at $8 and change. If I lived in the city, I would definitely shop here as needed. I asked them if they carried any Rosemary Brushes, and I appreciated that they let me know where I could find them. They noted that only suppliers with a special pricing agreement with them could offer them at a decent price...I think that’s nice that they’re cost-conscious. Some art shops act like money is no object, and that’s not a realistic situation for most artists. I also took a moment to go upstairs to see the art gallery for the school on the 2nd floor. It was fun and I probably only spent about 10 minutes doing that.
They should charge admission!
If you need art supplies you have to check this place out
Best of category supplies, wide selection of the best brands across all mediums. I like shopping at the League because the instructors who are the most knowledgeable of artists implicitly endorse the products because they send us to this store to buy our supplies. Very reasonably priced. Best of is my bottom line.
I paint at the league and I often find myself restraining the urge to run down to shop or browse. The personnel are very friendly and knowledgeable and the inventory is well-stocked and accessible. The store is cozy and warm and a good place to think about what youre purchasing. Highly recommended.
The ASL Supply Store is simply great! It has a good selection of the basics all artists need - pencils, paper, paints, mediums, grounds (oil and acrylic), brushes, sculpture tools, and much more. But most importantly, the items are very reasonably priced. One of my favorite recent discoveries there is the KUM pencil sharpener, that sells for about $4.50 at the League Store, and about $8. elsewhere. Its certainly worth $8., but I love that I can get this two step process sharpener - that works perfectly for both mechanical lead pencils as well as wooden ones, and even includes extra blades - so inexpensively that I can afford to buy some for my artist friends too.The help is very good, and the diversity of supplies in a rather small space is amazing. The League smocks are handy, and the plaster casts of the features (eyes, nose, lips and ears, based on Michaelangelos David sculpture) are well made and very reasonably priced (about $30.)I cant say enough good things for the League store. It is really a boon for artists in the city, not just students at the League (I am a former student, like almost everyone else).
Ive been shopping at the League Store for years; its one of the last, small, independent stores anywhere. It doesnt have everything an artist could want, but packed into the small space is an amazing assortment of stuff. I usually find everything I want, and it supports the League as well...
It’s a small art store, but it has everything an art student may need. As someone who’s learning to watercolor, I found the paint and brush selection very fitting. Bonus: It feels good to support a small art store instead of a big chain.
Nice enough but quite small. The products seem to be high quality. I didnt find what I was looking for but the staff was very helpful in giving directions to another art supply store.
I am a student at the ASL and always find what I need for class in the Art Supply Store. The store is very small, but somehow or other seems to have exactly what I need at a reasonable price. So happy it is there!
Nice staff, but very small selection. Just wanted some white acrylic, but the largest they had was 8 oz, and at no cheaper than $20.
Beautiful store.. small but beautiful
Wow! Small but they have everything from pastels to rock chisells. And open late. Great to find a new place to get art supplies upper midtown west now that Lees is gone.
“Hi, I’m a total newbie in regard to in-““ARE YOU ENROLLED IN A CLASS???”“-ks .... no, I’m not?”“WELL WHY NOT!?”This was followed by a pontificating, condescending, and honestly pretentious, lecture about beginning as an artist ... because the guy chose not to listen to the *entire* question, from a guy who just wanted to ask about Copic pens, and the like, for exploring something fun with Inktober.I will never waste my time in here again.
Small but sturdy. well-stocked for such a small footprint. very friendly staff. supports the League which is one of the finest institutions of learning in the city.
You need vaccination.... to buy art supplies
Wonderful to shop where the supplies are sold by people who work as artists ! Quality supplies the shop is small but has a good selection .
Love this store! Very friendly and knowledgeable associates ready to help. Great selection and prices.
Amazing place, the people are friendly, the supplies are good; professional.
Very small space but a good selection of supplies from student grade to professional.
Its a great store, very fairly priced.
Best place to buy art supplies. The shop has everything related to art like brushes, paints, canvas, papers etc
Great location, nice selection, and extremely helpful staff. Well worth a visit!
Very small, but densely packed with top notch art materials.
Good store but they didnt have what I needed...
This is a determined art school that supplies its students with the best materials at an affordable price.
Very small but well stocked considering the tiny footprint
Quality merchandise. Great staff...they speak to you like youre family.
Nice little art shop with wide variety of things
Very helpful staff with good selection, didn’t make a newbie feel new or shamed of being new. Will go back.
I found what I was looking for. The store seems to have a little bit of everything
Extremely handy. Open Sunday. Good prices.
Great little store with very helpful and friendly staff
Very small yet they had what I needed.
A very small selection, however the staff were very helpful.
Packed with art supplies and beautifully organized. A midtown secret for affordable fine art supplies!!
Great little store stuffed with products.
Small but did the trick, they have everything you need
No one knew what they were doing. Seemed like a hang out place for regulars.
Friendly staff, nice selection of professional tools
Its really really small. Its basically a closet.
Really not much to choose from
Has everything you need/want
I will definitely be back!
The store needs more supplies.
Lovely little hidden gem in an art school
Got awesome pices from here
Closed Sundays June-August
Its like Hogwarts for artists
Lovely
Small with limited supplies
Small but Stacked!
Nice
I loved it
Great place
Very small, less than a room. According to photos it looks like a big shopping center
I was disappointed with some expensive products
Small but good to get out of the way.
Small shop with many art items
Too small, it does not correspond to the photographs
Total reviews rating 4.2
74 Reviews for The Leagues Fine Art Supply Store 2023:
Review №1
2022-03-15I was asked for a vaccination card in order to shop in the art supply store. Not sure if the people in charge of putting up these ridiculous rules are in touch with the reality…but not only the mask mandates are lifted in New York, but it’s an absolute discrimination to require a medical record from someone who was merely looking to access the retail shop. The section about Inclusion and Diversity shouldn’t even exist on their website…
Review №2
2022-02-28Wonderful man that works at the store! Passionate, friendly and very talkative!! Great selection of art supplies on the go!
Review №3
2022-04-12Still asking for vaccination cards here…makes no sense to me…but hey it’s your business. I think is discrimination specially after the mandates have been lifted state wide.
Review №4
2021-12-18I make it a point never to shop here. Jerrys Artarama is more then half off everything online. I will never shop here again in a coat check closet boutique run by angry bitter jerks. Im so glad Im done with this dump of an organization. Over priced and over rated store, school, staff, members etc. Every button head there is brain washed and drank the koolaid. This is NOT a real art school and NOT a real art store. That institute died decades ago with fraud, theft and zero talent trash. Good luck peddling chinese pencils.
Review №5
2022-05-04Its very disgusting when someone asks you for your personal medical information to enter a building. How did this organization become so fascistic?
Review №6
2022-02-06Its not fair!!!! I wish I live next to this place...I The Leagues Fine Art Supply Store not to go to my The Leagues Fine Art Supply Store.
Review №7
2021-09-17Had that pencil sharpener I needed and at a better price than Amazon, thank you!
Review №8
2022-05-11Great for sudden needs like running out of museum board or Emerald Green paint.
Review №9
2022-05-03Rude unexperienced costumer services. very small shop. i wasted my time in this shop
Review №10
2021-02-26I intentionally went to this store over a Blick that was closer to me because it wasnt a chain. I bought over $100 worth of canvas stretchers, and dealt with the young clerk and the store manager at the time. Less than a week later, I called inquiring if I could not return, but merely exchange, some of the canvas stretchers for different sizes. Despite this being an approximately 15x20ft independent art store, because I no longer had my receipt, I would not be able to exchange the items. Not a world tragedy, but just shameful honestly. So much for wanting to work with the smaller stores.