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Everyday low prices!
You'll find
our store brimming with creative materials and art supplies for painting,
drawing, kids projects, scrapbooking, crafts, ceramics, graphic design,
sculpture, print making, calligraphy, and much more!
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Address and Phone
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Blick Art Materials
42 S. State Street
(Corner of State & Monroe)
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: (312) 920-0300
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when we have sales, store specials, and community events in our store.
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Store Hours
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Sunday
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11:00 am
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6:00 pm
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Monday
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8:00 am
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8:00 pm
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Tuesday
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8:00 am
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8:00 pm
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Wednesday
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8:00 am
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8:00 pm
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Thursday
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8:00 am
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8:00 pm
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Friday
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8:00 am
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8:00 pm
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Saturday
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10:00 am
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8:00 pm
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Blick's Lowest Price Guarantee
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We work hard to bring you the lowest possible prices, if you find a lower advertised price bring in the ad and we will match the price on that identical item.
Catalog and internet comparisons not valid.
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Upcoming Events
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November 28th, December 6th, and December 12th, 2-5pm
Get inspired to spread some holiday cheer! Come to the store to take part in these fun demos and learn how to make your own greeting cards. Receive expert advice from our staff, and let your imagination take over. These sessions are FREE and open to everyone. Call or stop by the store for more details.
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November 29th, December 5th, and December 13th, 2-5pm
Deck the halls with mini canvas ornaments! Learn how to make your own miniature masterpieces into holiday decorations to hang almost anywhere. Our staff will be on hand to guide you through the process. These sessions are FREE and open to everyone. Call or stop by the store for more details.
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Thursday, December 3rd-Sunday, December 6th
Blick Art Materials is a partner of the One of a Kind Show and Sale being held at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago on December 3rd-6th, 2009. The show will feature pieces by over 500 artists, artisans, and designers. Each individual will also be in attendance, offering a unique opportunity to meet artists in person and support their work. The One of a Kind Show and Sale is a great place to shop for interesting works of art to give during the holiday season!
A ticket is required for entrance to the show. Tickets may be purchased in advance or on site. For additional information about hours, tickets, and artists, please visit the show website: http://www.oneofakindshowchicago.com/showoverview/
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Friday, December 11th, 6-10pm, Opening Reception & Open Studios Saturday, December 12th, 12-10pm, Open Studios Sunday, December 13th, 12-6pm, Open Studios
Join Blick Art Materials in supporting the FIAA Holiday smART Show on December 11th-13th, 2009. Located in the historic Flat Iron Building in Chicago's Wicker Park/Bucktown neighborhood, smART shows afford visitors the opportunity to interact with artists in their studios as well as appreciate and purchase their work. Several artists participating in the show are also Blick employees. Make sure to visit them in their shared gallery space! The Holiday smART Show is a great place to find the perfect gift for the art enthusiast on your list — or yourself!
There will also be a chance to preview work by the artists in the show during the Wicker Park Bucktown First Friday event at the Flat Iron Building on Friday, December 4th from 6-10pm.
For more information about the FIAA Holiday smART Show, including a list of participating artists, visit the show website at www.smartshow.org.
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Driving Directions
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Parking within one block of the store.
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Local map
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Wide area map
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From Kennedy/Dan Ryan Expressways (I-90/94)
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- Exit at Monroe Street and turn east towards the Loop.
- After crossing the Chicago River, proceed six blocks east. Blick Art Materials is on the left.
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From Eisenhower Expressway (I-290)
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- The Eisenhower Expressway becomes Congress Parkway after it passes the Kennedy/Dan Ryan Expressways.
- Continue east on Congress Parkway. After crossing the Chicago River, continue six blocks east into Chicago's South Loop district. Turn left at State Street. Blick Art Materials is four blocks north, on the left.
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From Lake Shore Drive
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- Turn right at Randolph Street.
- Continue west on Randolph five blocks east to State Street.
- Turn left on State Street. Blick Art Materials is three blocks south, on the right.
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From CTA (elevated train)
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- Blue Line trains run in a subway underneath Dearborn Street, one block to the east. Exit at Monroe Street.
- Red Line trains run in a subway underneath State Street, and stop just north of Blick Art Materials between Monroe and Madison. Exit at Monroe Street.
- Brown Line trains run counterclockwise around the Loop on the elevated tracks, stopping one block east of Blick Art Materials at Wabash and Madison.
- Orange Line trains run clockwise around the Loop on the elevated tracks, stopping one block east of Blick Art Materials at Wabash and Madison.
- Purple Line and Pink Line trains run clockwise around the Loop on the elevated tracks, stopping one block east of Blick Art Materials at Wabash and Madison.
- Green Line trains run counterclockwise on the elevated tracks east and north of the Loop, stopping one block east of Blick Art Materials at Wabash and Madison.
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From Metra (regional commuter train)
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- Most Metra trains serve Union Station or North Western Station, commuter stations that are located west of the Chicago River between Canal and Clinton. From either of these stations, Blick Art Materials is a 15 minute walk through Chicago's financial district, and is easily accessible by CTA bus or taxi. Daytime traffic in the Chicago Loop is heavy.
- North Western Station (aka Ogilvie Transportation Center) serves suburban destinations to the north and west. Trains stop north of Madison. From North Western Station, take the CTA 14, bus, which run east on Washington. Disembark at State Street and walk two blocks south to Monroe. These buses return to North Western Station on Madison, one block to the north of Monroe.
- Union Station serves suburban destinations to the south and west, and trains stop south of Adams Street. From Union Station, take the CTA 1, X28, or 151 bus. Eastbound buses stop on Canal at the east side of the station, and run east along Jackson. Disembark at State Street and walk two blocks north to Monroe. These buses return to Union Station on Adams, one block to the south of Monroe.
- The Metra Rock Island line (to Chicago's southwestern suburbs and Joliet) serves LaSalle Street Station, located at LaSalle Street north of Congress Parkway. From LaSalle Station, take the Blue Line to Monroe or Brown or Orange Lines (elevated) to Madison. Follow directions for CTA. Alternatively, walk three blocks north and three blocks east to State and Monroe.
- The Metra Electric and South Shore trains (to Chicago's South Side and northern Indiana) serve Millenium Station under Millenium Park, east of Michigan Avenue. Exit Millenium Station through the south entrance and walk two blocks west on Monroe.
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Walking and Cycling
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- Grant Park and Millenium Park, only two blocks east of Blick Art Materials, offer well maintained walking and cycling trails that connect the Loop area with the Museum Campus, Soldier's Field, McCormack Center, Navy Pier, and many other points north and south on the lakefront. In good weather, these parks are centers of activity.
- Many buildings in the Chicago Loop and adjoining neighborhoods are connected by a network of underground pedestrian walkways, and sometimes aboveground skyways. This network, known as the Pedway, is often used by Chicago office workers in inclement weather. Although the block on which Blick Art Materials is located, bounded by State, Monroe, Madison, and Dearborn, is not on the Pedway, the blocks immediately to the north, east, and west contain buildings that are accessible. In bad weather, it is possible to walk most of the way to Blick from any destination in the north Loop using sheltered pedestrian walkways.
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