Dress Houston 2012 was a show people will be talking about until the next one. There is none other like Dress Houston who can bring in raw talent to entertain as well as compete for extravagant prizes. As most of you know, our B4K program attracts youth and young adults who have a plethora of talents in several genres of art. Serving as a vendor of the event, we brought along a few of our B4K participants who have interests in the fashion/modeling industry. They were amazed at the behind the scenes look at an event such as this. I knew they would find their own way in what they were interested in, therefore this was also an opportunity to teach them about direct sales (ad sales for the magazine).
One of our B4K young adults was afforded the opportunity to speak with the creator of Dress Houston and made her mark with a request to be a model for next year's show. She was pleasantly surprised when Mr. Vincent Powell offered his contact information to her. I was very proud of her for taking a bold step in asking for what she aspired to do. After reviewing her experiences of the night, I asked her "so, what is the plan now that you have this opportunity"? I knew she would need assistance with focus and details, which is why I asked the question. This is where the rubber meets the road and dreams come true. All I can say is, WATCH OUT FOR MARIAH J.!
Another one of our B4K participants, an original B4K, also had her day of success. Kennedy promoted her upcoming fashion line for 2013 at the Dress Houston 2012 event. Her designer name is Kennedy Wennedy Couture, Inc. She is a 14 year old aspiring designer who came away from this event ON FIRE! Sometimes when visionaries sponsor events and have an overall goal and objective in mind, we sometimes forget how we inspire others to do more. Events are for the people who actually attend them. Nothing more, nothing less! I saw this "somewhat shy" 14 year old walk around the vendors tables passing our her 2013 calendars and talking with adults as if she had practiced for this. Well, I know she didn't practice for this. You see, Kennedy is my first born and on this day I saw someone I had not seen before. A fearless young entrepreneur making waves in her chosen industry. WOW! Exposure is everything!
Our magazine is undergoing a rebirth. This process will present us with added value to further promote our vision and impact communities through art. One common feature that all of the artists we interview have is a burning desire to give back. Here at Artsplosions, we look to highlight philanthropists in an effort to further their causes. Our mission is to ignite, inspire, and engage our readers to get involved in supporting art and the artists who give of themselves in their talents to make our communities brighter, more creative, and uplifting. Without all genres of art, imagine this world. A world without creativitiy. As a former educator, I see art in a lot of subjects. Science (patterns, mixtures, solutions, sound waves, etc). Reading (rhyming, creative writing, etc.) Math (number patterns, fractions, pie charts, graphs, angles, etc.). I could go on and on.
Because of this mission we have, our distribution plan for 2013 is very dynamic. With all of the new age marketing available to us, we still believe in the grass roots way of marketing (word of mouth). We have plans to build on collaborations with retailers, buyers, consultants, galleries, and special distributions utilizing our featured artists. While we are building our website, we look forward to being a resource to artists and art lovers. Question: What about the art ministries? That's just a sneak peak into one of the topics that will be covered in this next issue of ARTSPLOSIONS MAGAZINE.
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