Are you an artist or crafter wanting to develop your hobby into a business? Have you wondered what it takes to share your passion for creating with others? Would you like to learn about developing a brand and marketing yourself? Are you interested in a chance at operating a booth at Art on the Avenue 2025*?
Avenue Ambition: Crafting Your Creative Career is a 10-workshop series designed to give you the tools and skills needed to create, market, and sell your work. Teens that attend at least 50% of the workshops and provide a sales/ marketing plan and works to sell will be eligible for a chance to vend at a booth at Art on the Avenue 2025, on Saturday, October 4th*. For more information and workshop descriptions, visit alexlibraryva.org/avenue-ambition!
Workshop Schedule:
May 5: Charting your Journey - Introduction to Art on the Avenue & Program Overview
May 19: Where's Your Roadmap? - The Art of Goal Setting
June 2: More Than a Booth - Building Your Business From the Ground Up
June 16: Pricing, Inventory Management, & Market Research, Oh My!
July 7: Recap and Rest Day
July 21: It's Dangerous to Go Alone - Collaborative Brainstorming
August 4: Plans into Actions 1 - Marketing for the Showcase and Beyond
August 18: What Happens Next? - Understanding and Defining Success
September 8: Plans into Actions 2 - Avenue Ambition Showcase Preparation
September 22: Avenue Ambition Showcase/ Artist Meet and Greet
Want to participate but not sure of what kind of art to make? Check out our Artistic Outlets Creative Workshop series.
Avenue Ambition: Crafting Your Creative Career is a partnership between Alexandria Library, Dope Focus Art, and Art on the Avenue.
*The final number of teens selected to vend at Art on the Avenue will be determined by available booth space, number of eligible teens, and assessment from Art on the Avenue, Dope Focus, and the Alexandria Library, not to exceed 12 teens. For questions, email esimmons@alexlibraryva.org.
