Do It: Course Offered to Help Artists Grow Creative Businesses

Detroit Art & Business Institute has partnered with Access Growth to offer a business course crafted specifically for all makers. This detailed course is built to guide artists through the business steps needed to be accomplished to have be truly successful.

"Very excited to announce that my business course for the creative community is starting soon, and already accepting registrations," said Andrea Rosenfeld of DABI. Andrea, creator of the course, will instruct the course by understanding individual goals and challenges of the students participating. Makers will learn profitable pricing structures, marketing tools important to the creative community, finding ideal wholesale and retail customers, building realistic budget and sales goals, and more.

Classes will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays beginning June 9, at the Arab American Museum Annex in Dearborn. For more information or to register for the course, contact Hassan Bazzi, Growth Center Manager, at hbazzi@accesscommunity.org or 313.203.2677.

Artist’s Wanted: Detroit Art & Business Institute Assists in a Product Art Call

Andrea Rosenfeld of Detroit Art & Business Institute is offering local artists an exciting opportunity! She’s been asked to find a local product to include in a swag bag for a Detroit corporation. The company is giving gifts to its employees and wants to include a local artist who has created an item inspired by the city in which they work.

"I'm really excited about this particular art brokerage opportunity I'm offering because this call will bring local artist's designs to HUNDREDS of corporate employees and will focus on creative businesses that have reached a limited edition or moderate production level,” says Andrea. “Plus, if I can offer more than 3-5 professional, creative entrepreneurs in this particular Detroit corporation's swag bag program, there's a good chance they will continue this local art, gift giving idea to help support our creative sector!"

DABI invites all local artists and makers, including ceramics, design, fashion/accessories, fibers, metals, painting, photography, print media and sculpture to apply. Artists must be able to produce a minimum of 100 units of one style, and the product should wholesale at $10 per unit, maximum. All entries are due by February 2 by 6 p.m. and the artists will be compensated for their work.

For more information call DABI at 732.705.1567 or email detroitartistbusinessinstitute@gmail.com. The application form can be found here.