Art Café: Thriving as a Visual Artist

Date: Thursday, 25th September 2025
Time: 2:00–3:00 PM (UK Time)
Location: Online via Zoom
Access: Free and open to all – VAA Members and non-members welcome

Are you a visual artist looking to not only survive but thrive in your creative career? Join us for this engaging online Art Café, hosted by the Directors of the Visual Artists Association. This session will feature guest speakers Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie and Carlo Savo, who will share their insights, experiences, and strategies for sustaining and growing a professional art practice.

Designed as an informal yet practical Q&A conversation, this session brings together artists at different stages of their careers to offer real-life advice and encouragement within a supportive creative community.

What to Expect

• Insightful discussion on developing and refining your artistic skills
• Guidance on navigating the business side of art, including pricing, marketing, and networking
• Techniques for identifying and seizing new opportunities
• Real-life stories from artists who have built sustainable creative careers
• Strategies for creating multiple income streams
• A collaborative space to share experiences, ask questions, and build valuable connections

Meet the Speakers

Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie is a figurative sculptor whose clay works explore narrative, character, and texture with a refined sense of form. Raised in Milan in a household immersed in fashion and design, Sara’s early love of tactile detail continues to shape her sculptural language. Influenced by the elegance of Egyptian sculpture, her work invites viewers into intimate visual dialogue through subtle references to clothing, fabric, and form. Her pieces balance anatomical credibility with contemporary relevance, each one evolving its own distinct story. Instagram: @slim_sculpture

Carlo Savo is a self-taught visual artist based in Pennsylvania. From copying comic book covers as a child to teaching himself figure drawing and painting, Carlo’s artistic journey has been shaped by a lifelong passion for storytelling and form. At 18, he entered the fine art and antiques world as an apprentice auctioneer, spending sixteen years gaining deep insight into art history, collecting, and presentation. Since 2016, he has focused on his full-time art practice, blending creative vision with a refined eye for exhibition and market engagement.  Instagram: @carlo_w_savo

Ticket Information

This event is free and open to both VAA Members and non-members.
Can’t attend live? The full session will be recorded and made available on-demand to all registered attendees.

For any questions related to this event, please contact:
events@visual-artists.org