IMMEDIATE Fashion School is a cooperative art & learning project where participants are encouraged to playfully challenge the norms of dominant fashion. The goal is to imagine and create a fashion scene that seeks to know itself through togetherness rather than consumer spectacle -- a scene where the individual and the collective melt together temporarily to seed transformations toward emergent visions of fashion. IMMEDIATE Fashion School provides a space in time to experiment in a cozy yet critical exchange of ideas via lectures, demonstrations, collaborative making projects, discussion groups, performances and publications.
SKILL SHARE:
UNIFORMS & JUMPSUITS!
Weekend #1:
Friday, October 6th - 7pm-10pm
Saturday, October 7th - 9am-6pm
Sunday, October 8th - 9am-6pm
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Weekend #2:
Friday, October 13th - 7pm-10pm
Saturday, October 14th - 9am-6pm
Sunday, October 15th - 9am-6pm
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Á la carte cost: $150*
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Experiment with adopting a personal uniform! During this intensive weekend workshop we'll each create an enduring wardrobe item for ourselves - the jumpsuit! Free yourself from the cycles of consumption, tap into the historical power of collective identity and playfully push against the concept of individuality. IMMEDIATE will provide the pattern - Marilla Walker's Roberts Collection. We love this pattern because it is simple enough for novices, but can be easily manipulated and altered by more advanced participants. It is also gender neutral and comes in a nice range of sizes. The pattern set includes a jumpsuit, overalls, a dress and a shirt. Participants will bring their own fabric and notions, but we will also have extra materials to share if you need. Basic sewing skills are a plus, but we will accommodate you if you need a crash lesson on using the machine.
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CRITICAL FASHION THEORY
Tuesdays 7pm-9pm
October 3rd-December 5th (skips Halloween & week of Thanksgiving)
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Á la carte cost: $100*
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Learn the art of subtraction cutting while collaborating with other participants on a group art project. We'll share some basics about the technique through demonstrations, but feel free to download the free manual to get a jumpstart on the technique and learn even more. Other points of departure for the group project will include incorporation of performative elements (movement, words, music, etc.) and public interaction. Start thinking about how these ideas can be mixed up with the ethos of our fashion scene --interdisciplinary ideas highly encouraged! We'll meet once in mid October and once in mid November to discuss plans, develop ideas and begin working. Then we'll have an intensive weekend working session at the beginning of December to finish the project. We'll present the work to the public at our end of term exhibition. If you want to register for this workshop, it is strongly encouraged that you also participate in the Critical Fashion Theory get-togethers.
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FALL 2017 TERM
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We'll meet once a week to read and discuss a variety of critical fashion texts & essays. This term will include possible selections from the texts below. Participants are encouraged to suggest other related readings and lead discussions. Related readings in non-fashion subjects highly encouraged! By the end of the term, we will each develop a written or visual contribution to a class zine in response to our our time together.
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Philosophical Perspectives on Fashion
Fashion Myths - A Cultural Critique
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EXHIBITION
February 17th, Museum of Human Achievment
Free and open to the public
GUEST LECTURES:
"Fashion & Justice" with Kimberly M. Jenkins & Jonathan Michael Square
Saturday, February 3rd, 10am-5pm, The Contemporary
Free for IMMEDIATE participants, $30 for the public
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COLLABORATIVE ART:
SUBTRACTION CUTTING, PERFORMANCE & INTERACTION
Sunday, October 22 - 4p-7p
Sunday, November 19 - 4p-7p
Friday, December 1st - 7pm-10pm
Saturday, December 2nd - 9am-6pm
Sunday, December 3rd - 9am-6pm
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Á la carte cost: $150*
*COST
The cost of participation for the entire Fall 2017 term is $250. This includes enrollment in all workshops & get-togethers and covers some materials. Á la carte prices are available if you don't want to enroll in everything. The money from these fees goes directly to programming costs. If the cost is prohibitive for you, let us know. Participants can apply to teach workshops, give lectures or do administrative work in trade to get their fees waived, and some scholarships will be available to those in need.
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