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Peoria Riverfront Museum
Peoria, IL
Students participated in a slate of workshops to explore the cultural, social, and environmental connections of the featured animals depicted in “Andy Warhol: Endangered Species” to art and fashion design. Workshops included mentorship from local professional designers and design students at Illinois State University, field trips to learn about natural conservation at Peoria Zoo and Wildlife Prairie Park, and equipment access and support for sewing machines from the Peoria Art Guild. Each workshop offered participants guidance in developing their designs by providing a deeper understanding of the exhibition and its subjects. The students’ final designs were presented at a fashion show that was open to the public.
Using fashion as an entry point to art and science, Peoria Riverfront Museum hoped to engage 610 local teens and young adults in a collaborative fashion design class and community fashion show.
By combining visual art, wearable art, and biology, Peoria Riverfront Museum was able to create a successful hands-on learning program for local teens. Local collaborations allowed the teen designers to have multiple interdisciplinary experiences that deepened their understanding of the exhibition and inspired their designs. Through the fashion show, the students shared what they learned with a multigenerational audience of people who had the opportunity to gain a new appreciation for the exhibition through the students’ perspectives. In total, 707 people participated in the classes and attended the final fashion show.
Consider creating programs that are specific to teen audiences. By providing local youths with a platform to learn hands-on skills and then showcase their work to the wider community, this event allowed an intergenerational audience to respond to an exhibition organically, understand multidisciplinary intersections with art, and have an awareness of different perspectives, other local organizations, and new resources.
Inspired by "Estampas De La Raza"’s themes and printmaking styles, Mexican American fashion designer Julieta Zavala planned, produced, and shared original pieces that incorporate upcycled materials, drawing on identity and activism to represent culture, heritage, and icons.
Inspired by "Estampas De La Raza"’s themes and printmaking styles, Mexican American fashion designer Julieta Zavala planned, produced, and shared original pieces that incorporate upcycled materials, drawing on identity and activism to represent culture, heritage, and icons.
