MINI proposal

Windows Into DC:Cultural Couture | The Art of Fashion

July 1, 2011 – Jan 31, 2012

Project Locations

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Creative EconomyIncubator Space

Creative Economy

Studio

M Street Bay Windows

N Street Window CorridorArt Whino Art Gallery:Public Safety Workstation

9th Street7th Street

750 N Street

760 N Street

Fashion and Fine Art Fusion

M street :

•A series of 7 artistic bay window installations will formone unified visual narrative. This story will come to life asa team of select artists combine elements of fashiondesign, painting, sculpture, and photography to createone cohesive story.

• The female character to the left will bereplicated to inhabit a colorful sequentialscene that occupies all 7 bay windows

• Her elaborate gowns will be made of paper,designed by paper sculptor Aaliyah Goodman.

• Like the example to the left, the narrative willbe created by creatively combining painting,sculpture, photography, and haute couturefashion design into a cohesive series ofinstallations on both M & N Streets.

•A continuous, full coverage mural will be designed for N Street and printed on Vinyl. The vinyl will be installedalong the exterior of the window corridor.

• The artistic design will thematically incorporate Washingtonian iconography/landmarks with the art of fashiondesign. These themes will be integrated into a colorful and scenic narrative that will unfold as viewers walk alongM Street and onto N Street.

•The design will end at the Public Safety Workstation, where Summer Youth Employment Students will curate theirown exhibit of artwork from the Art Whino Gallery

N Street:

Aaliyah Goodman

Cita Sadeli

Paper dressBy Aaliyah Goodman

Painted Furniture by Cita Sadeli

Paper flowers and landscape

Painted mural backgroundscan have great impact throughvibrant color and large scale

•Working studio accommodating 5-8 emerging members of thecreative economy

•Social Media, Media/Entertainment, Music Production, Visual Art,Fashion and Interior Design, Graphic Design and Photography willall be represented in the studio

•A gallery setting will be created within the interior N Streetspaces, offering art exhibitions and providing a destination pointfor shoppers, tourists, and convention attendees

N Street: Creative Economy Studio

Street Painting on N StreetIn 2007, the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities executed a citywide streetpainting project, paying tribute to the colorful striped style of Washingtonian artist GeneDavis.

A similar street painting project can be done, involving the Shaw community andWashingtonian artists on N Street.

Fashion on N Street

•September 24th Fashion Night Out | N Street Fashion Show:Red carpet Street Fashion Festival to be produced by the Greater Washington Fashion Chamber of Commerce (GWFCC)events team

•Presentation of Spring/Summer 2012 Collections by local designers which will lead into an

•The fashion show pictured above was produced by the GWFCC for Street Glam 2010 Fashion Show in Silver Spring, MD.Ten designers participated, 500 attendees were seated, and $10,000 in revenue was generated from the tickets sold.

Total Budget: $55,000• Incubator Space

• N Street vinyl window mural and graphics

• Artist Studio/Design Incubator

• M Street Art Display Cases

• Special Programming

• Contingency

• $4,000 housekeeping and garbage removal

• $21,000 design, fabrication, and installation

• $2,000 furnishing and set up

• $14,000 Curator’s fee, artist fees, materials and signage

– Artist Fee, $1,500 each (7 artists)– Curator’s Fee, $1,500– Materials, $1,500– M Street signage fabrication and installation, $500

• $11,000 Community Street Painting Project

• $3,000