Artist INC Topeka
Connecting artists of all disciplines to the tools and opportunities they need to be successful.
About Artist INC Topeka
Learn the business of art from experts—other artists.
Artist INC is coming to Topeka September 1-October 27. Led by a team of experienced, working artists, this hands-on program helps creatives like you address specific needs and challenges of the industry. If you’d like to be part of this program, please fill out the application today! Applications are due no later than June 10, 2026.
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
Join artist mentors Kim Brook, Jake Jackson, Huascar Medina, Zandra Sneed-Dawkins, and Becki Waugh at ArtsConnect for eight sessions covering planning, budgeting, marketing, and more.
Artist INC is a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) that is hosted in Topeka by ArtsConnect with support from FHLBank Topeka. Please click here for more application information.
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.
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.
In 2013, Artist INC became a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, acquiring the program fully in 2017. Across the region, Artist INC 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.
Past Participants
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GG Demery
Cathy Foster
Corbin Gilfillan
Lisa Greenwood
Matthew Hull
Kelly Jack
Jennie Ketter
Stephanie Kitten
Teresa Maddeford
Valerie M. Mendoza
Andy Morrison
Amber Neely
Ryan Ogle
Sammie Platz
Ki Ra
LeeAnn Skinner
Sandy Snook
Luyao Zheng -
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 Wilkin
Yolanda Wilson
Albert Woods, Sr.
Sally Woodson -
Pradeep Bangalore, (visual artist)
Hollie Blakeney, (visual artist)
Jason Dailey, (multidisciplinary)
Jean Denney, (visual artist)
Lyman Edwards, (designer)
Matthew Filby, (mixed media)
Jonah Graf, (visual artist)
Ash Grubb, (visual artist)
Jodee Jensen, (visual artist)
Cindy Kersenbrock, (ceramic artist)
Troy Komahcheet, (visual artist)
Aisha Lee Imani, (multidisciplinary)
Theresa Martin, (visual artist)
Tiena Nazzaro, (visual artist)
Laura Odell, (multidisciplinary)
Jose Saucedo, (visual artist)
Kristen Shook, (interdisciplinary)
Zandra Sneed-Dawkins, (visual artist)
Irene Tsuneta, (fiber artist)
Lesa Weller, (multidisciplinary)
Tyson Williams, (performing artist) -
Jordan E. Brooks (visual artist)
Miranda Easton (painting)
Kody Stadler (multidisciplinary)
Holly Taylor (music)
Deb Bruner (theatre production)
Harvey Flowers (sculpture)
Jake Jackson (sculpture/special effects)
Lisa LaRue-Baker (multidisciplinary)
Phyll Klima (clay)
Allison Koerner-Smith (visual arts)
Alisha Saucedo (clay)
Preston Walker (music)
Amy Allen (painting)
Samantha Banks (painting)
Kate Hastings (theatre)
Allison Shore (photography) -
Carmen Anello (music/theatre)
Benjamin Arnfield (visual artist)
Byron Ashley (visual artist)
Audrey Bosley (literary & visual artist)
Anthony Braun (visual artist)
Kim D. Brook (ceramic artist)
Robert Tapley Bustamante (mural/visual artist)
Katie Heffren (visual artist)
Rodney L. Hoover (painting/photography)
Erika Kjorlie Geery (visual artist)
Angela Lexow (2-D & 3-D visual artist)
Liza MacKinnon (2-D & 3-D visual artist)
Xavier Martinez (muralist & visual artist)
Kyra Miller (ceramic & 2-D artist)
Devin M. Morrison (multimedia artist)
Paul Rudy (musician/performing artist)
Dané Shobe (theatre/performing artist)
Nathan Short (theatre/performing artist)
Ptr Sponseller (3-D sculpture artist)
Susan K. Theroff (visual artist)
Jeremy Wangler (photographer)
Becki Waugh (visual artist)
Brian Wiedle (visual artist)
Ryan Wills (musician/performing artist)
Artist INC Topeka is supported by
2023 Artist INC Cohort
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.