Professional Development Workshops for Artists
For Arts Organizations and Galleries
Alisa was so easy and fun to work with!
“Even in one short hour, the information covered in her workshop was expansive and valuable for any creator or artist. We are looking forward to working with Alisa again in the future!”
Chelsea Virginia
Senior Communications Manager
East End Arts
For arts organizations and galleries looking to provide additional value to their audience
You aim to provide support and value for your members. You’re always on the look out for new ways to do this.
Offering online professional development workshops nicely rounds out hosting in person events and sharing blog posts with useful information.
Workshops designed for working artists
Choose from a selection of workshops that teach artists specific skills to improve their art business. They’re applicable to both commercial and fine artists.
All workshops are offered live online, over Zoom or your preferred platform.
Workshops are professionally designed to achieve stated outcomes, and focus on audience engagement and interaction. These are not passive presentations, they’re active sessions.
My workshops run from 1-3 hours.
They range in price from $500-$1000.
Please get in touch for:
- The full description and learning objectives of each workshop.
- Run time and prices.
- A topic you’re interested in but don’t see. I’m happy to build a custom workshop for your specific audience.
“We recently hosted Alisa Singh for an education session on “Courage for Creatives,” and it was a truly valuable experience for our participants.
The session was engaging and interactive, creating a space that encouraged meaningful discussion.
Alisa was professional and collaborated closely with our team to ensure our success. We received positive feedback that it was “refreshing and inspiring.”
Sakina Ali
Director of Education
Artists’ Network
Available workshops
Year-End Review For Artists – Prepare Your Creative Business To Thrive
This is an interactive, year-end workshop designed to help artists embrace the business side of their creative careers. We’ll dive into the value of annual reviews, from spotting achievements and opportunities to setting new directions, and you’ll leave with an easy-to-use template.
Wondering why you should do a Year-End Review?
- You need to know what happened, what didn’t happen, and why.
Doing one shows what you’ve accomplished and what opportunities are waiting for you. - With that knowledge you are better prepared for the year to come.
Join me to celebrate your growth, connect with fellow creatives, and step confidently into the new year.
Sketching Success – Quarterly Planning For Artists
Gain the tools and confidence to turn your big-picture goals into a clear, actionable roadmap!
This hands-on workshop is designed for creative entrepreneurs who want to stop spinning their wheels and start making real progress. Whether you’re overwhelmed by too many ideas or struggle to follow through on plans, this session will help you cut through the confusion.
You’ll learn how to:
- Identify and prioritize what matters most to your art business
- Break your big projects into manageable milestones
- Map out your quarter month-by-month to set yourself up for success
By the end of this workshop, you’ll have a personalized plan that’s both achievable and flexible, giving you the clarity to stay on track all year long.
Chart Your Course – Annual Planning For Artists
Finally, a method to turn your big dreams into a clear, actionable roadmap!
This hands-on workshop is designed for creative entrepreneurs who want to stop spinning their wheels and start making real progress. Work through Alisa’s custom process of articulating your dreams then breaking them down into projects, milestones, and tasks.
Look at the year ahead with confidence and motivation!
You’ll learn how to:
- Identify and prioritize what matters most to your art business
- Break your big projects into manageable milestones
- Map out your year in quarters to set yourself up for success
By the end of this workshop, you’ll have a personalized plan that’s both achievable and flexible, giving you the clarity to stay on track all year long.
Sell Without Selling – Intro To Marketing Funnels For Artists
Feel icky about “selling” your work?
Sell Without Selling – Intro To Marketing Funnels For Artists will show you a practical, artist-friendly approach to growing your audience and sales. Learning this skill will help you attract collectors, build relationships, and guide them toward purchasing, without the hard sell. You’ll leave with a clear understanding of how marketing funnels work, fresh ideas for your own funnel, and a template to map out your next steps.
Engage collectors naturally, no pressure, just connection.
Courage for Creatives
Anxious about trying something new?
Worried about being in an art show or gallery?
Concerned about contacting potential clients?
Stressed about whether your website is effective or not?
Afraid of failure?
This interactive and participatory Zoom workshop will explore the common fears of practicing artists and how courage is an important and learnable skill required for many aspects of your work.
