Art Workshops
Turn your creativity into a career! These sessions help you design, build, brand, and showcase your own products, art, fashion, and performance — blending artistic talent with real-world business skills.
Create & Showcase
Copy-Cat Proof Fashion
Facilitator: United States Patent & Trademark Office Team
TOPIC: Trademark Essentials for Designers & Artists
Description
Learn how to protect your fashion designs with trademarks! USPTO experts will show you how to safeguard your brand and keep your creations uniquely yours.
👚 Art of Fashion: Design Your Own Apparel
Facilitator: Youth Entrepreneur Institute Team
TOPIC: Art & Fashion
Description
Create and print your own custom-designed t-shirt!
Learn about graphic design basics, branding your fashion ideas, and walking away with a one-of-a-kind product.
The Power of Theater Arts
Facilitator: Ms. Jackie Carter and Children’s Legacy Theater Team
TOPIC: Creative Arts & Leadership
Description
Discover how theater can unlock leadership skills, build confidence, and inspire civic engagement.
Use games, roleplay, and performance to find your voice — and your power.
The "WE WORK" Experience: Performing Arts + Creative Careers
Facilitator: Life Success Center
TOPIC: Arts & Entrepreneurship
Description
In this group workshop, you’ll explore careers in music, visual arts, modeling, clothing design, branding t-shirts, and social media.Working together, your team will plan, design, and curate a Mini Fashion Show — bringing creative ideas to life on stage!
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See what our past participants are saying
KidBizCON has inspired hundreds of young entrepreneurs, creators, and leaders.
Here’s what our past participants — and the families who supported them — had to say about their experience!
The Student Marketplace was my favorite! I got to actually sell my products — and people bought it! Now I want to keep going and open an Etsy store.
Zahanna
Youth Entrepreneur
KidBizCON made me realize that I could actually start my own business while I’m still a teen! The workshops were fun and easy to understand.
Jeremy
KidBizCON Participant
I never thought I would start a fashion business, but this experience gave me the inspiration and confidence to.- Damien
YEI is an exceptional organization that empowers young entrepreneurs .— Ariel Atkins, WNBA Player
KidbizCON taught me I could create my own opportunities- Tyler
Having our youth exposed to the creative economy is a beautiful thing. I am so honored that this is taking place in Ward 8.— Ms. Jackie
Seeing my daughter so excited about business inspired me. What YEI does is truly infectious! — Ms. Franklin Parent