How will you make art work for you? Artist INC announces upcoming free professional development workshops in Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas for artists building their art careers. Artist INC Express is a nine-hour commitment and What Works is a short,…

Artists in Northwest Arkansas will receive more funding, peer networking, and professional development through Artists 360, thanks to renewed funding from the Walton Family Foundation. Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA), ignites the careers of artists of…

Initiative awards up to $15,000 each to regional artists and organizations for experimental regional projects Applications are open for Mid-America Arts Alliance’s annual Artistic Innovations grant, a program that since 2012 has awarded over $2 million to regional artists and…

Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust (TAIT) is seeking to commission an artist to create a bold, innovative, and engaging suspended art installation at Tulsa International Airport (TUL). Submission Deadline Artists are invited to submit applications for the suspended artwork before June…

DEADLINE EXTENDED to July 6, 2023. Now, in partnership with the Regional Arts Commission (RAC) of St. Louis, Artist INC comes to St. Louis this fall to help St. Louis artists turn their art practices into enduring art careers.  Building…

Grant program for artists returns for sixth year Artists 360, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, returns for its sixth year. From May 1 to June 28 applications are open for four categories of grants to artists in Northwest Arkansas.…

Disaster and Emergency Grants for Artists On the occasion of Earth Day, we look to protect our precious natural resources as well as ourselves. We also acknowledge artists affected by climate disasters and extreme weather such as tornadoes and flooding.…

Celebrating Earth Day 2023 With Earth Day approaching, it’s a great time to explore ways to feel reinvigorated and rekindle our appreciation for the planet we call home. Earth Day serves as a reminder that our environment requires care, protection,…

Poet Gustavo Adolfo Aybar, an Artist INC Live alum, explains the impact Artist INC gave his art career: It lent him a “perspective that I believe almost every kind of artist needs. So few of us had a business aspect…

Updated April 5, 2023 Sometimes the right opportunity for your art career and creative practice is just a link away—if you know where to look. Pushing the Flywheel is that place. This biweekly newsletter and blog from Mid-America Arts Alliance…

New partnerships with New Mexico Arts and New Mexico Music Commission bring free Artist INC Express trainings to a new region Building a business or career around an art practice isn’t like building any other small business. Artists face different…

Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) and ArtsConnect are proud to offer Artist INC Topeka for its second session in spring 2023. Artist INC is a professional development program that connects artists of all disciplines to tools, resources, and opportunities necessary to…