CCAI Recycled Seconds Benefit Cocktail Party & Fashion Show

"CCAI Recycled Seconds Benefit Cocktail Party & Fashion Show"

A dozen young northern Nevada 'DIY' designers and a dozen models teamed with the Capital City Arts Initiative to present a lively runway fashion show on Friday evening at Classy Seconds, Carson City's premier thrift store.

Proceeds from the event help support CCAI's Arts In Education programs and Advocates to End Domestic Violence [AEDV]. Sales from Classy Seconds help fund AEDV.

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Recycle LACMA

[As part of "Recycled Seconds," CCAI's Fall 2009 project focusing on community-based practice, DIY fashion design, sustainability and civic engagement, the CCAI Blog! is featuring a range of textiles|fashion projects through the end of the year.]

Recycle LACMA

On January 14th, 2009 the Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced that it was deaccessioning more than 100 items from its costumes and textiles collection. Once carefully collected, catalogued, and cared for, these items have now been cast back out in to the world. What will happen to them? Like any other useless item, they will need to be recycled or disposed of.

Recycle LACMA is a project of Los Angeles-based artist Robert Fontenot. At three separate auctions he purchased over 50 items deaccessioned by LACMA and is now trying to find new uses for these otherwise unwanted items.

Although each item has not yet been used, each item can have a use.

Recycle LACMA blog

NPR Weekend Edition Story

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[Text and graphic from Recycle LACMA blog. The photograph displays a Korean Girl's Hood recycled as a sling.]

Follow CCAI on Twitter + Save the Date!

YOU can now follow CCAI on Twitter! We hope you'll join our three early trailblazers to get timely updates.

AND as mentioned in our most recent tweet: "Save the Date! F October 16 CCAI "Recycled Seconds" Cocktail Party and DIY Fashion Show @ Classy Seconds! Details soon!

A portion of the proceeds will go to AEDV, Advocates to End Domestic Violence.

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