Learn about how you can translate your art into creative merch. See what merch formats are the best fit for your art, and how you can adjust or plan in advance how to streamline the process.

“Fabulous feedback from Prof Lieu as I was going along. This taught me and helped make this piece recognizable! It is amazing to see the evolution of other students work in real time. So much learning also from each other.”
Enrollment is open!
- Prof Lieu
- Sunday, Oct 22
- 6-8:30pm EST
- $60 USD

To Register
Registration is due Friday, Sept 29 so we know whether we can run the workshop or not.
If we have enough people to run the workshop by the registration deadline, and there are still openings, we will continue to accept enrollment until either 1) the workshop fills, or 2) two days before the workshop date.
Watch a Sample Workshop
How it Works
Resources
- Business & Selling area
- Promotion area
- Business Curriculum
- Complete Guide to Selling Your Art
- Creative Merch Ideas

Before the workshop
- Students receive access to the workshop channels in our Discord.
- Hang out in the workshop channels so we can see your artwork and site, and chat about your goals can make the workshop more efficient.

- Please know that if you have no experience with Discord, it does take some time to get set up and learn how Discord works.
- Watch this 53 second tour of our Discord for a preview.
- We highly recommend joining several days before the workshop date so you can learn the ropes, troubleshoot any problems, and get help from us to make the workshop run as smoothly as possible for you.
During the workshop
- Each student speaks on voice with Prof Lieu, while showing their sites or images of their artwork if they don’t have sites.
- While Prof Lieu and a student are on voice, other students in the workshop make suggestions and interact with each other in the workshop channel.
- There is a Q&A and discussion period where anyone can be on voice.

After the workshop
- A recording of the workshop will be available to workshop participants.
- The recording will not be available to the public.
Workshop channels access
- Students will continue to have access to the workshop channels.
- The week following the workshop, Prof Lieu will provide feedback and follow up resources.
- After that week, Prof Lieu will answer quick questions, but will not be providing feedback.

“Talking through my process when and how I draw was extremely valuable. Verbal language is extremely difficult when I’m in ‘draw mode.’
So taking the time to attempt communication to another human being, can help me successfully articulate my actions and motivations of drawing to people who may not have the visual vocabulary.”

Student info
- Limit 10 students
- Enrollment is first come, first serve
- All students are required to join our Discord to participate.
Confirmation
- We will confirm whether the workshop is running by the Wednesday after the Friday registration deadline.
- If the workshop does not run, you will receive a full refund no later than a week from the Friday registration deadline.

Refunds
- All payments are non-refundable if the workshop runs.
- Students must join our Discord at least 24 hours before the workshop starts. There are no refunds if you do not join within this time frame.
- There are no refunds if a student is late, does not join Discord, or does not attend the workshop for any reason.
- We only issue refunds if the workshop does not run due to lack of enrollment.
Contact
- Questions? Contact us.
About our Staff
Prof Lieu has 15 years of teaching studio art at the college level, and was an Adjunct Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design from 2007-2020.