Detroit Artist Market celebrates 75 years, looks to future

The Detroit Artists Market has achieved 75 years but, rather than rest
on its laurels, has hired a strong fundraiser in Nancy Sizer to
stabilize the
non-profit’s finances and increase membership.

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In January, the board hired Nancy Sizer to run the organization, filling a position left vacant for more than two years.

Sizer
is charged with increasing current membership of about 440 by 10
percent to 20 percent each year, with calling on more corporate and
foundation donors to increase the donations and sponsorships and the
market’s budget by 10 percent to 15 percent in fiscal 2008, increasing
market exhibition attendance from 7,500 in 2006 and with coming up with
a program to lend art to corporate members or to lend it for a fee to
area businesses that have expressed interest in displaying the work of
local artists.

Sizer had served as fund development director at the Southwest Detroit Business Association
for the past 11 years. During that time, she led initiatives that
raised more than $35 million in public, corporate, foundation and
individual gifts as well as private investments and financing to
support community-based initiatives in southwest Detroit.

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