ART SMART

A one-stop art shop for students, amateurs or professionals, Art Smart sells artist-quality paints, pastels, canvases, picture frames, brushes, papers, printmaking needs and a lot more. If you’re into folk art, clay sculpture, fabric painting or glass and ceramic painting, any equipment you may need will be here. Prices are up to 20 per cent off rrp on a lot of the stock. When we last enquired, we found artist-quality oils starting from $8.35 and acrylic paints from $3.50! Heavy-duty creative-edge stretched canvases are a bestseller and don’t require framing. However, if hunting for a frame, there’s a large range of readymade, triple-mount watercolour frames priced from $24.90, as well as custom framing available. Art Smart offers discounts on framing if you paint your own artwork.