Apply to join us for a four-week marketing accelerator designed specifically for artists and creative organizations who are ready to stop guessing and start building a strategy that works for them.

Applicants may participate in one of two courses offered, either this one OR Arts Business Accelerator, and both are open to Durham and Durham County independent artists and small arts nonprofits.  Those who have received ARPA grant funding previously are not eligible to participate. For additional eligibility questions, please reach out to Angela Lee at Angela.Lee@durhamnc.gov 

Over four weeks, we’ll dig into:

✨ Marketing Foundations
Clarify your visual identity, messaging, positioning, and target audience.

📣 Building Community, Creating Buzz
Learn how to show up where your audience is, tell stories that connect, and build authentic community—online and beyond.

🎯 Finding Your Marketing Stride
Create systems, strengthen your brand consistency, and build a marketing practice you can actually sustain.

📝 Crafting Your Marketing Plan
Pull it all together into clear objectives and an actionable plan for what comes next.

We’ll use real-world case studies, hands-on exercises, and practical tools to help you build marketing around your work, your audience, and your capacity.

Because your marketing should support your creative practice—not take it over.

Apply Here: https://www.lysandraweber.com/arts-marketing-accelerator

The program timeline is below:

• Application Deadline Sept 11, 2026

• Participant notification Sept 14, 2026 (All applicants, regardless of status, will be contacted)

• Program Start Date Sept 23, 2026