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Avenue Ambition

Crafting Your Creative Career
2025-08-18 17:30:00 2025-08-18 19:00:00 America/New_York Avenue Ambition Ages 12-18. Develop tools and skills to create, market, and sell your original artwork in this 10-week series. Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Large Meeting Room

Monday, August 18
5:30pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-18 17:30:00 2025-08-18 19:00:00 America/New_York Avenue Ambition Ages 12-18. Develop tools and skills to create, market, and sell your original artwork in this 10-week series. Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Large Meeting Room

Ages 12-18. Develop tools and skills to create, market, and sell your original artwork in this 10-week series.

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.

AGE GROUP: | Teens |

EVENT TYPE: | Teens | Special Event | Maker | Art & Music |

TAGS: | Workshop | Teens | Entrepreneurship | Dope Focus | Craft | Avenue Ambition | Art on the Avenue | Art |

Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
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Phone: 703.746.1702
Fax: 703.746.1763
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Diana Price
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  • Metrobus: F23, F24, A28
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Pom Pom Kit - Learn to Make Your Own Pom Poms!
Wed, Nov 26, All day
Everything you needed to make a pom pom is included in our kit. Keep for yourself or donate to our Pom Pom Garden.
Community Knits!
Wed, Nov 26, All day
Let's work together to knit a scarf and hat.
Yarn Storm - Keep Someone Warm This Winter
Wed, Nov 26, All day
We are collecting handmade or store bought scarves, hats and mittens.
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Wed, Nov 26, 10:30am - 11:05am
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Wed, Nov 26, 11:30am - 12:05pm
Join us for stories, songs, and activities for your active, growing little ones! Ages 1-2
Community Knits!
Sat, Nov 29, All day
Let's work together to knit a scarf and hat.
Yarn Storm - Keep Someone Warm This Winter
Sat, Nov 29, All day
We are collecting handmade or store bought scarves, hats and mittens.
Pom Pom Kit - Learn to Make Your Own Pom Poms!
Sat, Nov 29, All day
Everything you needed to make a pom pom is included in our kit. Keep for yourself or donate to our Pom Pom Garden.
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Community Knits!
Sun, Nov 30, All day
Let's work together to knit a scarf and hat.
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Sun, Nov 30, All day
We are collecting handmade or store bought scarves, hats and mittens.
Pom Pom Kit - Learn to Make Your Own Pom Poms!
Sun, Nov 30, All day
Everything you needed to make a pom pom is included in our kit. Keep for yourself or donate to our Pom Pom Garden.
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Storytime in the Reading Garden - even when it's cold! - Cuentos en el jardín de lectura
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Frank and Betty Wright Reading Garden
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Small Conference Room
This volunteer-led workshop provides a space for intermediate speakers to practice English and build confidence. No registration required. No certificates of completion are issued.
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Tue, Dec 02, 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Playtime! - ¡Hora de jugar!
Tue, Dec 02, 11:00am - 11:45am
Frank and Betty Wright Reading Garden
Meet your old friends and make new friends at an unstructured, outdoor playtime in the library's Reading Garden! Toys will be supplied. Ages 0-5 with an adult.
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Tue, Dec 02, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Stop by the Beatley Central Library Teen Section to get book suggestions, resource help, or just chat!
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Tue, Dec 02, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Wed, Dec 03, 10:30am - 11:05am
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Wed, Dec 03, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
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Thu, Dec 04, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Large Meeting Room
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Large Meeting Room
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Mon, Dec 08, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Small Conference Room
This volunteer-led workshop provides a space for intermediate speakers to practice English and build confidence. No registration required. No certificates of completion are issued.
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Large Meeting Room
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Tue, Dec 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Stop by the Beatley Central Library Teen Section to get book suggestions, resource help, or just chat!
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Story Room
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Tue, Dec 09, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Attention all handcrafters! Join us to share what you are working on, see what others are creating, and just chat while we craft together!Register
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Join us for stories, songs, and activities for your active, growing little ones! Ages 1-2
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Wed, Dec 10, 11:30am - 12:05pm
Join us for stories, songs, and activities for your active, growing little ones! Ages 1-2
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Wed, Dec 10, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Small Conference Room
This volunteer-led workshop provides a space for intermediate speakers to practice English and build confidence. No registration required. No certificates of completion are issued.
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Wed, Dec 10, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Learn to knit under the guidance of experienced knitters. All supplies will be provided. Ages 8-18.
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Thu, Dec 11, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Large Meeting Room
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Large Meeting Room
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Thu, Dec 11, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Large Meeting Room
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Thu, Dec 11, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Story Room
Drop in and play with our coding board games, card games, toys, and robots -- and check out some of our coding books for kids! Ages 6-12.
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Sat, Dec 13, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Large Meeting Room
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Sat, Dec 13, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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