Program Activities
Workshop 2
After being selected, each teen is required to participate in an additional workshop at the Amazeum. The second workshop is dedicated to one-on-one conversations about branding and the pricing of each maker's products. We also work with established community artists and makers that will answer questions about navigating the local market system. Each accepted teen will have a small budget to purchase supplies and tools.
Open Make Times
The selected teens also have access to optional Open Make Times in the Tinkering Workshop at the Amazeum each Wednesday leading up to the market. During these times, the teens are invited to work freely on their products, learn new skills, use workshop tools and materials, build community with other teen makers, and receive mentorship on branding, pricing, or marketing.
Soft Opening
The day before the market, an optional Soft Opening will be held for the market, where teens can set up their booths and practice selling to their close friends and family.
Youth Maker Market
Finally, the Amazeum Youth Maker Market is held in two sessions, with half of the teen makers selling in the Tinkering Workshop in the morning and half in the afternoon. The market is open to the public and the Amazeum will collect the sales for each maker.
Saturday, June 28th from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm, 2:30-5:00 pm
The Payoff
After the market, teens will receive a check in the mail for their portion of the revenue earned by the products they sold during the market. We hope participating teens leave feeling more confident in their craft and entrepreneurship abilities, readying them to enter the vibrant market system in Northwest Arkansas.
