Costumes for an Alternative Universe

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Youth Art Studio, grades 5-7

Thursdays 3:30-5:30

Dec.5, Dec.12, Dec. 19, Jan.9, Jan.16, Jan. 23, Feb.1, Feb.6

DRAW Studio at the YMCA

Explore sculptural form by making wearable art objects/costumes for an alternative universe.

Using recycled materials, including paper, plastic, fabric (and much, much, much, much more!), practice creative design and construction techniques while building wearable objects for an alternative universe.  

Practically, students will learn how to use a sewing machine, make basic patterns to their own measurements, develop ways to work with recycled materials and experiment widely and bravely with creative design

Starting with guided projects, the workshop will segue into individual student determined projects. 

The workshop will culminate in an exhibit, a series of videos and/or performance.


List of skills students will be exposed to and have an opportunity to practice:

Sewing machine skills: learn to thread and operate machine; practice to develop control for sculptural construction.  

Hand sewing 

Hole punching/lacing

Basic pattern-making skills 

Measurement for 3D form (focus on the body)

Design planning

Drawing to communicate design ideas

Exploration of materials, including: manipulation, methods of attachment, evaluation of strength, consideration of social messages.

Exposure to historic, cultural and social perspectives about costume/garments

And more!

 

BIO

Kate Hamilton is a sculptor, costumer, and designer based in the mid-Hudson Valley. Her practice explores the architecture, experience and nature of garments in work ranging in scale from palm-sized to room-sized. Hamilton’s kinetic sculpture has been installed in museums, galleries and alternative spaces in the USA. Her costumes and sets have appeared in art performances, events, and festivals in New York, Berlin, Canada and Zürich. Kate has taught body-based sculpture classes at Parsons, and for many years taught costume to teenagers at St. Ann’s School, Brooklyn and the West Kortright Center in East Meredith, NY. www.katehamiltonstudio.com

 
Mid Hudson Arts

This project is made possible in part through support from the County of Ulster’s Ulster County Cultural Services & Promotion Fund administrated by Arts Mid-Hudson.

Kingston Midtown Arts District and its programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.