Platforms in “Threads” show at Jersey City Museum
Platforms in “Threads” show at Jersey City Museum, 2/24, 2pm
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JERSEY CITY, NJ.-As part of the museum’s Sunday Sampler series, Jersey City Museum and _gaia are pleased to present “threads” Wearable Art Fashion Show on Sunday, February 24th, 2008. The event, which is free and open to the public, will highlight the work of 20 artists and designers who are combining non-traditional materials and/or technology to create wearable designs.
An artist talk at 1pm will feature Despina Papadopoulos, an interactive designer and director of Studio 5050. She will be joined by Nora Abousteit and Benedikta von Karaisl, the founders of burdastyle.com.
In a runway show at 2pm, “threads” will showcase the work of a diverse group of artists and designers incorporating various media including painting, physical computing technologies, crochet, sculpture, textile, video, and performance into their wearable designs. Artists and designers featured: LoVid, Christina Mancuso, Johana Moscoso, Jenny Chowdhury, Julie Blanciak, Kate Hartman, Juliana Cope, Gwen Charles, Pollie Barden, Geraldine Juarez, Norene Leddy, Gailene McGhee St.Amand, Zawadi, Giana Gonzalez, Sonali Sridhar, Danielle Fotopoulos, Stephanie Tichenor, James Tichenor and Amanda Mayoff.
The Jersey City Museum is located at 350 Montgomery Street at Monmouth in the Historic Downtown District of Jersey City, within walking distance of the Grove Street PATH and Jersey Avenue Light Rail stations. For more information, visit www.jerseycitymuseum.org or call 201-413-0303. Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for seniors and students, and free for children under 12 and museum members. Admission is free for all on Thursday evenings from 5 to 8pm.