Reddi-Arts

I was looking for framing and Reddi-​Arts came up on the list. I had never heard of them, which is odd as I’ve lived here all my life, but it’s always funny what’s right under your nose. Initially I phoned, and spoke with Patty (Patti?) and she was exceptionally helpful with regard to the way their framing works, time frames (no pun intended), and varied cost estimates. A week or two later, I brought the print in for framing and Jen assisted us. She was just bubbly, full of personality, and fabulous to work with. She made the process real easy, presented us with matting options and within a few minutes I was done.
I’ll update this when I pick up the final product.
The store has a great selection of art pens, pencils, brushes, coloring books for stress/​relaxation, gifts, and greeting cards. It’s a real neat store that’s truly a Jacksonville treasure.

If you need any type of art supply, this is the place to go. Lots of paint, markers, books, brushes, etc. It’s my teen’s favorite store! And the staff is very helpful when you’re just not quite sure what it is you need.
They also will order things for you if you have a special request and they are able to find it through their suppliers. Great store to get ideas for projects as well.

Very cool shop! Has a large selection, especially paints and notebooks. However, they didn’t have empty half pans for watercolors, or any more Daniel Smith paints. But I did find a lot of notebooks and brands that Michaels doesn’t have. They also have a lot of interesting other things like buttons, handmade items, art for sale, etc.

Sadly, I’ve no talent as an artist but I love this store. There’s a gallery, they have beautiful items for sale, unusual gifts and a framing department. We dropped off a painting to be framed 9 months ago then got into a very bad collision. Hit and run. We kept meaning to drop by and get it but life and a trillion medical visits later kept us busy. Finally we dropped by, half expecting it to be gone due to the long delay. Happily, it was there and framed beautifully. The lady who patiently helped us choose the frame was wonderful. She wasn’t snotty and was happy to help us within our budget. She was thoughtful and helpful, making suggestions and fetching whatever frame we wanted to try on it.
Ultimately, we found the perfect frame and we were shocked and thrilled it was still there waiting for us.
We paid more than if we had Michael’s do it but with an original piece of art, we wanted to make sure it was framed by someone who is an art lover and experienced.
5 stars for having beautiful and unusual items for sale and for being super cool and keeping our painting safe for months. Oh and 5 stars for having the coolest business exterior.

The outside drew me in, but the inside pushed me away. They have a good selection of art supplies, so if you actually need something and don’t want to order it online, this is probably you best bet. However, their prices are kind high and while they have a lot of things, they didn’t really have anything I actually wanted to buy. I’m sure for artists and art supply types this is a great place, but don’t go in as a tourist expecting to find anything to go home with.

I’ve been coming here for YEARS. Reddi-​Arts is a little pricey because they’re not a chain, but the selection is solid and they can usually get what you need if you’re not in a crazy rush.
Honestly, I’d rather pay a little more and give my art supply dollars to them than a faceless online store.

Amazing store! They have everything you could possibly need for art supplies but also very unique gift items. I can spend hours in there browsing the different areas and rooms. The gifts for kids were a hit with my niece and nephew. They also do framing at really great rates. I love to support locally owned businesses in our area and this place goes the extra mile which I truly appreciate it!

Reddi-​Arts is a delight for a local art supply store. Unlike many in the South, it’s a bona fide art store and not an art department in an office supply store. Their focus is art supplies, though like Flax in San Francisco, they’re also prone to carrying all manner of cute little gifty things, too. However, if you’re here for actual art supplies, you’ll probably find most of what you need.
The staff is overall friendly and helpful and seem to know their stuff. The selection of supplies is very good, though not up there with somewhere like Pearl or Savannah’s Primary Art Supply and their drafting section could be better. Also, their website, while seemingly clear and offering a wealth of information and even the ability to shop online, is a mess when you start digging into it. In example, their technical pen section has the wrong or duplicate products pictured in some cases and there are other examples of the same trend. I like being able to use an online catalog to price-​compare and to get a good idea of what a store has, even if buying in person. So, they need to work on their website because it’s confusing.
Reddi-​Arts also has a gallery and they also do printing and copying. They’re overall an amazing store and very worth checking out. I would like to see the website shaped up a little but they’re better by a leap than most of their competition.

Every so often, I want to relive my early years as a marginally okay artist. Seriously– the rainbow zebra I drew with pastels on black velvet? Hung in the administrative lobby of my high school for, like, a MONTH. When this itch happens, my over-​ambitious ass goes to Reddi-​Arts, ’cause they’ve got everything I need to pretend that I’m going to magically come up with some kick ass artistic movement, get a rich socialite to fund my increasingly erratic behavior, and move to New York to smoke lots of Gauloises in my rat-​infested, yet spacious, loft.
In addition to selling 20 different kinds of erasers (who knew there were so many?), Reddi-​Arts also provides framing and printing services. They can do invitations or business cards. They offer classes. They can take your kid’s shitty artwork and put it on t-​shirts which you can them make your family wear on Christmas cards (which Reddi-​Arts can make for you). They can repair that old daguerreotype of your great-​great-​great grandfather for posterity or blackmail. They also have lots and lots of cards. From intricately folded origami ones to those highly irritating «Keep Calm and Carry On/​Eat Cupcakes/​Put It On Facebook» ones. Cards nice enough so that you don’t feel guilty for not getting a gift.

What an inspiring place to buy art supplies. Seriously! Even if you don’t even know what a paint brush is, you will leave here with the ambitions to become Picasso.
Reddi-​Arts is not only a huge store that houses paints and brushes and pens and pencils and paper and all that jazz. They also have a ton of great things like BOOKS, and journals, and fun trinkets and TOYS and posters, and jewelry, and housewares, and much much more. It’s a wonderful place to get a gift for someone, or for yourself.
And there is something in the vibe of this place… everyone is so pleasant, there is a huge gigantic mural on the exterior of the building, and there is so much ART inside that you can’t help but want to go and make some art yourself.
Reddi-​Arts is very eclectic, very fun, and very functional. It is hands down the most well known, most respected arts supply store in Jacksonville.
Even if you just go for fun to browse, you will love this place. I promise!