Artist INC in the News

The UMKC Conservatory is pleased to announce that Diane Scott is named Director of Professional Development.

Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation created 1 Million Cups as a simple way to engage entrepreneurs in the Kansas City community. On January 9, 2013, Artist INC Director, Diane Scott, shared the Artist INC story with the 1MC community.

David Hughes, Charlotte Street Founder and Co-Director will step down in mid-2013 and the board will hire a new executive director.

Artist INC, a Kansas City artist professional development program, has received a $100,000 grant that will help the program expand next year.

Saturday, Apr. 14, from 2 to 4 p.m., the Southeast Missouri Arts Council invites you to attend a lecture and workshop featuring Diane Scott, from the Kansas City organization Artist, INC, who is known for designing and managing innovative professional development programs for fine artists.

Artist INC Program Manager, Diane Scott, alumni and Peer Facilitator, Jose Faus, and current participant, Megan Turek, discuss how to survive financially as a full-time artist in Kansas City with Jabulani Leffall on KCUR's Central Standard Time.

Like many pursuits, art can be a hard thing to create and sustain. Many artists have "day jobs" for practical reasons. But when an artist combines and relates their job skills to their artistic practices the results in both realms can be rewarding personally and inspiring for others.

Local artist and Artist INC alumnus Lisa Lala is about to start an exhibition of lists.

Jackie Battenfield, author of The Artists Guide, and Diane Scott, manager of the Professional Development Program at the UMKC SBTDC, talk to The Walt Bodine Show about what it takes to make it as an artist.