Jewelry, fiber art, and fashion lovers across New England are invited to an oceanside celebration of Boston Fashion Week. On Sunday, September 25, the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts (seARTS) will hold its fall benefit “Celebrate Wearable Art!” in Gloucester at the Bass Rocks Golf Club.
The daylong celebration will include a jewelry and fiber art marketplace, lunch, cash bar, and runway-style live fashion segments with models displaying every form of Wearable Art. Wearable Art includes hand-made and one of a kind jewelry, clothing, and accessories created as fine or expressive art–most of which can be worn every day. Along with celebrated local designers from Cape Ann, artists from the Mobius Runway show and up-and-coming fashion designers from Rising Design Boston will participate in the live segments of the show. This event offers a preview of Rising Design’s fashions to be shown later that week at Boston Fashion Week.
The majority of the live fashion segments will occur during lunch between 12 – 2 PM when all shopping will pause so that guests may enjoy the show and a seated lunch by Timothy S. Hopkins Catering. A sneak peek of just a few of the participating artists in the live segments…
· Collaborative artists Beth Williams of Gloucester and Carol Bugarin of Boston, presenting the “Electric Murano.” Primarily composed of handmade glass beads, this headpiece, earrings and necklace will include LED lighting within the pieces. Inspired by glass artist Dale Chihuly and the glass sculptures on the island of Murano in Venice.
· Designer Jane Wang, member of the Mobius artist group of Boston, presenting the “Devil with the Red Dress.” Wang’s ensemble will include a body piece knit-sculpted from electrical wire, and a felted hat and handbag.
· Designer Katie Pray of Albany, New York presenting her “ZipTease” jumpsuit and "Besties" collection. Zip Tease is a sexy all zipper skinny leg jumpsuit which weighs in at eight pounds all by itself! The pieces in Pray’s “Besties” dress collection are named after her best friends—for example, the “Dottie,” a purple ruffle dress, inspired by the gladiola flower. Each ruffle is hand sewn on the base allowing for amazing movement and flow.
· Designer Jennifer Greeke of Harpy Fashion in Gloucester presenting highlights from her Fall/Winter 2011 Collection including her “Roxy Dress” made of black cotton, silk and recycled fishnet, and her “Pedestal Dress” made of white cotton twill and fishnet.
· Designer Alyssa Fishenden of Leominster, presenting "Curtain Call.” A high-waisted skirt with matching cropped top and jacket constructed of old telephone books. All of the individual pieces are lined with blackout curtain fabric. Fishenden will also present an untitled piece: a halter with bubble skirt-dress constructed of plastic grocery bags with a navy stretch nylon lining.
· Designer Camilla MacFadyen presenting a runway piece titled "locally grown haute couture." Using twenty five feet of silk chiffon, MacFadyen will swag and style two models as Mother Nature and her daughter. The silk chiffon is printed with heirloom vegetables grown on Cape Ann farms.
· Kate Seidman of the Art Room Boutique in Gloucester presenting three pieces from her Art Room Boutique collection, including two dresses inspired by the photography of the Cape Ann quarries captured by photographer Leslie Bartlett. Seidman incorporated two of his photographed panels into her Amazonian dresses. Seidman also invited designer Sonia Goulart to create a fourth dress made from hand painted charmeuse silk that flows as she moves. Originally white, the dress was then hand painted by Stephen Bates to create the swirl of color.
The event will include sale of unique and handmade jewelry and fashions by local artists. Attendees can also purchase “experiences” including a private, full day photography workshop, a mosaic workshop, or a private art history session on site at a museum from the “seARTS Art Experience Marketplace.” All of the experiences have been donated by local artists and businesses.
Recently the city of Gloucester and the entire Cape Ann community were recognized by AmericanStyle Magazine as the #3 arts destination for small cities in the United States. Events such as this one and the collaborative efforts of creative artists and designers across Cape Ann have contributed to the community’s rise on the local and national art scene.
“This fabulous event will also allow North Shore residents to celebrate Boston Fashion Week a little closer to home, and support the works of local designers,” said Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco, of the seARTS Board and Wearable Arts group. “The seARTS Wearable Arts group will also host a community holiday show, now entering its fifth year, during Gloucester’s Middle Street Walk in December.”
The show will be emceed by Steve Aveson, host of the NECN Morning Show. The event is made possible by presenting sponsors Michael and Elaine Butter of Acme Merchandise and Apparel. Styling will be provided by the Deborah Coull Salon and Ellen Shea of Rising Design.
Details of the Event:
Date: Sunday, September 25, 2011
Location: Bass Rocks Golf Club, 34 Beach Road, Gloucester, MA. 978-283-1866
Further Info: (978) 281-1222 or email info@searts.org
Tickets: $75 if purchased by check by September 14. Through September 19: $80. Last day to purchase tickets is September 19. Purchase tickets by sending a check to: seARTS, PO Box 1476, Gloucester, MA. 01931 or online: www.searts.org/events.htm or http://seartsmarket.com via PayPal
Event Schedule: Shopping for Ticket Holders: 10 AM – 12 PM and 2 PM – 4 PM
Lunch 12 PM – 2 PM. During the seated lunch, the majority of the live fashion segments will occur.
All artists in the show are donating twenty-five percent of sales to support the mission of seARTS. seARTS, a registered 501(c)3 is a coalition of artists, art lovers, cultural institutions, businesses, and municipal organizations, all working together to improve the economic base for the arts and the larger Cape Ann community. For more information, visit www.searts.org
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