Artist INC Express Workshop at the Historic Owen Theatre!

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 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 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.

If you sign on for Artist INC Express, you are asked to commit to the entire workshop, as exercises build on one another and participants develop deep relationships with their fellow artists over the 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.

Cost: Free

Eligibility: Branson, MO & Eureka Springs, AR artists

Age Requirement: 18+

Location: Historic Owen Theatre, 205 S Commercial St, Branson, MO 65616

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, May 16, 2026 from 10:00am-3:00pm CDT

Day 2: Sunday, May 17, 2026 from 12:009m-5:00pm CDT

Registration Deadline: Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 5:00pm CDT

SCHEDULE

Artist INC Express workshops are divided into two 5-hour sessions.

Session 1 – May 16, 2026 from 10:00am-3:00pm CDT

What Works

Success Inventory

Eulogy

ADEP Analysis

SMART Goal Setting

Funding a Practice

Session 2 – May 17, 2026 from 12:009m-5:00pm 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)

REGISTRATION

All registrants must register individually. There is no application process or participation fee. Registrants must meet the eligibility requirements identified above. Participants who register by the preferred registration date will receive a welcome packet with a hard copy of the Artist INC Express Workbook via USPS mail. Participants who register after the preferred registration date will receive a digital copy of the Artist INC Express Workbook via email. 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, Arkansas Arts Council, and the Branson Regional Arts Council.