Action Plan for Shows and Sales
Planning Workshop (On Demand)
Shows and sales are only a means to a greater goal:
Your fulfillment as an artist and, therefore, a happier life.
Because, let’s face it, shows and sales are validation that you’re on the right path and that what you’re doing matters to someone else.
I wish we could be fulfilled without that outside validation, but we are human beings and humans need connection.
It just so happens that your art is the way you connect with the world. Lucky us!
Elevate your shows. Increase sales. Amplify joy.
This planning workshop is for you if …
- You want to get clear about your priorities for the upcoming months.
- You aren't short of ideas—you just need to give them some shape and figure out what to cast aside.
- You want to make decisions that are meaningful.
- You are super busy and would never make time to do this on your own.
The Shows & Sales Planning System
Step by Step
- Start by analyzing results from 3 years of shows and sales—use that information to inform your action plans.
- Consider 6 strategies and 26 tactics for elevating shows and increasing sales.
- Outline your priorities and the individual steps necessary to complete them and finish 2024 in a strong position.
- No more delaying. It’s time to go for it! Identify your aspirational types of venues and start naming specific places for shows and sales.
- Learn a repeatable and easy-to-follow system for storing all of your opportunities and ensuring you track progress with each one—with the ultimate goal of turning the best opportunity into a project that can yield results.
Never let another opportunity slip through the cracks.
Live September 2024 and for a limited time on demand.
Just $70
This planning workshop for shows and sales is included in Essentials for Artist Success, my comprehensive business-building and art-marketing program. Curious?
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MAI WYN SCHANTZ
Live Sessions
This is a WORKshop. It will be successful for you if you come prepared to work, discuss your progress, share what you like, and get feedback as needed.
🎁 Make a plan to be ready for the holiday hustle 🎁
and a solid start to 2025
Prepare for a hassle-free holiday season.
Live September 2024 and for a limited time on demand.
Just $70
This planning workshop for shows and sales is included in Essentials for Artist Success, my comprehensive business-building and art-marketing program. Curious?
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I have taken other planning workshops and they have been totally overwhelming and just left me frustrated or freaked out and running in the other direction.
Your workshop was nothing like these and a wonderful, productive experience. Not overwhelming at all!
I went from skeptical on the first day to completely loving your methods and systems by the last day. I walked away from it with a plan in hand and a fresh, I can do this attitude.
JANELL MITHANI
You will receive:
PLANNING PREP
Use my worksheets and handouts to help you prepare before watching the videos or reading the lessons. Bonus money-planning videos if increasing your income is a priority.
You will be able to reuse this process anytime you feel the need for clarity.
ON DEMAND
- 10-Page workbook to guide you through the formation of your plan
- Training recorded from the live sessions, including Q+A —> video and audio files
- Complete PDF lessons from the two days (16 tight pages)
COMMUNITY
You will be invited to try out the Art Biz Connection community for just $1 for your first month. This is where you can connect with our committed members, ask questions, and participate in live sessions with me and our artist mentor.
ACTIONABLE PLAN
When you prepare, watch and read the lessons, and do the homework, you will have a customized plan for your shows and sales.
You’ll also know exactly what your top priorities are so you can start working through your plan immediately.
Through the planning process, you will …
- Get real about what has and has not been working for you.
- Consider new venues for shows and sales that will challenge you and move you to a higher level.
- Review strategies and tactics for increasing sales, and decide which might be right for you.
- Assess possibilities that would allow you to finish the year in a stronger position than you might have imagined.
- Start the new season with optimism, intention, and clarity.
Tuesday September 10
INTENTION FOR THE DAY
PRIORITIZE, DECIDE
2 pm Eastern Time (New York)
Get clear about the common qualities of your best venues for shows and sales.
Decide what your goals will be, and prioritize the strategies and tactics for elevating shows and increasing sales.
90-120 minutes
Wednesday September 11
INTENTION FOR THE DAY
PLAN TO IMPLEMENT
2 pm Eastern Time (New York)
Make a plan, with my guidance, that has dates and deadlines attached. Consider using internal and external accountability.
I will also show how my classes and community can help you find answers and implement your plan.
90-120 minutes
Tuesday September 17
MEMBER OFFICE HOURS
GET QUESTIONS ANSWERED
4 pm Eastern Time (New York)
☙ For members of Essentials and the Accelerator ❧ Drop in for clarity about your plan for shows and sales. Ask questions and get my best answers.
Not a member? Consider joining us in Essentials for workshops, resources, strategies, and accountability.
Est time: 50-75 minutes
Delaying action is delaying results.
Live September 2024 and for a limited time on demand.
Just $70
This planning workshop for shows and sales is included in Essentials for Artist Success, my comprehensive business-building and art-marketing program. Curious?
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KAREN PHILLIPS
Hi. I'm Alyson Stanfield.
I appreciate your reading this far on the page. 😉
My planning workshops are created to help you pause—to take a deep breath and step away from the busy-ness so you can work on your busi-ness.
The ultimate goal, always, is your fulfillment as an artist and amplified joy.
I’m the author of I’d Rather Be in the Studio: The Artist’s No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion, leader of Artist Planning Sessions, and the host of The Art Biz podcast.
I work with clients who have a growth mindset and challenge themselves with increasingly prestigious goals—something I ask of you in my planning workshops. I’d love to help you plan for your future.
MY GUARANTEE
There’s no promise that you’ll land a gallery or make thousands of dollars. However, I do promise that if you do this work, you’ll have a plan to elevate your show venues and increase your sales—one that you will be able to adapt at any point in your art career.
Ethical Marketing
In 2021 I took The Ethical Move pledge to run my business with the highest level of ethics. This means …
Rounded pricing
Fair and generous refund policy
No fear-based marketing
No outrageous claims for transformation just because you buy from me
Very low finance fees for payment plans (well under 10%)
FAQs for Planning Workshops
Your planning workshop includes:
- Recordings (audio and video) and chat transcripts (when applicable) from the live training sessions.
- 10-page workbook (focused, not overwhelming)
- $1 trial membership in the Art Biz Connection community forum
To get personal feedback on sales and shows plan …
We hope you’ll join the Art Biz Connection community forum for $1, where my team and I are actively engaged, so that we can all benefit from the dialogue.
Students attending the live sessions benefit from Q&A opportunities.
You have access to the recordings, transcript, and worksheets forever because you can download everything!
This planning workshop is included in my ESSENTIALS for Artist Success marketing program. We hope you join us, but you will also be invited to join at the community level if you’re only looking for connection and structure.
If you are unhappy with your purchase of this live online workshop or its recorded version, you may request a refund within 21 days of the live program or of your purchase date, if purchasing the recording later. No questions asked.
This won’t be offered again in 2024, although we will have another planning workshop in January 2025—also included in Essentials for Artist Success.
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Attending your planning sessions was one of the most valuable things I’ve done personally or professionally. I had about 45 balls in the air and felt like I was drowning.
Just identifying my projects on paper and then listing out the tasks required for each really helped clear my head. Then applying the project approach with a paper schedule and task list was huge.
I now have a solid plan of attack for my ambitious projects. Several people close to me have commented about how focused and energetic I’ve been since putting my plan into action.
Beth Whitney
Can I help you finish the year strong?
Live September 2024 and for a limited time on demand.
Just $70
This planning workshop for shows and sales is included in Essentials for Artist Success, my comprehensive business-building and art-marketing program. Curious?
