Woolfitt's Art Supplies
1153 Queen Street West 
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Phone: 1.800.490.3567
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Years ago, a trip to Woolfitt's meant making the trek to nowhere land Queen Street. The store was the hidden gem for Toronto art supplies. It was beyond the park. Past CAMH. It was almost all the way to the shoddy Gladstone.
Woolfitts' was at the epicentre of the West Queen West gallery scene before there was a gallery scene. Now it sits smack dab across the street from the resurgent Drake, has a parking lot that's pay by the hour and is surrounded by galleries and condo developments on all sides.
Established in 1978, Woofitt's is now polishing off its 30th year in business. Over this time it has become one of Canada's largest wholesale distributors of artist's materials, fine art papers, boards, brushes, stretched canvas, canvas panels, colour lines, archival supplies and frames. And while the wholesale business might keep the accountants happy, its retail business at its massive store on Queen is still a destination for hobbyists, students and professional artists from across the city.
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Comments (3)
The most expensive art store in town. Some items like mediums, brushes and gesso are up to $20 more than in other stores!
Best help. I was looking to rent easels -- they're loaning me some. You don't get better than that! good work, Woolfitts -- I'm a fan.
Janice
Helpful staffs, well-organized inside, good quality products, and there are variety of supplies for artissts and art students, but lacks drafting supplies and design-related tools.
Also too pricey; although there are frequent sales, most sales are not enough to call it reasonable deal.
Seems to be geared toward art schools and hobbyists, but not for architectural students and professional designers.
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