Artist Planning Workshop for 2025
January 7-9, 2025
The New Year is a blank page!
Let me help you start 2025 with intention.
Dream big, commit to your vision, implement your plan.
This planning workshop is for you if …
- You want to get clear about your priorities for 2025.
- 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 rather than waiting for others to control your schedule and future..
- You are super busy and would never make time to do this on your own.
The Art Biz Success Planning System
Step by Step
- Reflect Deeply on Your Year
Evaluate your achievements and challenges in 4 key life areas using the Artist’s Annual Review to set a solid foundation for growth. - Assess Your Time
Acknowledge the limited hours available and make informed, impactful decisions on how to allocate them effectively. - Define Your Top Priorities
Clearly identify your three main projects for the upcoming months and outline essential dates and tasks on your calendar for the year. - Develop Your Plan
Experiment with various planning methods to create a comprehensive map of your projects and the tasks they entail. - Establish Self-Accountability
Implement strategies that ensure you remain committed to and focused on your most critical priorities. - Learn to Adapt
Gain insights into when it’s appropriate to modify your plan to stay aligned with changing circumstances or goals—and how to do it.
January 7-9, 2025
Just $97 $79 through December 30
Wait! This is included in my Essentials program, which gives you access to my all of my lessons and 1-year membership. Check out ESSENTIALS.
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During your planning workshop, the pieces fell into place in ways that have eluded me for so long. I let go of my anxiety, I laughed at my constant pursuit of perfection, and I stopped procrastination—maybe because the fears were gone. After digesting the workshop, I immediately got to work doing necessary, but not fun, office catch-up. I was also able to do a projected schedule for blocks of time in the New Year….
The biggest take away? Look for a competent leader to give you guidance, structure, and access to other professional artists.
LESLIE NEUMANN
Live Sessions
This is a WORKshop. You will get the most out of it if you come prepared to work, discuss your progress, share what you like, and get feedback as needed.
Can’t attend live? Block off time to do watch the replays and do the homework in the evenings.
Dust off the holidays and dive into a New Year!
January 7-9, 2025
Just $97 $79 through December 30
Wait! This is included in my Essentials program, which gives you access to my all of my lessons and 1-year membership. Check out ESSENTIALS.
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I can’t tell you how much the planning workshop helped me out. I continue cutting things OUT of my life in order to be able to focus more on my mental and physical health, studio work and a bigger project. This has been a wonderful course and has made me look at my life so much differently.
It’s been really, really valuable, and I always feel your spirit and presence in my life, cheering me on and urging me forward. You are frequently mentioned in prayer and in my Morning Pages. You are a gift.
JANICE TANTON
You will receive:
PLANNING PREP
Any time you are planning, you have to consider your past results so you can avoid mistakes and build on successes.
A little prep will make your planning go more smoothly.
LIVE SESSIONS
- Three 90-120-minute live sessions
- Recordings of all sessions (audio, video, and well organized notes)
- Workbook to guide you through the formation of your plan
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 an actionable plan for the next few months and an idea of your priorities for the rest of the year.
You’ll also know your first steps so you can start working your plan immediately.
Through the planning process, you will …
- Get real about your limited energy, time, and resources—knowing that you have to make hard choices when you want to reach a higher level.
- Try various methods for planning in order to embrace what works best for you.
- Articulate your priorities for the upcoming months and, perhaps, through the end of the year.
- Create a routine and a level of self-accountability so that you can stay on track with your priorities. And, most importantly ...
- Start the year with optimism, intention, and clarity.
Tuesday January 7
SCOPE & VISION
2-3:30 pm Eastern Time (New York)
You will think expansively about what is possible—taking into account your limited energy and resources.
Discover 8 criteria for adding something to your plan.
Homework: Commit to your top 3 (max) focus projects.
Wednesday January 8
STRATEGY & STRUCTURE
2-3:30 pm Eastern Time (New York)
Our goal for this second day is to make sure you have the strategies, tactics, and tasks in place that will help you complete your projects successfully.
You’ll learn 4 methods for mapping your plan.
Homework: Flesh out your plan.
Thursday January 9
FOCUS & RESILIENCE
2-3:30 pm Eastern Time (New York)
Don’t let your hard work here go to waste. This final session is to set you up for success.
Implement self-accountability to stay focused, but know when it’s okay to change course and how to adjust your plan.
All sessions include Q&A. Breakout groups with other planners are always possible.
January 7-9, 2025
Just $97 $79 through December 30
Wait! This is included in my Essentials program, which gives you access to my all of my lessons and 1-year membership. Check out ESSENTIALS.
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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
I promise that if you do this work, you’ll have an actionable plan that you will be able to adopt and adapt at any point in your art career.
- Delve into a thorough assessment of your past year to highlight both progress and setbacks, paving the way for focused growth in both your professional and personal life.
- Engage in a critical assessment of how you spend your time. This step is crucial for making intentional decisions that support your most impactful goals.
- Gain clarity on selecting and refining your key projects. Align your efforts with the objectives that are most important to your art business’s success.
- Discover dynamic methods to visually map out your art business roadmap, making your goals and the steps to achieve them clear, realistic, and manageable.
- Learn to master the art of adaptability with guidance on when and how to adjust your plans effectively. This resilience ensures you remain agile and responsive to new opportunities and shifts in your journey.
FAQs for Planning Workshops
Your planning workshop includes:
- Recordings (audio and video) and chat transcripts (when applicable) from the live training sessions
- Workbook (focused, not overwhelming)
- $1 trial membership in the Art Biz Connection community forum
To get personal feedback on your 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.
You get even more attention, accountability, and resources when you join Essentials, which includes this planning workshop
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 2025, although we will have another planning workshop in May 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
January 7-9, 2025
Just $97 $79 through December 30
Wait! This is included in my Essentials program, which gives you access to my all of my lessons and 1-year membership. Check out ESSENTIALS.
Tuesday January 7
SCOPE & VISION
2-3:30 pm Eastern Time (New York)
You will think expansively about what is possible—taking into account your limited energy and resources.
Discover 8 criteria for adding something to your plan.
Homework: Commit to your top 3 (max) focus projects.
Wednesday January 8
SRATEGY & STRUCTURE
2-3:30 pm Eastern Time (New York)
Our goal for this second day is to make sure you have the strategies, tactics, and tasks in place that will help you complete your projects successfully.
You’ll learn 4 methods for mapping your plan.
Homework: Flesh out your plan.
Thursday January 9
FOCUS & RESILIENCE
2-3:30 pm Eastern Time (New York)
Don’t let your hard work here go to waste. This final session is to set you up for success.
Implement self-accountability to stay focused, but know when it’s okay to change course and how to adjust your plan.
All sessions include Q&A. Breakout groups with other planners are always possible.
Questions? Please email us.
