Art Windsor-Essex respectfully acknowledges that we are located on Anishinaabe Territory – the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, comprised of the Ojibway, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. Today the Anishinaabe of the Three Fires Confederacy are represented by Bkejwanong. We want to state our respect for the ancestral and ongoing authority of Walpole Island First Nation over its Territory.
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Weekends in the Studio! DIY Patches with The Urban Grind Fashion Show
DATE: Saturday, February 22, 2025
TIME: 1pm- 4pm
LOCATION: 2nd floor, Education Studio
COST: Free with regular gallery admission and free for AWE members
This is a drop-in program. No registration required.
Add a DIY touch to your clothing with Weekends in the Studio! On February 22nd from 1–4 PM, drop in for a family-friendly activity where you’ll decorate your own patches using an array of colorful materials. Perfect for all skill levels, this program is a fun and creative way to celebrate sustainability!
Chat, ask questions, and kick it with designers Unbranded and Designs by Sav live in the studio as they prepare work for their upcoming The Urban Grind Fashion Show, at Chance Coffee on March 1st, 2025.
Meaghan Sweeney
Meaghan Sweeney (She/They) is queer contemporary mixed media artist and community arts organizer based in Windsor Essex. They have a strong passion for mental health advocacy and using art as a tool for connection, healing, and community building.
Sav Riley
Sav Riley is a Black, queer Windsor-based artist known for upcycling donated clothing into colorful, patchwork, sewn creations. Sav aims to create a more sustainable world through wearable art and upcycling.
Hannah Bryan
Heavily inspired by vintage details and silhouettes, Hannah Bryan aims to bring their creative styling and quality construction to a new audience with her brand, Modern Day Mouse. People’s bodies, goals, lifestyles, and ideals have changed, but she believes that these things shouldn’t stop them from being able to express themselves joyfully through their dressing.
Lou Cox
Vibrant Mayhem, run by designer Lou Cox, is a brand that creates unique, one-of-a-kind wearable art and accessories using crochet and sewing as the main mediums of creation. As a new fashion design student with an artistic background, they have been creating more garments, experimenting with non conventional designs. Vibrant Mayhem strives to bring life to materials that otherwise may end up in landfills, often sourcing their materials second-hand.
Unbranded
Unbranded creates hand-silkscreened vintage, upcycled clothing, and art inspired by music and places. Each piece is unique and handmade from photographing objects to create screens, and hand printing them, to create something totally different every time.
