Best of Boston

2012 Best Art Supplies

Artist and Craftsman

This Central Square shop is an underground playground for arts and crafts aficionados. Beautiful pastels and oil paints, sculpting supplies, and surprises for the kids crowd the shelves, and the genial employees are happy to lend their expertise to dabblers and established craftspeople alike.

580 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 617-354-3636, artistcraftsman.com