Artworks

The framers at Artworks worked a miracle with a framed picture the TSA destroyed in my luggage. The brutes literally ripped 3 corners out of my wood frame that had glass, but did not break the glass. I doubted that the framers at Artworks could make it look like new, but they succeeded. I was very pleased. They even touched up the color and texture of the frame to hide the damage and it looked fantastic. I was so grateful. I highly recommend these framers for the most complex projects.

Artworks restored an antique art print and frame that was damaged in shipping. The print needed restoration and the frame needed chipped areas repaired. End result was excellent — looked just as it had before the damage. For the work done the price was reasonable. I would not hesitate to return.

Artworks is top notch. They restored our precious art work after a fire and were little short of miracle workers! Recommend most highly!!!

Beautiful and tasteful wall art, glassware. Selection is very eclectic and unique. Friendly, no pressure staff. Great place to find a gift for someone you love or for yourself!

Artworks is a very professional, reasonably priced art store. I went to Artworks after one of my oil paintings was damaged during a move. Not only did they repair it, but they did so while I was making «payments» on the repair. See, I could not afford to pay everything off at one time so I make weekly payments. Anyway, I was pleased when they called to tell me it was completed. Nice people. Thanks Artworks!

Tom has been framing my art for the past two decades. Custom framing is not an inexpensive endeavor, but to their credit, they offer a wide range of price points, If I have ever had a problem, it has been readily corrected. Generally, I know how I wish to frame something, but I have always gotten solid advice when I needed it. I have also purchased art here over the years. The gallery represents a very eclectic array of artists.

Artworks is probably one of the most professional and trustworthy Art Gallery’s/Framing Shops, etc, that I have ever dealt with, world wide. I had shipped many pieces from abroad and some of them had chipped during the travel process. I did not know where to turn and happened upon Artworks one day while walking downtown. I spoke with Tom and explained that I was a bit nervous about giving my most cherished pieces to someone I did not know.
This was 4 years ago and I still return to Artworks for all of my art needs. I do not even live in Austin anymore and two months ago I planned a trip to Austin just to have Tom and his team frame a new piece I recently purchased. I got the piece last week and was just amazed at how well they did. They exceeded my expectations.

Forget the chain framing shops, Artworks is where it’s at! Awesome folks who really know what they are doing.
I found this place because I work at UT and we use them to frame things for the office. Dealing with them has always been easy and professional. The end products are exactly what we want and at very reasonable pricing.
Realize the chains jack their prices up to make up for crazy sale prices. Artworks doesn’t do this, which means you can get a decent frame at a decent price all year long.
I brought them a painting my aunt did that was a little cockeyed, something I didn’t realize until we started measuring it for framing. I don’t know how they did it, but they managed a very nice mat and frame that compensated for the cockeyed nature of the painting. No one ever notices because they did such a great job. Again, this had to be an awful project because of the slant of the border she painted around the image. I couldn’t be more happy about the end result.
Will never go to another framing shop. These guys are great!

Artworks has framed 15 — 20 of my paintings. They look amazing and professional. Better than I could have ever done myself. Yeah they cost a little more, but they look better than anywhere else I’ve tried in town (and I tried a lot).

Recently hired Artworks to hang some framed photos. Folks at Artworks were very easy to work with and accommodating to our schedule. I highly recommend hiring them for this type of work. Casey was right on time, had good advice for placement of photos, and did a great job.

I recently inherited a Henry Faulkner oil painting (Faulkner is famous for sleeping with Tennessee Williams and also having a bourbon chugging goat). It came with a caveat though: it was damaged and if I wanted to keep it I had to fix it myself. I followed a recommendation to artworks. I took the painting in without any research and I handed it over (keep in mind this may be the single most valuable thing I own outside of my house). Rene said he could do it and I went along. For the next week I was raked with doubt; I didn’t know anything about Rene and maybe he didn’t know anything about my painting. I waited and worried. I picked it up today. It was wonderfully done. The stains on it were gone and the colors were popping. I am very pleased with the work. I think the price was very fair.

