Des Moines Art Festival is Seeking Professional Artists & Individual Creatives in the Des Moines Area to Apply In October, The Des Moines Arts Festival® (DMAF) announced their partnership with Mid-America Arts Alliance to unveil the professional development program Artist INC in Central Iowa (Artist INC Des Moines). Artist INC Des Moines begins on March 8, 2021, to empower local artists. Stephen King , Executive Director indicated that “This launch marks a formalized step toward reaching DMAF’s vision to strengthen a vibrant and creative community.” Artist INC Des Moines seeks to provide individual creatives with entrepreneurial training skills and focuses on strategic development unique to the arts sector. Artist INC Des Moines is a professional development opportunity for artists working in all creative disciplines including music, visual arts, performing arts, writing, dance and film. The program provides cutting-edge training seminars that address the specific daily business needs and challenges artists of all disciplines face. Artist INC Des Moines is limited to 25 participants for 2021. Participants will be selected through a competitive application process, followed by a selection by a panel of community professionals and peers. The program is open to artists (not enrolled in a degree-seeking program) of any creative discipline regardless of the point they are in their careers. Along with the 25 participants, six local artists serve as Artist Peer Facilitators. Identifying individual artists and creative entrepreneurs as one of the cornerstones of Des Moines’ arts and cultural ecosystem, the assessment identified “Strengthening the Creative Economy by developing the talent and skillset of creative entrepreneurs and artists as one of the four cultural priorities.” Artist INC is a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA), a nonprofit regional arts organization that strengthens and supports artists, cultural organizations, and communities throughout a six-state region (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas) and beyond. Des Moines will be the first community delivering Artist INC outside M-AAA’s region.
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