AIM 2026 SCHEDULE

Friday, August 21
3:00pm – 6:00pm: Welcome & The Creative Exchange

Saturday, August 22
9:00am – Doors open (fruit, snacks, coffee, water supplied)
9:30am – 12:00 noon: Speaker Grace Chon
12:00noon – 2:00pm: Group Photo & Lunch Break (lunch included)
2:00pm – 4:30pm: Speaker Will Kurtz
4:30pm – 6:00pm: TBA: Speaker or Creative Event

Sunday, August 23
6:00am – Idea Lab Challenge (yep, it's sunrise!)
8:30am – Doors open (fruit, snacks, coffee, water supplied)
9:00am – 11:30am: Speaker Brooke Shaden
11:30am – 12:00pm: Lunch Break (lunch included)
12:00pm – 4:00pm: Trade Show
4:00pm – 5:30pm: Creatives Round Table
5:30pm: AIM Evening Out

Monday, August 24 
9:00am – Doors open (fruit, snacks, coffee, water supplied)
9:30am – 12:00 noon: Speaker Sam Zimmerman
12:00noon – 2:00pm: Lunch Break (lunch included)
2:00pm – 4:30pm: Speaker Corey McDonald
4:30pm – Conference wrap-up

Tuesday, August 25: “Create Beyond” – Small Group Workshops

Create Beyond is where inspiration turns into action. These six small-group, hands-on intensives are designed for artists who don’t just want to be inspired — they want to practice, experiment, and stretch their creative boundaries.

This is not another lecture.
This is where you create.

Each Create Beyond session is intentionally limited in size, allowing for deeper connection, real-time feedback, and space to explore ideas without pressure. Whether you’re refining your artistic voice, experimenting with new approaches, or pushing past creative hesitation, these intensives are built to move you forward.