Dane Arts Buy Local (DABL), organized annually by Dane Arts and held this year over three days at Arts + Literature Laboratory, aims to connect, support and inspire people working in Madison’s most creative sectors.
DABL started in 2015 as a market where artists would set up booths in an office building downtown and sell to bigger-ticket buyers. But patrons did more browsing than buying, and over the years, Dane Arts director Mark Fraire and his team turned the event’s focus toward supporting the artists more directly with practical lessons and business connections.