Empowering Artists and Makers

You’re closer than you think. Ready to take the next step?

You feel ready to take your work further. But you’re not quite sure if you’re really ready - or what that next step should look like. There’s a moment every artist or maker reaches - when the passion is there, the work is there, but the business side feels overwhelming, lonely, or just out of reach.

With over a decade of experience as a gallery owner, I help artists and makers understand what “ready” actually means - and how much closer they already are than they think.

So that when you present your work to galleries and clients, you do it with clarity and confidence - knowing where you fit and what to do next.

If you’re ready to back yourself, build your confidence, and shape a creative business with fewer question marks, you’re in the right place.

I’m Elaine Dye, and I love working with creatives.

In 2014, I founded the Byre Gallery in Cornwall, one of the region’s leading galleries for fine and applied arts. I love my job: curating exhibitions, collaborating with talented artists and makers, and seeing it all come together in a beautifully presented show.

But beyond showcasing incredible work, I love supporting creatives in their professional journeys. I know that talent and passion alone aren’t enough to build a thriving creative business, but with the right guidance, success is absolutely within reach. That’s where I come in.

I offer you a roadmap to achieve your creative business goals — amplifying your strengths, guiding you with clarity, and supporting you every step of the way.

You LOVE Being Creative...

Whether it’s painting, pot throwing, print making, silversmithing or weaving – it’s your passion, the one thing you would rather be doing than anything else. Your happy place is in your studio doing what you love.

Creativity fuels your business, but it takes more than passion to make it flourish. With the right support, your success is absolutely within reach. I can provide the direction, the strategy, and the encouragement to get you there.

So let’s get started!

What Others Say

“The Gallery Success Course has been truly transformative for me. It gave me the confidence to approach galleries professionally, and the results have been wonderful. From my very first outreach, I received brilliant feedback and was invited to exhibit straight away. The course made the whole process feel far more comfortable and achievable. I’m so grateful for this course, and I couldn’t recommend it more!"

AA, Visual Artist

"Elaine's course and the additional 1:1 I had with her were so useful in enabling me to understand the aims and objectives of gallery owners and how I might best present myself to them with the best advantage. It made me feel a lot more confident to talk to gallery owners in the future."

AB, Visual Artist

“I cannot recommend Elaine enough. Elaine has vast experience, she broke down my fears and her course is full of useful tips. Elaine offers valuable insight and a common sense approach to working with galleries. She explained what helps make the difference in being taken seriously and building professional working relationships with galleries. I have since been working with two galleries and have just completed my first solo show where I sold eight paintings. Elaine genuinely cares for you as an artist. I feel less afraid of contacting galleries and my approach is professional. It's the little things that make a world of difference. Thank you, Elaine.”

SH Visual Artist

“I found it really useful to get more of an understanding from a gallery’s perspective. This has really helped my confidence. It helped me get a clearer sense of how to prepare myself when approaching a gallery. There were specific tools I could use, and more importantly an understanding of what a gallery would be looking for from me. I’ve just recently approached some galleries to see if they can place my jewellery and two have said yes, they would love to. They were both very complimentary of the email I sent. One said it was very professional and not something they often received. What a great first step! Thank you so much for the information and the confidence boost.”

RK Jeweller

“I found this course invaluable: how to get 'gallery ready'; how to research and approach appropriate galleries and how to work with galleries. The course was broken down into short sessions making it accessible and achievable. I also found the one-to-one really helpful - having a gallery owner critique my work, website and instagram. I highly recommend this course to anyone wanting to exhibit in galleries.”

JW, Ceramicist

“I found this course very helpful. Elaine gives a very clear and concise step by step walk through of preparing for gallery representation, covering so many aspects to consider. I liked her care and attention to detail, and her reassuring and common sense approach. I also found my 1-to-1 session very helpful, with sensitive feedback from Elaine.”

CF, Visual Artist

Coming in September!

An Art to It Podcast

Take a listen to my podcast An Art to It where I chat to artists, makers and creative business owners who are all fortunate enough to have turned their passion for creating into their profession

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