FUTURE FREQUENCY - DESIGNCONNECT'S ANNUAL EVENT 2024!

OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT IS BACK! IT WILL BE A FUN AND ENGAGING EVENING AT THE BEAUTIFUL ROOFTOP OF NEWLAB.

TICKET PRICE: $75

DRESS CODE: TECHNO CHIC or COCKTAIL

At DESIGNCONNECT, we believe that YOU are essential to achieving our mission. You can help inspire and uplift our future designers and artists by participating in the event on May 30th or by donating.

The money we raise through this campaign will specifically fund experiential learning and college scholarships for our students!

Our Story
Located in Southeast Michigan, DESIGNCONNECT (DC) is a nonprofit organization that invests in future generations of visual artists in Detroit. The program enhances access to creative design education, among historically marginalized students, and grows a diverse creative design workforce. In September 2018, DC was established to fill a lacuna in the visual arts ecosystem in Detroit. Within public school arts education, there were no clear pathways to financially stable careers in creative design for middle and high school students; artistically inclined students lacked the means to pursue their interests in extracurricular settings. After months of research and meetings with stakeholders throughout the city, DC founder and Executive Director, Jocelyn Chen, utilized her connections and expertise from a career in the design industry to organize an experienced and knowledgeable Board of Directors to guide the programming and impact of the non-profit. In January 2019, DC launched its programming at the Detroit School of Arts (DSA) in Midtown Detroit, and by December 2019, DC formalized its official partnership with Detroit Public School Community District (DPSCD). By September 2020, DC celebrated the culmination of its first city-wide student Design Competition. By 2025, the organization will increase the depth of its initiatives with DSA by offering a design curriculum covering multiple creative disciplines including graphic design, product design, architecture/interior, transportation design, entertainment design, and fashion design, and expand its partnership to additional Detroit public schools.

FUTURE FREQUENCY

CELEBRATING DETROIT'S HORIZON OF ART AND INNOVATION