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Nirvanas
Arts
Collective
If these statements apply to you, you are in the right place.
Let's get you
on track
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The hustle culture is leaving you burnt out and exhausted.
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You are ready to take your next step as a professional artist but don't know what that next step is.
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You need to work with a mentor who 'just gets it' and understands your needs as a business owner.
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Your business is growing but you need a strategy that actually fits your health capacity.
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You are ready to become an artist but want to set your intentions right from the off-set.
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You want to gain real world experience to build your confidence and portfolio.
But that doesn't mean we need to burnout and risk our health to build a business
Most business advice tells you to push harder, post daily, and sacrifice sleep to scale. When you are managing a chronic illness, physical disability, or neurodivergence, that advice isn't just unhelpful, it’s a recipe for burnout and can damage your health long-term.
There's no pretending that building a business is simple and effortless but it doesn't need to be difficult and you definitely should not be sacrificing your health.... now that is a recipe for disaster.
Hustle culture wasn't built for us
How we support you
Six ways we help you build a sustainable creative business on your own terms.
1:1 mentoring
Personal strategy sessions tailored to your needs. We collaborate to break down goals, offer practical creative advice, and build a creative business model that protects your energy.
Group sessions
Join live coaching and exclusive Q&As to share experiences, problem-solve together, and learn in a low-pressure environment with a supportive community backing you.
Workshops and talks
Monthly led workshop or talk covering practical business skills and creative topics. We embed disability-aware and neurodivergent-affirming practices into our workshops and talks.
Exhibit/showcase
This is your opportunity to put your work into practice, at no extra cost. We invite industry members and create a permanent artist directory for current and past members.
Midway review
Midway through your programme, you will receive a review of your current portfolio and associated websites alongside peer feedback to support your creative development.
Community support
Join our safe, understanding group of peers who share your lived experience. The creative space is a limited-space group supporting you on your journey and to share creative wins.
You don’t lack talent or ambition. You just need a professional, supportive environment designed to work with your health and builds long-term success
Hi! I'm Elysian, the founder of Nirvanas Arts Collective, but please, call me Elle. When you join the Collective as a mentee, you will be working with me!
I'm a creative business mentor with a background in therapeutic art practices, support work and creative business ownership. I blend my knowledge of holistic wellbeing frameworks with my understanding of business strategy and my lived experience to create mentoring frameworks that support disabled and neurodivergent creatives to develop successful, sustainable businesses and careers.
I started my first creative business at 16. I have exhibited, sold online, and even ran a physical shop. But doing it all alone led to severe burnout. As an autistic creative with an energy-limiting condition, pushing through traditional hustle culture ultimately hurt my health and my growth.
Everything changed when I built a business strategy tailored to my capacity.
Today, my true passion is helping you avoid the same mistakes that led me to burnout. My mentoring and group sessions provide you with energy-led strategies, executive function support and practical creative guidance. I'm here to get you on the right track both a sustainable and successful business. I feel most accomplished when I see other creatives succeed. Let’s get you on the right track and build a creative career that truly works for you.
Why I Mentor: Moving Beyond the Hustle
Your Journey
A creative programme built around your
unique creative path.
We know that every artist is on their own journey with entirely different personal, professional and business needs. This is why your 12-month timeline is flexible to suit you.
Creating foundations
We will start with a free 30-minute strategy call to design your 12-month roadmap. Then, dive into business foundations during your first 1:1 session and Q&A.
Welcome!
Business development
This is your time to start to put your learning into practice. Supported by Q+A sessions and themed workshops, you will develop your business skills, and create strategies that work for you.
Foundations
Developing portfolio
Here, your midway business and portfolio review will happen. You will continue to develop your creative voice and be supported to reach out to stockists, galleries and curators.
Midway
Refining
Establishing your rhythm
We will continue to develop your business model, and now that you've actioned some of your learning, we will look at how to apply that consistently and sustainably.
Beyond
Future foundations
We will start to look at future foundations, ready for you to move forward. We'll clarify any areas of learning so you are on the right track for your next journey.
Exhibition
Your creative opportunity
Throughout your year, you will have the opportunity to be a part of an exhibition, providing the perfect platform to show your artwork and trial new creative ideas.
Where you will be in the next 12 months
In control
You will learn how to run your business on your own terms whilst managing your needs and health.
Sustainable momentum
You will know how to pace, building strong, but sustainable momentum leading to long-term success.
Real-world experience
You will end your 12-months not just the knowledge but also practical experience within the creative industry.
Transformed mindset
By shifting your perspective, you will learn the true value of your unique artistic voice.
Business confident
You will learn the 'all you need to knows' about business without all the jargon and fancy terms.
Updated professional portfolio
You will be supported to develop your practice, transform your current portfolio and refine your creative voice.
Our members exhibitions are completely shaped and CURATED BY YOU. No hanging fee, a resource budget available. Make your ideas A REALITY.
How we build a creative business that works for you
Free 30 minute strategy consultation when you join
Getting you on the right track
Creative Achiever
12 month Access to:
2x monthly group Q+A and coaching sessions.
1 monthly exclusive workshop and/or talk.
1 monthly relaxed social group and peer support.
Quarterly 90 minute 1:1 mentoring sessions (or 6 hours across the year).
Plan and curate an exhibition/showcase with no hanging/ hire fees or profit commission.
Mid way business and portfolio review.
Intimate community group for the Creative Space members to connect and gain peer advice.
Access all templates and online groups available to community members.
Join our growing artist directory and gain more visibility.
Investment
£50 a month
for 12 months
Next intake Autumn 2026
Only 12 spaces available
Intensify your 1:1 support
Creative Ambitionist
12 month Access to:
2x monthly group Q+A and coaching sessions.
1 monthly exclusive workshop and/or talk.
1 monthly relaxed social group and peer support.
Monthly 1 hour 1:1 mentoring sessions (or 12 hours across the year).
Private whatsapp channel for you to ask any questions in between mentoring sessions.
Plan and curate an exhibition/showcase, with no hanging/ hire fees or commission.
Mid way business and portfolio review.
Intimate community group for the Creative Space members to connect and gain peer advice.
Access all templates and online groups available to community members.
Join our growing artist directory and gain more visibility.
Investment
£72 a month
for 12 months
Next intake Autumn 2026
Only 6 spaces available
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Your 1:1 mentoring sessions can be recorded and breaks will always be accommodated in 1:1 and group sessions.
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Missed the group Q&A but have a burning question? Ask it in the community group or through our private messaging channel if you have access to this.
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Creative achievers can request a weekly accountability check-in via whatsapp.
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A phone call or teams video works for me! Don't want to have your camera on? No problem!
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Exhibitions will prioritise accessibility.
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I will discuss with you how we can adapt our service to ensure accessibility is prioritised throughout your journey.
We commit to providing accessible support that works for your needs.
This is some of the ways we can support you
Book your space!
Our next intake will be Autumn 2026. There are limited spaces available. Spaces are reserved on a first come, first serve basis.
Do you have a low income?
We occasionally open up spaces for people with low income. We know how important it is to provide services that are financially accessible to those financially disadvantaged. The availability of spaces is dependent on funding and capacity. Get in touch with us directly and we will be able to advise you if spaces are available or add you to a waitlist.