Community Fashion Project

This project was a collaboration between the Carbondale Art's Creative Apprentice Program and The Project Shop's ReWear Initiative.

Youth of all backgrounds are welcomed, supported and mentored through the program.

This project was co-led by artists Reina Katzenberger, Natalie Squillante and Savanna LaBauve as part of the ReWear Upcycling Initiative, a community initiative where clothing is given a new life through artistic expression.

Over the course of the project apprentices worked under the mentorship of lead artists and collaboratively with peers to develop of a cohesive fashion line through hands-on learning. Participants were encouraged to bring their individual perspectives to the process and to experiment with style and technique while developing wearable clothing. 

Program Objectives:
- gain exposure to fashion design, including various techniques 
- learn how to plan, research and produce within a collaborative and community driven project, and
- develop career readiness skills

Featured Apprentices:

Enzo Katzenberger, Gigi Rascon, Nicola Stringham, Nyomie Deadwiler, Jacob Sam, Kayla Kaufman

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