Designing Your Days – Mundane to Masterpiece
Feel like your days fly by with nothing to show?
Spend hours mindlessly scrolling instead of doing your important work?
You’re not alone. And there is help!
If you don’t have a daily routine, or you lost track of your last one, it’s time to build a new one. Having a daily routine reduces decision fatigue and helps your body and mind get into a comfortable rhythm. As long as it meets your unique needs, it can be the key to enhancing your productivity.
You’ll leave understanding what’s important to you in a daily routine and with ideas about how to handle what’s been stopping you from starting your daily routine. You’ll also learn the 3 keys to making a daily routine work for you.
Worried you’re just not a routine person? You don’t have to plan every minute of your day to create a structure that supports your work! (but you can if that’s your thing)
See something interesting?
If there’s a topic you’re interested in, get in touch and let’s discuss the details (full description + learning outcomes).
If you’re interested in a topic that isn’t listed, get in touch anyway! I’ve custom designed workshops for other organizations and I’m happy to do it for you too.
You can email me at alisa @ alisasingh . com
Or use the button below to book a call directly.
What people are saying about Alisa’s workshops
We know this, but we often hope otherwise: learning happens best when there is interactivity, participation, and collaborative conversation. Alisa’s session on Courage for Creatives exemplified this kind of learning at it’s most effective.
Passive listening or observing is okay. Sometimes you pick up a few things, but when you do it, talk about it, put it in practice, it really sticks and changes you. That’s what this interactive and participatory workshop did for me.
David Geene
Painter
Geenious Studios
We were thrilled to welcome Alisa Singh as a guest speaker for our recent event, Sketching Success: Quarterly Planning for Artists. Alisa brought clarity, energy, and practical insight to a topic that can often feel overwhelming for creative professionals.
What stood out was her ability to make planning tools feel accessible and relevant. One participant noted, “I liked that she used an example from one of the participants which made the spreadsheet functionality easier to understand.” Her thoughtful approach helped attendees see how these tools could be applied directly to their own art practices.
The interactive nature of the workshop also received positive feedback, with another attendee sharing, “I did like the interactive nature of the workshop.”
Alisa’s engaging style encouraged meaningful participation and reflection—key to a productive planning session.
We’re grateful for her contribution and look forward to future opportunities to collaborate.
Nina Bradbury
Director of Education
Artists’ Network
I really appreciate Alisa’s templates and the way she presents them. Also the way she includes examples to show me how to respond to the questions.
The examples are real world and relatable. Without them I would have just left the template blank! The questions and the examples forced me to think in more directions than I would have on my own.
Deepa Krishnan
Paper Quilling Artist
Thank you very much for your presentation to the Artists’ Network tonight. You engaged our members and they really appreciated the tangible information that you provided.
You are an excellent presenter and very good at leading workshops. I think those members who attended tonight learned a lot and have a beginning to a Q3 plan.
Judy-Ann Cazemier
Fine Art Photographer
FAQs
Step one, get in touch! You can email me at alisa @ alisasingh . com
If there’s a particular workshop you want to know more about, I’ll provide all the info you need. Usually, you handle the scheduling and inviting of participants. If the event is open, I’m happy to invite my community along too.
We can use your contract, or mine, as long it meets both of our requirements.
I accept payment via cheque, etransfer (Canada only), credit card, or Wise transfer.
If this is the first time you’re hosting an online workshop, I can walk you through the best practices.
It happens. If you’re interested in one of my workshops, get in touch anyway! Email me at alisa @ alisasingh . com
We can discuss which topic you’re interested in and plan for a future date when you do have room in your budget.
I’m happy to help you prep your presentation for the Board. We can cover why professional development is valuable to your members and community, how these specific topics help artists, and the value to your organization of hosting online workshops.
Or I’m happy to speak with them directly, if appropriate.
There are a few ways to get a clearer picture of this:
- Run a survey of your members to find out if they want it, and what topics they’re most interested in. You can do this for free using Google Forms.
- Speak directly to a series of your members and ask if they’re interested.
- Book a workshop, set a registration minimum and deadline, find out how many people register. If few people register, the session is canceled and you will have learned a few things along the way. (I don’t take payment until after the workshop, so there is no financial cost to you)
I can help you with any of these methods if you like.