From Prompt-2-Power: Mastering AI for Individual Artists + Scholars! (Tue.)

Multiply your capacity + impact without increasing your budget at this 4-week course for working Artists and Scholars!

The creative sector is facing unprecedented challenges, but what if you could multiply your capacity without increasing your cost? You can! Learn how at this hands-on, four-part workshop series, meeting weekly on Tuesdays from 7:00pm to 8:30pm April 28 - May 19. Ticket price includes all 4 sessions in the series/class. .

From Prompt-2-Power will teach you how to use ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude, and other AI tools to streamline your business, create high-quality content in minutes, and design custom AI assistants that can work alongside you to help you achieve your goals. Whether you’re writing proposals, marketing your work, developing education plans, engaging audiences, planning events, reviewing contracts, or managing your finances, these skills will help you work faster, think bigger, and stay ahead in a rapidly changing market.

Your instructor, Tim Norris, brings 30+ years of experience in IT, education, and the arts—leading organizations, teaching complex concepts with clarity, and implementing technology to help artists thrive. With a unique blend of nonprofit leadership and tech expertise, Tim understands your challenges and will show you exactly how to turn AI into your most reliable new partner.

Schedule + Topics:

Session 1 – Introduction to ChatGPT & AI for Artists & Scholars (April 28)

Focus: Understanding AI fundamentals, ChatGPT’s capabilities, and crafting your first effective prompts. How can AI serve you and your business?

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand what ChatGPT is (and isn’t) and how it works.
• Identify specific use cases for AI in your artistic/scholarly pursuits and business.
• Writing basic interactions with ChatGPT that yield useful, relevant responses.
• Use prompt refinement to get better results.
  

Session 2 – Prompt Engineering for Productivity & Creativity (May 5)

Focus: Moving from basic queries to structured, multi-step prompt design.

Learning Outcomes:

• Use role-based prompting to get responses tailored to a specific perspective.
• Incorporate context, constraints, and formatting into prompts.
• Create reusable prompt templates for recurring tasks.
• Generate creative outputs like grant narratives, marketing copy, and event plans.
  

Session 3 – Advanced Prompting & AI Workflow Integration (May 12)

Focus: Using ChatGPT as a team member—connecting AI to your personal workflows.

Learning Outcomes:

• Chain prompts to produce multi-step outputs.
• Summarize, synthesize, and analyze large documents.
• Combine AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT + spreadsheets + Canva) for end-to-end workflows.
• Use ChatGPT for decision support and scenario planning.
  

Session 4 – Building Your First AI Agent for Nonprofits (May 19)

Focus: Introduction to building persistent, task-specific AI assistants (“agents”) that can perform ongoing tasks.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the difference between prompts and agents.

• Identify a process that can be automated with an AI agent.

• Design a basic AI agent blueprint for your pracrtice or business.

• Know next steps for implementing AI agents with low-code/no-code tools.

About the instructor:

Timothy V. Norris is a Seattle-based educator, IT professional, and arts leader dedicated to helping creative organizations thrive through innovation and sustainable technology. He began his career as a music educator in the public school system and currently serves as Artistic Director of the Rainbow City Concert Band and leads Creating Capabilities, his consulting practice that supports nonprofits in implementing technology, digital systems, and AI tools for business sustainability and mission-driven community impact.

A seasoned IT professional, Timothy has served as Senior IT Director at Seattle Repertory Theatre and Deputy IT Director and Digital Marketing Manager at ACT Theatre, where he modernized operations, guided digital transformations, and developed technology-driven creative workflows. His consulting portfolio includes cloud migrations, cybersecurity best practices, CRM and database integrations, and AI literacy training for arts administrators and educators.

As an experienced instructor, Timothy has taught across disciplines, most recently at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin, Ireland, where he integrated digital tools and collaborative learning into traditional music education. He also worked with the Dublin Concert Band while in Irleand and has served in multiple leadership roles at Southern Methodist University and Ohio University, where he combined instruction in music, media, and technology.

With over two decades of experience spanning IT systems, arts management, and education, Timothy specializes in helping mission-driven organizations and creative professionals harness technology with purpose and in collaboration–empowering them to operate efficiently, tell their stories effectively, and build sustainable futures.