Mobile paint-and-sip style painting sessions

Pubs and cafes wanting quiet-night events, workplaces booking team activities, and people organising birthdays, hens' parties and school or community events.

A per-person ticket price or a set fee per group booking, with the venue sometimes paying a flat host fee. Repeat venue partnerships build steady bookings.

• Painting and clear step-by-step teaching
• Entertaining and managing a group
• Organising and packing equipment
• Building relationships with venues

• Public liability insurance, and check what venues require you to hold
• Equipment and stock insurance, since you travel with supplies
• Check who is responsible for alcohol service, as the venue usually needs to hold the liquor licence
• A Working with Children Check may be needed for sessions with under-18s
• Protecting floors and furnishings from paint at venues
• Using reference images you have the right to teach, check copyright if copying other artists' work

Startup costs are typically around $1,000 to $5,000, depending on how many easels, canvases and paints you buy and how you transport them. These are estimates, so cost your own kit and insurance before you start.

Monthly revenue is typically around $600 to $4,000, depending on how many sessions you book, group sizes, your pricing and the venues you work with. Treat this as an estimate, as bookings can vary through the year.

Check public liability insurance and what venues require you to hold, plus equipment and stock cover. Check who is responsible for alcohol service, as the venue usually needs the liquor licence, and whether a Working with Children Check applies. Also check copyright on any artwork you teach.