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Websites for artists and sculptors

Artist and sculptor web design, built to show the work properly

PrimeStart designs a website around your own practice, then hosts it, updates it and looks after it for you. Built to show the work properly and answer a commission enquiry before someone gives up and scrolls on — from £99.99 a month with £0 upfront design fee.

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£99.99a month, £0 upfront
Custom builtnever a template
Fully managedhosting, changes, updates
Original work, commissions and open studios shown clearlySomeone who's found your work wants to see it properly, know whether it's for sale or available as a commission, and find out how to enquire.

Example enquiry — not a real customer

Example design — fictional business

Why a website

A collector or a gallery wants a proper, quiet space to see the work.

They want to see the work at a decent size, know what's for sale or open to commission, and find a real way to get in touch - not a social feed cluttered with everything else. A site that shows the work well and makes the next step obvious is often the difference between a genuine enquiry and someone who just kept scrolling.

01

A collector browses the work

Your original work, shown properly and at its own pace, never squeezed into a feed.

02

Someone considers a commission

Your own commission process, described honestly, rather than left as a guess.

03

A visitor checks for an exhibition

Confirmed exhibitions and open studio dates, told apart clearly from work available to buy directly.

04

They want a fast way to enquire

A simple enquiry route, rather than a form built for something else, catches the enquiries you'd otherwise lose.

Getting found

A collector often searches before they ever visit a gallery.

"Sculptor commissions Bristol", "contemporary artist studio near me", "bronze sculpture for sale UK" — searches made by collectors and people considering a commission. Website + SEO is the ongoing work of being visible when they do.

  • Local searches, agreed with you. We pick the three searches that matter most to your practice — say, "sculptor Bristol", "commission a sculpture UK" and "contemporary artist studio" — and work on them every month.
  • Google Business Profile. Set up and kept current, so your studio or open days appear on the map with a way to get in touch.
  • Reviews handled carefully. A simple way to gather genuine feedback from collectors and commissioners, shown as written and never used to imply a result we can't confirm.
  • Content that answers real questions. What's for sale, how commissions work, and what a private view involves, written accurately for the people asking.
  • A monthly report you can read. What moved and what we're doing about it — in your Client Platform, without the analytics jargon.

We never promise rankings or a number of new visitors. We do promise consistent, honest work on being found — and to show you exactly what we did.

Built for you

The work needs room to breathe, not a template built for a shop.

A generic template crops badly, buries the work under clutter, or worse, looks like every other portfolio site. We don't build those.

Every PrimeStart website is designed from scratch and custom coded on WordPress in HTML and PHP — no page builders, no theme bought off a shelf with your logo dropped in. It's built around what your practice actually offers: your work, your commission process, and your own exhibition calendar.

"A collector wants to see the work clearly and know, plainly, how to take the next step. Show them both, and most of the hesitation goes away."

Why the work and the enquiry route sit close together on every artist site
Custom HTML & PHP on WordPress No page-builder templates Fast on mobile Yours after the term
1Work, shown properly 2Commissions, stated clearly 3Exhibitions, told apart 4Enquiry route
  • 1

    Your original work, given room and shown at scale

    Never squeezed into a template grid built for a retail shop.

  • 2

    How your commission process actually works

    Described honestly, never assumed to be an automatic online order.

  • 3

    Confirmed exhibitions and open studio dates

    Never a generic "upcoming events" placeholder or a date you don't actually have confirmed.

  • 4

    A clear way to ask about a piece or a commission

    Never an online print shop or checkout we build as standard — a genuine enquiry route through to you.

What's included

Everything a website needs to run, handled for you.

You don't need to learn hosting, domains or WordPress. Every PrimeStart website comes with the technical side done and looked after — for as long as you're with us.

