12. An Insider's Guide to Gallery Success: Bonus Session

This is a cheeky little extra session where I talk about my online course 'An Insider's Guide to Gallery Success' and explain why with a number of alternatives to learn about how to best approach - and develop a relationship - with galleries, mine might be the right one for you. There are three reasons that this course fits the bill for you: The Byre Gallery, which I founded in 2014, is a welcoming and elegant space with carefully curated exhibitions of lovely work in contemporary craft and fine art; it's the sort of gallery any art or interiors lover wants to spend time. It's not a scary and unapproachable gallery; we're not in a snooty street in London where you have to ring a bell and be met by either a ridiculously skinny young woman dressed all in black clutching her phone to her ear and looking you up and down; or an old bloke in pink cords who glares over his specs at you. I'm as approachable as my gallery, and I care about all my artists and makers - those I show and those I work with as a coach and mentor. I'm over 50! I may think I'm still 28… or 38 on a day when I feel like a grown up, but the calendar cannot lie. And that means I've got a lot of experience behind me: as well as in the gallery world, I'm a qualified business coach, plus I have a background in PR and communications.  But most importantly, if you're looking at developing your creative career later in life, I talk your language and won't (unless I feel its right for your work and business) suggest you do Tik Tok. This course isn't just for ALL artists and makers.  Some courses are strongly geared towards visual artists, but not this. I've worked with every kind of maker and a huge range of visual artists so I understand the specific needs of each. What will you get out of the course: I wish I could say I would wave a magic wand and you would suddenly be the most in demand artist or maker in the country.  I can't do that, but I can take you be the hand and get you in the best possible shape to be ready to approach the right galleries for you.   No one likes rejection and I want to make sure you're confident in what you're offering - and you're offering it to the right galleries so that you increase your chance of being successful. All galleries have a set of criteria when they make a selection and I want to help you really understand what your offer is and recognise who might be your match.   There are six modules, plus some super useful handouts, a live zoom - and the potential to add on a 1:1 session.   We'll cover: Why work with galleries  Getting you, your work, your business and your brand ready The tools you need to make your approach  Where to find the right galleries  How to make the most effective approach  How to deal with the responses, and how to get your relationship off to the best start.   You can book here:   https://courses.thebyregallery.co.uk/courses/an-insiders-guide-to-gallery-success   And read our FAQs and find out more about me and the Byre Gallery here:    https://thebyregallery.co.uk/pages/courses-and-coaching   

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