SAA: All About Art

Back for its second year, ‘It’s all about Art’ will have even more FREE workshops and demonstrations, a huge art shop, more award winning TV artists, art experts from all of the leading manufacturers and the inspirational ‘Artist of the Year 2010 Gallery’, plus so much more...

We’ve got such a fantastic event lined up for you and tickets are available now from just £6.00 each in advance, please click here to book tickets.

Workshops & Demonstrations

We’ve brought together many of the top professional artists from the Painting & Drawing Channel and Paint Newsletter to provide thousands of FREE workshop and demonstration places.

In the workshops paint stunning pictures to take home with you, or relax and pick up some fantastic hints and tips in the demonstrations, there’s no pre-booking required and all materials are provided, so just turn up and get involved.

Most mediums are covered, so whether you prefer watercolour, oil, acrylic, pastel or pencil...there will be something for you! Click here to find out more information about the workshops and demonstrations, including which artists will be taking part.

Ask the Art Experts

Find out how to use a selection of art materials, discover how certain materials are made, and have a go at making your own! A whole host of art experts from the SAA and leading art manufacturers will be on hand to show you how. Click here to find out more information about ‘Ask the Art Experts’.

SAA Home Shop Experience

The SAA’s catalogue will be brought to life, in the form of the biggest art shop the SAA has ever taken to an event. It will be filled with your favourite and all of the very latest art products, as well as plenty of tempting special offers to treat yourself with. The shop has been designed to make your shopping experience as hassle free as possible, with stock clearly laid out and more than enough tills to keep queues to a minimum.

SAA Artist of the Year 2010

The winning paintings of the SAA’s international painting competition ‘Artist of the Year 2010’ will be on display in the ‘Artist of the Year Gallery’. This is the perfect place to take some time out to relax and admire the paintings, or if you’re coming to the event on the Saturday you can watch this year’s winners being presented with their awards.

Come and Experience It!

Tickets are available from just £6 a day in advance, so don’t miss out on this fabulous opportunity to improve your painting and have lots of fun in the process!

A one-day ticket will give you hours of enjoyment, encouragement, tuition, advice, inspiration and entertainment, so click here and book your tickets today!

If you want to make sure you get the most out of the ‘It’s all about Art’ experience two and three day tickets are also available at a discounted rate, please click here.

Tickets

Ticket Hotline: 0800 980 1123 Book Online: click here

SAA members’ advance ticket price £6.00 / £7.00 on the door
Non members’ advance ticket price £8.00 / £10.00 on the door
SAA art clubs & RSC groups can bring all members for £7.00 per ticket in advance / £10.00 on the door.

SAA members can bring up to three friends at members prices*

Art Clubs and RSC groups can also buy 10 advance tickets at once and get an additional ticket FREE

Two and three day tickets are also available at discounted rates, please click here to order or call the hotline 0800 980 1123

Advance tickets must be booked before Friday 9th July 2010. SAA members must bring their membership card to get the special member discount on the door. Please note tickets are valid for one day only.
*Individual SAA members only. On advance tickets only. Members are limited to three guest tickets at members’ prices.
Supported by Chroma Clairefontaine Daler-Rowney Da Vinci Derwent Faber-Castell
Hahnemühle Longridge Schmincke Sennelier St Cuthberts Mill Wabbo West Design
Winsor & Newton

See below for our latest TV adverts showing you just
what you can enjoy at this year’s ‘It’s all about Art’ event!


Last orders for ‘It’s all about Art 2010’ tickets TV advert
(July 2010)



The SAA are preparing for ‘It’s all about Art 2010’ TV advert (May 2010)



‘It’s all about Art 2010’ TV advert (March 2010)



For video highlights, artist interviews, photos and more from the 2009 event click here














“I just wanted to say that I went to ‘It’s all about Art’ at the weekend and it was excellent. The demonstrations were great and we got lots of advice from the artists and people on the stands.”
Margaret Gatrell – SAA member
“Thanks for organising ‘It’s all about Art’. It really was a great experience seeing the artists in the flesh, rather than on DVD, and being able to chat to them.”
Alex Waddell – SAA member
“We had a really great day on Saturday at the exhibition in Islington; it’s got to have been the best we have been to.”
Janet Smith – SAA member
“The workshops and demonstrations were excellent.”
Ann Cole – SAA member
“Just a little word of congratulations on ‘It’s all about Art’ at Islington. The hourly demonstration programmes were absolutely magnificent, what a splendid idea.”
Brian Thorne – SAA member
“Thanks for such a brilliant day, I thoroughly enjoyed the show.”
Mrs Hullett – SAA member
“The show was a great opportunity to speak to the professional artists and to meet the Paint team and SAA Shop Staff. Also meeting lots of amateur artists and being able to chat about our art together.”
John Band – SAA member
“I thoroughly enjoyed the show last week, lots to see and the demonstrations were truly informative and entertaining, something for everyone.”
Ann Ferguson
“I joined the SAA at ‘It’s all about Art’ – thank you very much for putting on such a marvellous show. I thoroughly enjoyed myself looking round the ‘shop’ and also having a go at one of the demonstrations. I’ve come home fired with enthusiasm!”
Jane Trowbridge – SAA member
“Hello there and many congratulations for your fine exhibition at Islington, our small group really enjoyed the day. I enjoyed the demonstrations and speaking to the demonstrators.”
Ruth Turnnidge – SAA member