Providing artists of EVERY discipline (visual, literary, performing, culinary, AND healing) with the skills they need to succeed is integral to the proliferation of the arts, and the sustainability of local economies. We are so honored that Cape Girardeau was selected for this FREE two-day workshop on the business of art, offered by the Mid-America Arts Alliance and Missouri Arts Council.
EVENT INFORMATION
Cost: Free
Eligibility: Artists living within a 75 minute radius of Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Age Requirement: 18+
Location: Scout Hall, 420 Broadway St, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Total Workshop Hours: 10 hours
Homework Hours: 1 hour
Workshop Size: 25 Artists, 3 Facilitators
Materials Provided: Artist INC Express Workbook and Welcome Packet
Workshop Dates & Times:
Day 1: Saturday, June 7, 2025, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm CDT
Day 2: Sunday, June 8, 2025, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm CDT
Partner Organizations: Missouri Arts Council and Arts Council of Southeast Missouri.
DESCRIPTION
Artist INC Express helps artists, of any discipline, develop the building blocks for a thriving and enduring arts practice.
Led by a team of experienced, working artists, this ten-hour, hands-on workshop helps artists like you address specific needs and challenges that you’ll face throughout your career. Through discussions, activities, and hands-on exercises, your artist-facilitators, and your new network of peer artists, will help you set goals for your practice, write about your work, and build a personal brand.
Artist INC Express is a slimmed down, yet still highly active, version of the popular eight-week Artist INC Live program, which has been completed by more than 1,500 artists since 2009. Artist INC Express explores those same core concepts of how to build a lasting arts practice in a shorter, more flexible format, to help reach a broader audience of artists.
If you sign on for Artist INC Express, you are asked to commit to the entire ten-hour workshop, as exercises build on one another and participants develop deep relationships with their fellow artists over the two sessions. Be ready to participate throughout in group discussions, hands-on exercises, and small group work.
And just know, it’s not over when it’s over. Right away, Artist INC Express activates a network of artists in your community, leading to more peer-to-peer resource sharing, collaborations, and support long after the workshop concludes.
SCHEDULE
Artist INC Express workshops are divided into two 5-hour sessions.
Session 1 – June 7, 2025, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm CDT
What Works
Success Inventory
Eulogy
ADEP Analysis
SMART Goal Setting
Funding a Practice
Session 2 – June 8, 2025, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm CDT
Marketing
Branding
Elevator Speech
Formal Tool Kit (biography, artist statement, resume/CV)
Building Long-Term Relationships
Artist INC Express Agenda (In Person – 2 Days)
ARTIST PEER FACILITATORS
All Artist INC Express workshops are facilitated by a team of experienced, working artists. Artist Peer Facilitators for this workshop are: JerMarco Britton, Sukanya Mani, and Colin McLaughlin.
REGISTRATION
All registrants must register individually. There is no application process or participation fee. Registrants must meet the eligibility requirements identified above. All supplies, lunch, and snacks will be provided at the workshop. Workshops fill quickly. More emails with additional details will be sent from M-AAA’s Artist Services email, artistservices@maaa.org. Please add the Artist Services email to your address book. Artist INC Express is brought to you in collaboration with Missouri Arts Council and Arts Council of Southeast Missouri.
QUESTIONS?
Please contact artistservices@maaa.org.