Initiatives

Olu & Company develops and supports several independent ventures operating across the creative economy, including art market infrastructure, magazine publishing, and cultural retail. These initiatives serve as real-world platforms for the firm’s strategic thinking while building systems that strengthen and support the cultural sector.

  • Season is a Detroit-based non-profit contemporary art fair and cultural initiative dedicated to building a sustainable creative economy for artists, galleries, and cultural workers.

  • Periodicals is a magazine shop and concept store offering a range of thoughtfully selected items to help reenergize a creative mind, including skincare and beauty products, fragrances, tinctures, vitamins, candles, writing tools, and more.

  • Case Sensitive is a new conference dedicated to shaping the future of print magazines.

Image credit: Mary-Ann Monforton, installation view, Season Fair, High Noon Gallery, September 2025. Photo: Timothy Johnson.