ARTISTS, START YOUR ENGINES…

ARTIST INC

APPLICATIONS OPEN SOON!

Artist INC is coming to Topeka September 2-October 21. Led by a team of experienced, working artists, this hands-on program helps creatives from all disciplines address specific needs and challenges of the industry.

What you’ll get:

  • A research-based curriculum led by local artist facilitators

  • Practical tools to grow your art career

  • Strategies for planning, budgeting, and marketing

  • A supportive network of fellow artists

  • Hands-on guidance from industry professionals

Before you apply, you’ll have two opportunities to attend the Artist INC “What Works Workshop” on either April 29th (in-person) or May 6th (virtual via Zoom). At the “What Works Workshop” you will learn more about what it takes to build your artistic practice and get information about how to apply for the 2025 session of Artist INC Topeka!

APPLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE BEGINNING APRIL 14TH AND WILL BE DUE NO LATER THAN JUNE 9TH. THE 2025 ARTIST INC SESSION BEGINS SEPTEMBER 2ND.

ABOUT ARTIST INC

Artist INC is a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA)

Since 2009, Artist INC has filled a demand for professional development for artists. In 2012, at the invitation of the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Artist INC became one of a select group of programs across the country as part of its "Marketplace Empowerment for Artists" program. While the community of practice for artist professional development has grown through Tremaine's initiative, Artist INC remains the only stand-alone program in the Midwest region dedicated exclusively to artist entrepreneur training. In 2013, Artist INC became a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, acquiring the program fully in 2017. This project is generously funded by Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Windgate Charitable Foundation, Inc., and the state arts agencies of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. Acknowledgement also is extended to the UMKC Innovation Center, a Founding Member of Artist INC. For more information, go to artistinc.art.

ARTIST INC TOPEKA PAST PARTICIPANTS

2024 ARTIST INC COHORT

Carol Bradbury
Ashley Cain
Amber Dickinson
Heather Duris
Bridget Elmer
Duane L. Herrman
Karl Hess
Julian Jenkins
Nick Krug
Christina Lewis
Jolie Lippitt
Carly Malsom
Clair McKay
Samantha Morrison
Alice-Ann Oliver
Susan Poer
Brandon Quy
Beth Ridenour
Kayla Sandusky
Kimberley Scott
Carlos Velez
Anamarie Wilkins
Yolanda Wilson
Albert Woods, Sr.
Sally Woodson

2022 ARTIST INC COHORT

Jordan E. Brooks
Miranda Easton
Kody Stadler
Holly Taylor
Deb Bruner
Harvey Flowers
Jake Jackson
Lisa LaRue-Baker
Phyll Klima
Allison Koerner-Smith
Alisha Saucedo
Preston Walker
Amy Allen
Samantha Banks
Kate Hastings
Allison Shore

2023 ARTIST INC COHORT

Pradeep Bangalore
Hollie Blakeney
Jason Dailey
Jean Denney
Lyman Edwards
Matthew Filby
Jonah Gra
Ash Grubb
Jodee Jensen
Cindy Kersenbrock
Troy Komahcheet
Aisha Lee Imani
Theresa Martin
Tiena Nazzaro
Laura Odell
Jose Saucedo
Kristen Shook
Zandra Sneed-Dawkins
Irene Tsuneta
Lesa Weller
Tyson Williams

2021 ARTIST IN COHORT

Carmen Anello
Benjamin Arnfield
Byron Ashley
Audrey Bosley
Anthony Braun
Kim D. Brook
Robert Tapley Bustamante
Katie Heffren
Rodney L. Hoover
Erika Kjorlie Geery
Angela Lexow
Liza MacKinnon
Xavier Martinez
Kyra Miller
Devin M. Morrison
Paul Rudy
Dané Shobe
Nathan Short
Ptr Sponseller
Susan K. Theroff
Jeremy Wangler
Becki Waugh
Brian Wiedle
Ryan Wills

About Artist INC

Artist INC connects artists of all disciplines to the tools, resources, and opportunities necessary to develop their entrepreneurial skills and to strengthen their artistic practice. ArtsConnect hosts the program at our gallery in the NOTO Arts & Entertainment District, coordinating the administration of the program in partnership with staff at the Mid-America Arts Alliance. The program provides cutting-edge training seminars that address the specific daily business needs and challenges artists of all disciplines face.

Facilitated learning is the Artist INC methodology. Artists learn and grow together through mentoring, small group application activities, large group discussions and multi-media lectures. Artist INC Fellows learn business skills relevant to their art practice and apply those skills cooperatively with the peers.

More information is available on the Artist INC website and in the Artist 10x10, a beautiful interactive digital celebration of the first 10 years of this program.