Empower your talented students studying arts subjects ( years 7-12) to create, market, sell and lauch their very own micro-businesses.
Join 700+ young creatives turning ideas into action — learning, earning, and thriving in a fun, creative community!
Bring real-world entrepreneurial learning straight into your Arts classroom with the Maker2Market Arts Extension program -an engaging, hands-on program designed to inspire young artists and creatives to back their creative talent and launch their own micro-businesses.
Students explore their artistic passions, design and produce unique works, and then present and sell their creations to real customers at Canberra’s Old Bus Depot Markets or Capital Food Markets. This immersive program gives students the chance to experience the full cycle of turning ideas into tangible, market-ready products and sales.
The Maker2Market Arts extension program is designed for students in years 7-12 in Arts areas: Textiles, Woodwork, Photography, Ceramics, Visual Arts, and Digital Art to experience a structured, supportive framework to take their creativity to commerce.
Confidence – present, pitch, understand how to gain customer insights and sell creations.
Learn business basics – Branding, pricing, and marketing for real-world success.
Experience real-world commercial environments – Sell at live markets and pop-ups, including Old Bus Depot Markets and Capital Food Markets.
Develop life, entrepreneurial and 21st-century skills – Learn and apply design thinking skills, problem-solving, project management, and entrepreneurial mindset.
Launch and develop your own micro-business – earning $ from your creations.
Students will:
Apply Design Thinking in Action – Students empathise with their audience, understand principles of value creation, define + create for their target audience, prototype ideas, and market test products.
Build Practical Business Skills – Learn key concepts in pricing, branding, and selling, linking artistic practice to entrepreneurship.
Prototype and Develop Signature Pieces – Using their chosen art medium, students will create a tangible work for market testing.
Brand and Promote – Design a logo or personal brand for their creative identity, learning to present their work and themselves professionally.
Pitch, Market-Test, and Gather Feedback – Students practice pitching their creations to peers and then to real customers, gathering insights to refine products.
Curate and Display – Learn how to organise a visually appealing stall, telling the story of their work to attract attention.
Experience Real-World Selling – Students take their products to commercial venues at Old Bus Depot Markets (Kingston) or Capital Food Markets (Belconnen), interacting with real customers and seeing firsthand how their creations perform in a commercial environment.
Thanks to our Collaboration partners, our workshops and Market- Days and Pop-ups are held at:
