Fashion Re/Action Festival
SUMMER 2010 - FASHION RE/ACTION FESTIVAL
Culture Push and Jem Fabric Warehouse present Fashion Re/Action, a six-week series of studio workshops, collaborative events, and artist's talks exploring new efforts and strategies towards a more sustainable fashion system. Focusing on the power of the individual as a means of change in fashion, Fashion Re/Action aims to give beginners and professionals alike a platform from which to re/design and re/imagine what can be done with discarded materials. Through weekly Saturday workshops focusing on design strategies and creative construction techniques, we invite people to acquire the skills to become an active player in the fashion process and to reassess their ability as both a user and maker. All events are free and open to the public.
The series kicks off on August 14, 2010 with an intensive Remake Relay modeled after Culture Push's "Doing" events. Visitors are invited to use the donated materials provided to repurpose discarded textiles with the help of our experts and a wide range of equipment stations. Each visitor will be guided through the design process and various stations by our relay docents. The festival culminates on September 25th with a second Remake Relay, a fashion performance and competition for the most upcycled garment and creative use of recycled materials. Additional workshop dates include:
8/21 - Patternmaking with Ruffeo Hearts Lil Snotty
Learn construction and tailoring basics with our free recycled materials or your own clothing.
8/28 - Linear Materials
Repurpose old yarn, scraps and clothing into linear materials that can be reused to spin, knit, crochet and macrame.
9/4 - Natural Dyeing with textile artist/performer Travis Boyer
Give new life to an unloved piece of clothing with a unique indigo dyeing workshop/performance, one of the oldest natural dyeing techniques.
9/11 - Working with Remnants
See how a little can go a long way as we make "zero waste" hats, bags, undies and more with scraps and remnants.
9/18 - Wearable Sculpture
Using only found and recycled materials, repurpose the mundane into high fashion art objects.
The six-week Fashion Re/Action series is Culture Push's first workshop festival, growing out of several workshop styles the organization has implemented over the last two years.
Jem Fabric Warehouse aims to not only provide customers with all their fabric and notions needs, but to also foster a collaborative environment by holding a diverse range of events and workshops. Newly reopened at 355 Broadway below Canal Street, Jem continues to serve the wide creative community of downtown designers, artists, and crafters that it has for generations.
Fashion Re/Action will take place each Saturday from August 14th to September 25th, 2010, at Jem Fabric Warehouse, 355 Broadway between Franklin and Leonard Streets in Downtown Manhattan. Subways: 4, 5, 6, J, M, Z, N, R, Q, W trains to Canal Street. For more information please email cp@culturepush.org.