CommsCon 2026 Day 1: Conference Sessions * - Artists & Creative Entrepreneurs

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Join us for CommsCon 2026 conference sessions. Day 1 is all about creatives! See the full schedule and register → Day 1 Sessions 10:30–11:30 am | Articulating Your WHY to Your Network Identify and articulate your "why" as an artist! Own it and keep it at the core of all your communications, from a pitch email to your socials and web presence. Facilitator: Stacie Bloomfield 11:45am–12:45pm | Building Brand and Reputation Branding and marketing seem icky or scary? Whether you’re a new creative entrepreneur (or don’t even identify as that yet) or have been doing this for a while, this session will set you up with a zero judgment and easy-to-use checklist to help you present your visual brand authentically and consistently. Facilitator: Matthew McMillan (E_O Space) 12:45–1:30pm | Lunch provided! 1:30–2:30pm | Documentation Brand storytelling through video and images without losing the humanity in your work is a challenge. This practical session will include specific how-to’s and tools as well as encouragement as you navigate the challenges of putting yourself out there. Facilitator: Jessica Whalen 2:45 - 3:45pm | Panel Discussion: Driving Sales and Visibility Effective promotion on social media and online sales platforms transforms art into a product that can reach a wider, global, or targeted audience. Make it make “cents”. Panelists: Travis Smith, Stacie Bloomfield, Na’Tosha De’Von, Ashlyn Dillard-Hansen 4–5pm | Getting the Word(s) Out How to talk to the media and other audiences about your work and your next big project. Facilitator: Jason Suel 5–6pm | Social Hour Finally! After a packed day, this is time for you to make that connection, share contacts, finish that rushed lunch conversation, etc. We’ll have snacks and drinks. Northwest Arkansas’ creative community is invited to CommsCon 2026! Artists, creatives, creative entrepreneurs, and arts and culture nonprofit organizations are invited to the Fayetteville Public Library on September 21 and…