UPCOMING WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS

Fast Forward: A Workshop for Artistic Agency and Momentum

Sunday, February 22, 2026
11 a.m. – 3 p.m. PST
Live Zoom only, no replay!
Limited to 15 participants – to sign up, click the “Register for Fast Forward” button on this page.

It’s 2026, and we’re ready for change.

If you’ve ever felt super excited about an idea for a creative project, but worn out by the energy it takes to begin (or got stuck in the “messy middle”), this hands-on workshop will show you why that happens and what you can do about it.

In this interactive workshop, you will learn:
• why ideas feel energizing, but producing them takes more effort than we anticipate.⁠
• why our brain starts chattering at us with doubts, worries, and endless questions when we're at each new step in a project.⁠
• a framework that supports you to create and present work with more ease.⁠
• practical tools and next steps that empower you to move past the place(s) where you usually stop.⁠

This workshop might be the perfect fit if:
• you’re a visual/performing artist, writer, or musician.
• bringing your ideas into the world is often slower or more difficult that you thought it would be.
• you experience a lot of chatter (doubts, worries, endless questions) in your head when you go to make your creative work.
• you’ve been doing this for a while now and wonder, “Is this process EVER going to get easier?”
• you’re willing to learn something new and receive support.

This workshop might NOT be a good fit if:
• you’ve already got a system that works for you, and you just need more time or a squadron of assistants. I can’t help you with that!
• you have no regrets. You’ve never avoided or abandoned a project, only to look back years later and think, “That was a great idea, why didn’t I move it forward???”
• you’re not able to attend the entire workshop. Hey, I understand! Time is precious and folks are busy. But you won’t get what you came for, and there are no replays.

Register for Fast Forward

Cost:
$80 if you register by Jan 31
$90 if you register between Feb 1 and Feb 7
$100 if you register between Feb 8 and Feb 21
Register using the buttons on this page, or go to: https://portal.beangilsdorfcoaching.com/public/appointment-scheduler/69726ea9c5ecd052be4fdbb4/schedule

Refunds and AI Bots:
If you're not able to attend, you must inform me by email at bean(at)beangilsdorf(dot)com by February 21, 2026, at 9 a.m. PST. I'll refund your registration fee minus Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢ processing fee. No refunds will be granted after the stated time. Please note that I do not allow bot attendance on your behalf. If you send an AI bot I will remove that bot from the workshop.

About Bean:
I bring a unique skill set to this work: As an award-winning (Fulbright, Andy Warhol Foundation, Oregon Arts Commission, etc.) artist and writer with an MFA in Studio Art from the California College of the Arts, I know the labor and conditions of a creative practice firsthand. And as an ICF-certified coach with a graduate certificate in Cognitive Science from the University of Colorado, I’m adept at supporting my fellow artists to make the contributions that they’re here to make.

What workshop participants say:
“I loved the step by step tools you shared that I can immediately put to use in my daily practice. I also appreciated how you were able to discuss what happens in our brains in very simple and easy to understand ways.”

“Wonderful and inspiring! I love and need the reminders that other artists also exist in a world of self-determination and self-imposed deadlines... sometimes I get caught up in a delusion that it's just me!”

“I genuinely loved your personality and delivery of the information, it was very engaging even when being online! Thank you so much!”

“I appreciated the breakdown of our brain, the science behind it all. I liked learning that it’s okay to hear those inner critic thoughts & move past them.”

“It was great & I loved the content!! Loved the structure, the outline up front and tools at the end. The middle section was GENIUS.”

“You rock, Bean!!! Thank you so much. This was so actionable and helpful. ”

Register for Fast Forward

  • Yes! You can prepare by:
    • Clearing a comfortable space to be present, take notes, and participate.
    • Closing tabs and turning off notifications.
    • Bringing a notebook and pen.
    • Making sure you have some snacks and drinks at hand.

  • This is a hands-on workshop and we’ll be discussing the materials and doing Q & A throughout. Additionally, having the participants on screen helps me see how the information is landing, so I will ask that everyone turn on their camera.

  • You’ll learn why ideas are energizing but always seem to takes more time and energy than we anticipate, and why we tend to ruminate on all the things that could go wrong. We’ll look at what we can do about it, so that you can:
    • Be 100% clear on your direction.
    • Move forward in a way that is authentic.
    • Keep your promises to yourself.
    • Show up to your life the way you would love to, consistently.
    • Meet the challenges of being an artist openly and wholeheartedly, even when you feel vulnerable.

  • Fast Forward goes beyond “interesting insights” that you’ll never put into practice—instead, you’ll leave with an actionable plan in hand, ready to take the next sweet steps forward on your path!

  • This workshop is for any artist who wants to move forward with their practice/career with more ease. We could all use some of that, even if we’re not currently feeling stuck!

  • Yes, we’ll have brief personal comfort breaks throughout, and a break for lunch in the middle.

  • We all have places where we usually slow down, get stuck, or stop. You might call it “procrastination” or “avoidance” on things like starting a new project, finishing a piece, testing out materials, submitting an application, or sending an email.

    Fast Forward will show you how to go past the places where you usually stop—and how to do it with a bit of elegance instead of having to muscle your way through. You’ll learn that there’s not some kind of inner saboteur at work when you have doubts, anxieties, or bouts of procrastination, it’s just your brain trying to keep you safe! We’ll look at how to move forward with self-compassion and grace, even when it feels like there’s something in the way.

    The result is that you’ll avoid exhaustion and burnout. You won’t be yet another artist with regrets who gets to the end of their life and says, “I was really good, I wish I’d played all-out for my goals.” Instead, you’ll see how to take sweet steps forward, consistently, no matter what comes up along the way.

    This workshop will support you to shape a practice that’s conducted on your own terms, produce your work with more ease, bring it into the world with confidence, and find satisfaction and fulfillment even in the face of challenges. You’ll be willing to let it all in and make use of it, because an artist’s job is to show us what it means to LIVE.