I love this place! I finally stopped in after a Whole Foods bacon run (3 lbs of thickest-​cut Applewood, baby) to find that Artworks still has fantastic collections of stemware and some barware, as well as reasonably-​priced, interesting art, in a sunny, beautiful room.
I remember first coming here in the late 90’s to frame an etching from my trip to Venice and receiving a student discount. At their suggestion, it was framed between two panes of glass to excellent effect, not something I’d have considered myself.
Today I nearly bought a gorgeous snifter for $ 36, or a set of cordial glasses from the 40’s for about the same. I’ll be back when I have a larger apartment — and when I again drink alcohol.
I’ve uploaded a photo of the bronze shelf-​fish I bought here over 10 years ago.

Wonderful work these guys do here. Museum quality, very friendly. They truly appreciate their craft.
I came in with an old family relic, a tapestry my parents had brought back from their honeymoon 30+ years ago and it was literally falling apart, ripped in some places, the frame was bending off of its screws. These guys brought it back to life, it looks better than I have ever seen it and I know it will last for decades more. I forget the name of the man who worked on this piece but he was professional and gentle with my very delicate piece.
At first I thought the price was a little high, but it was a very large piece and the work they did was fully worth it. This place does incredible restoration work. I would recommend their services to anyone.

I really wish I had never stepped a foot inside this store because I spent a fortune only to be extremely disappointed.
The frame was already chipped when I arrived to pick up my painting, so of course I showed the chip to them (which they hadn’t seen), and they said they’d fix it and I could return to pick it up in a week.
So I return to pick it up, and it’s chipped in another section. I’m not happy.
Not only that, but I also had two pictures framed and it was done so horribly that the seams in the corners aren’t flush, so instead of looking at the picture or the nice frame, all you notice are the crooked seams and cracks in between the frame pieces where they were poorly attached. It looks like it was put together by a young child as an after school project.
What’s going on in the back of the store over there? If your only job is to frame things, why can’t you do it right? Especially if the customer is charged almost $ 1,000. I do expect good frame work at that price.
I could have had my items framed anywhere and I bet someone would have done a better job. I need to have these items reframed somewhere else, please pm me the best place in Austin to do so and I will be very grateful.

This company is absolutely wonderful — their framing is creative and done with the utmost care. They have framed everything from old photographs to contemporary art– large and small. They always do justice to the art.
Our home is filled with countless pieces of beautiful glass, original art and all around cool stuff that we have collected from Artworks over the years. They always have something new — something we NEED — every time we pay them a visit.
Thank you, Tom!
Cecilia C.
Austin, TX

I have now had 7 paintings framed by Artworks. They do a wonderful job! They are very helpful and very patient. They have a quick turn around time for framing and have fair prices. Also while you wait they have a very nice selection of art and jewelry to look over. I wouldn’t go anywhere else. The staff is friendly and easy to deal with. Overall this place gets two thumbs up in my book!

Thoroughly professional. Scarily tempting.
I’ve had a surprising number of articles framed by Tom and the attentive staffers at Artworks, personal items and also prints, photographs and art in my capacity running a briefing center at Tivoli and they have never disappointed. They even shadow-​boxed and framed my old license plate without batting an eyelash. The framing is done artfully, stylishly, quickly and always ready on time. The suggested colors for matting and molding are always pleasing to the eye, and the end result is an article that looks just as it should on any wall. There is a complete restoration department as well, for old photos or paintings that need a little TLC. Their framing work is not inexpensive, but it is always perfect and worth it.
But the gallery of art and artisanal crafts which comprises the well-​lit space on West 6^th is killing me. It’s impossibly beautiful stuff, and increasingly hard to get out of there without spending a small fortune. There is even a room full of art deco and period barware. Crystal, blown glass, woodcraft, metal sculpture, mirrors, art glass – carefully chosen and curated, it’s like a museum of fine craftwork and I hate it – it’s that good.
The nefarious plan has you in the store, waiting for a few minutes as your framed work is produced from out back when something, invariably catches your eye. Damn.
I’m wise to you Artworks. I’m keeping my shades on and staring at the wall of frame samples and leaving with my wallet intact.