Art Space is a downtown Livermore gallery featuring mixed arts. It displays local, regional and national pieces, including hand-crafted jewelry, art glass, pottery, original art, prints, bronze figures, cards and other items. In addition to the gallery, Art Space also offers services such as picture framing, fine art printing and digital art catalogs.
You never know what you'll find in this locally owned crafts store, so regulars stop by often. The emphasis is on crafting, from cake decorating to beadwork to silk-flower arranging to scrapbooking. For artists, Richards carries canvases, sketchbooks, Prismacolor pencils and Winsor-Newton and Grumbacher paints and brushes. A custom frame shop is in back. The rest of the store is reserved for an amazing array of imports, home decor and collectibles; look no further for a synthetic pashmina or the adorably tiny U.S.-made Hagen-Renaker porcelain animals. Staffers are all dedicated artists and craftspeople; some of their work is for sale on the walls. The shop is at the east end of the Target Center, toward First Street.
Way Up Art & Frame is an art supply store, a custom frame shop and a gallery. Customer rave about the great service and the level of knowledge of the staff as well as the owner, Shakeeb. It sells an array of art supplies and if it doesn't have what you are looking for, it can most certainly order anything. It also hosts art shows, often featuring local artists as well as artists whose work is in demand. Customers seem to have nothing but positive feedback for the custom framing done here, citing quality work and honesty. Visit its Web site for a list of artists it is currently featuring and the various level of services it provides.