Design & build

  • Custom design around your workApproved by you
  • Custom coded on WordPressHTML & PHP
  • Up to 5 pages to startMore via your platform
  • Mobile-first, fast loading

Hosting & security

  • Hosting, included
  • Domain name & SSL certificate
  • Daily backups
  • Security monitoring & updates

Changes & management

  • Small changes when you need themWithin service scope
  • WordPress & plugin updatesEvery month
  • Enquiry forms to your inbox
  • Support from real people

Your Client Platform

  • See your site's progress
  • Request changes in a click
  • Order extra pages
  • SEO reports (Website + SEO)Monthly
Between exhibitions, in the studio

We're on the website. Updates, fixes, backups and changes happen in the background — you'll only hear from us when there's something worth hearing.

How it starts

Tell us about your practiceYour work, your commission process and your own exhibition calendar.
See your designWe design your site and you approve it before anything goes live.
Go live, looked afterYour site launches, and we keep running it from then on.

Choose your plan

Two plans. The difference is whether you want help being found.

Both give you a complete, managed website. One adds ongoing SEO work to it. Pay monthly, or pay upfront for the year and save 25%.

Website

A professional artist or sculptor website, looked after for you.

£99.99a month

Save 25%

12-month plan. £0 upfront design fee.

Start my website
Months 1–12£99.99 a month
OwnershipYours after the 12-month term

£899.91once

12 months of Website paid upfront — saving £299.97.

Start my website
Instead of£1,199.88 over 12 months
OwnershipEarly handover once approved, or keep it managed

Design, build, hosting, domain, SSL, backups, updates, small changes, support and your Client Platform login.

For getting found

Website + SEO

For artists and sculptors who want help being found on Google.

£349.99a month, in total

Save 25%

Includes your managed website. SEO runs for a 6-month minimum.

Start Website + SEO
Months 1–6£349.99 a month · SEO minimum
Months 7–12£349.99 · or stop SEO and pay £99.99

£3,149.91once

12 months of Website and 12 months of SEO paid upfront — saving £1,049.97.

Start Website + SEO
Instead of£4,199.88 over 12 months
Covers12 months of Website and SEO

Everything in Website, plus three agreed local searches worked on monthly, Google Business Profile, reviews, technical fixes and a monthly report.

First payment at signup, no setup charges. Monthly customers own their site after the agreed 12-month term; upfront customers can take early handover once the site is complete and approved. Full terms on the pricing page.

Questions

What artists and sculptors ask us.

Questions specific to selling original work and taking commissions directly. Ownership, contract length and timing are the same whoever signs up — the main FAQ page covers those in full.

Not sure which plan?

Tell us how much of your enquiries come from search versus galleries, exhibitions or word of mouth, and we'll say honestly whether SEO is worth it for you yet.

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Can the site sell prints or take payment for a piece online?
Not as part of the standard plan. We never build or promise an online print shop or checkout as standard - an enquiry route to buy a piece or commission one, through your own existing process, is what the site provides. Online sales can be quoted separately if you want them.
Can the site list exhibitions and open studio dates?
Yes, described as your own confirmed exhibitions and open studio dates, shown honestly rather than as a permanent events calendar.
Can the site mention membership of a body such as the Royal Society of Sculptors?
Yes, but only where it's genuinely true of you, stated conditionally rather than assumed. The Royal Society of Sculptors is a professional membership organisation for sculptors, and membership can sit as background context alongside your own work, described accurately.
What would a website for an artist or sculptor cost with PrimeStart?
Website is £99.99 a month for 12 months with no upfront design fee, or £899.91 paid upfront for the year (save 25%). Website + SEO is £349.99 a month in total, or £3,149.91 paid upfront for 12 months of Website and SEO. For new agreements, after the first 12 months the website continues automatically at £49.99 a month for hosting and aftercare, with no new minimum term, unless you give 30 days' notice; Website + SEO continues at £299.99 a month while SEO is still running. Existing customers keep the pricing in their own agreement.
Is the domain name included?
Yes. Your domain name is registered and managed as part of the plan, and if you already own one we will use it.
How quickly will I see a first draft?
We aim to have your first website draft ready within 5 working days once PrimeStart has everything needed and confirms your project is Ready to Build. Nothing is published until you have reviewed and approved it.

Get started

You make the work. We'll build the website.

Choose a plan, tell us about your practice, and see your first design before anything goes live.

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