Artist INC Express, a career development program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, has partnered with Lawrence Music Alliance to help musicians develop the building blocks for a thriving and enduring arts practice.

 

Led by a team of experienced, working artists, this nine-hour, hands-on workshop helps artists address specific needs and challenges that artists face throughout their careers. Through discussions, activities, and hands-on exercises, artist-facilitators, and a new network of peer artists, will help participating artists set goals for their practice, write about their work, and build a personal brand.

 

“I’ve been connected to Artist INC for more than ten years, and I’ve seen the impact that the program and the principles it espouses can have for sustainable artist careers,” says Lawrence Music Alliance Director Nick Carswell. “We are very excited to tailor Artist INC Express to the needs of musicians specifically, and we see this program helping to propel the Lawrence music community to the next level. Lawrence is already a music city, and with this training for artists, the sky’s the limit!”

 

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 2,000 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.

 

Artist INC Express is not your standard classroom experience[1] . If you sign on for Artist INC Express, you are asked to commit to the entire nine-hour workshop, as exercises build on one another and as participants develop deep relationships with their fellow artists over the three sessions. Be ready to participate throughout in group discussions, hands-on exercises, and small group work.

 

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.

 

So worth it. I feel so empowered, seen, supported, hopeful and ready to launch what I learned. The difference in me from before to after is palpable.
- Artist INC program participant

 

Interested artists may register now. https://www.maaa.org/event/artist-inc-express-lawrence-music-alliance-in-person/.

 

The program is free and open to artists of all musicians and skill levels.

 

Date: July 7-9, 2025, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

Location: The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., Lawrence, KS 66044

 

Now in its fifteenth year, Artist INC has been completed by more than 2,000 artists. Artist INC is supported in part by grants from the Windgate Foundation, the Hallmark Corporate Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Learn more about Artist INC at www.artistinc.art.