Makerpreneurship: The Business of Craft
Wed, Apr 19
|Online Event
Embrace your inner maker. Everyone has a passion that has the potential to turn into a profitable business. And through their craft and ingenuity, they impact family, community, and economics. Join us as our makerpreneurship panelists discuss their creative processes and business journeys.
Time & Location
Apr 19, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:45 PM EDT
Online Event
About the Event
Iqrama Muhammad is the owner and creative director of PEACES, a local handcraft accessory and home decor company whose goal is to create sustainable markets and systems for handmade and recycled goods. In 2018, she founded and is the current Executive Director of The PEACES Collective, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, that serves as a platform for local makers and artist to showcase their work and uses a portion of revenue generated to launch community programs and provide experiential learning. The PEACES Collective is committed to using creativity to help serve the needs of the community and contribute to the economic, social, and human development of women and youth and young adults.
Ms. Muhammad uses the time-honored tradition and art of sewing to re-fashion new and used fabrics that might otherwise be discarded, into restyled original tote bags and other designs. She is currently a teaching artist at the Jubilee Arts…