Fashion-Conscious
Curated by Roman Stollenwerk
January 13 – March 14, 2020
Reception for the artists on January 14 from 6-8pm
Chaffey College and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art are pleased to present Fashion-Conscious. The artists and artworks included in Fashion-Conscious engage with issues and concerns surrounding our understanding of fashion. The exhibition considers the social, economic, and formal framework of fashion, including issues of labor, gender, race, power, luxury, branding, materials, and processes.
Fashion-Conscious will include work by Christy Roberts Berkowitz, Libby Black, Pilar Gallego, Bean Gilsdorf, Anthony Lepore, Manny Llanura, Dr. Fahamu Pecou, Rational Dress Society, and in the Project Space: The Institute 4 Labor Generosity Workers & Uniforms.
Admission is free.
Museum Public Hours
Monday-Thursday: 10am-4pm
Saturday: noon-4pm
Park in the Omnitrans Parking Lot (R5) and travel west along the promenade, just beyond the Theatre. Parking permits can be purchased from machines located in the lots. Parking is $4 for all day or $1 for one hour.
PUBLIC PROGRAMMING
Chaffey College and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art are pleased to present a series of free public programs in conjunction with our exhibition Fashion-Conscious, on view January 13 – March 14, 2020. All programs will take place at the Wignall Museum, Rancho Campus unless otherwise noted. Events are free and open to the public, but space may be limited. Please call 909/652-6492 with any questions or visit us online at www.chaffey.edu/wignall for more information.
New Demands? ILGWU at ILGWU
Guest Lecture: Lisa Vinebaum
January 15 from 1230-150pm
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Project Space
Lisa Vinebaum is a leading scholar of fiber and textiles mobilized for community building and grassroots struggles for social, economic, and racial justice. Her guest lecture will discuss struggles to improve working conditions for garment workers by the Institute 4 Labor Generosity Workers & Uniforms (ILGWU) and the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union (ILGWU), historically one of the largest labor unions in the country.
PULSE Queering the Art: Walk-Through at the Wignall Museum
January 27 from 1230-150pm
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art
Join us for a walk-through of the exhibition Fashion-Conscious. PULSE is a series of discussions and events that facilitates conversations related to the experiences of our LGBTQIA+ students! Presented by the Office of Special Populations & Equity Programs in collaboration with LGBTQ Advocates Committee and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art.
Shoe-making Demonstration with Giudici Handcrafted
Danielle Giudici Wallis
February 19 from 1230-2pm
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art
Danielle Giudici Wallis is the sole proprietor of Giudici Handcrafted, a bespoke footwear company based in Redlands, California. She designs and makes custom, made-to-measure footwear, one shoe at a time. Trained as an artist, with a BA in Visual Arts from Antioch College and an MFA from Stanford University, she applies her knowledge and skills into creating hand-welted footwear. She believes in the importance of shifting our culture of consumerism toward slow fashion, which values the quality of construction, the durability of materials, and timeless designs.
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