Oriel Haywire on Llandysul High Street is set to shut its doors on August 27.
Owner and artist Sue Dewhurst is excited about the change.
Despite Llandysul ‘being on the up,’ Ms Dewhurst said it was time for a business change.
She explained: “Running a physical gallery is wonderful, lots of regulars call in for a coffee and a chat, artists stop by to network, and it has been wonderful introduced some of my favourite eco artists and jewellers to the region, but the success of my commissioned art has made me redirect my business.”
Ms Dewhurst said the success of commission work meant more people were wanting her to paint for them—research-intensive jobs with more specific requirements.
She added: “I have been inundated with some quite unusual requests to paint for example people’s houses in new or imagined locations, even someone’s goldfish, as well as favourite landscapes, farms, and livestock.”
She expressed her gratitude to the customers, artists, and friends for their support during the last 20 months.
The gallery gained a reputation for being a bustling creative hub in Ceredigion.
It offered a cartoon relay, borrowing art kits, a painting postcard initiative to promote Llandysul, tarot card reading sessions, a Menopause Madness social event, art tuition, and more.
But the limitations of running a dynamic studio echoed in her decision—Ms Dewhurst enjoyed the freedom at home.
She said: “I couldn’t splash paint around and had to wear respectable clothes instead of old pyjamas like I would in my home studio.”
She assured that she would not be disappearing from the scene anytime soon and would be sharing her progress with the community via her website.
Ms Dewhurst said: “Llandysul is a wonderful town and I will miss the people but I am very lucky to have found a new niche now.”
She plans to keep herself busy with her Coastal Towns collection and with her commissioned work.
The gallery will remain open for the Ceredigion Art and Craft Trail before the August 27 closure.
Ms Dewhurst invited people to sign up for her V.I.P. group on her website to stay informed about art retreats, pop-ups, and other events.
Gallery visitors can also call into the gallery to see Ms Dewhurst for potential commissions or artwork inquiries until the final closure date.