Halifax Fashion Week 2023 Update
We were excited to present in the first Halifax Fashion Week hosted by Soli Productions but due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to withdraw.
Global News: Get To Know Duane Jones
In partnership with My East Coast Experience, Global’s Eilish Bonang sits down with artist and designer Duane Jones to talk about his latest ventures through his lifestyle brand Art Pays Me.
INVEST in NEST 2022 Photos
INVEST In NEST was a group fashion show fundraiser presented by One North End Community Economic...
Art Pays Me on CTV News Atlantic
Watch Duane share some of why he started Art Pays Me on CTV News Atlantic.
Vote For Duane: Best Of Halifax 2019, Readers' Choice Awards
Thank you to all of you who nominated me for Best Fashion Designer in The Coast's Readers' Choice Awards! I'm forever grateful but the work isn't over yet. Now that I'm nominated I need your vote!
New & Noteworthy on iTunes
Art Pays Me Podcast made it to the New & Noteworthy section of Visual Arts podcasts in the iTunes store.
Civil Unity Art Showcase
2Cream2Sugar is proud to announce their first East Coast event, Civil Unity! They are partnering up with The Daily Grind to bring you a night of coming together as citizens of the creative community.
Changing the Narrative: Sales in the Social Media Era
This week on Changing the Narrative we jump back into some entrepreneurial talk with discussion on quality control, process and the different approaches to selling your art.
Ray
Ray is an artist in my community who deeply intrigues me. I reached out to her a few months back after being blown away by her makeup posts on Instagram. I wanted to find out a little more about her and what motivates her as artist.
Art Pays Me Tee on Global Toronto
Our APM Geo Paint Tee made an appearance on Global Toronto in a promotion for Martk’d.
New Stockist: The Daily Grind
Art Pays Me is now available at The Daily Grind on 1479 Birmingham Street in Halifax!
Woke Collection at Atlantic Fashion Week
Inspired by social unrest, this collection celebrates creative empowerment while encouraging soci...
Do Good. Feel Good.
My friend Dave, talking about the importance of doing good as a creative professional.
Be Glitterati -vs- Art Pays Me
In 2006, my girlfriend (now wife) helped me found Glitterati Communications as a freelance graphic design consultancy. By 2010, I found myself wanting to have more independence than client consulting allows and was searching for a project where I had complete control. That project was Be Glitterati. Building the Be Glitterati brand has been a fun and creatively fulfilling ride, but in recent months I’ve struggled with its identity and where it should go in the future.