I'm trying to get in all my information (and tell you more about Onstead). Its been a busy semester & I had no idea how much I was taking on when I signed up. But it has been great too.
As I previously mentioned, Onstead has partnered with the Texas Fashion Collection to create the Wandering Wardrobe (WW). WW is a collaboration designed to use historical garments as teaching tools that can be checked out by educators to use in their classroom. They not only include some amazing pieces that can be viewed and (carefully) handled by teachers and students, they also include possible lessons involving art history and making. They can be tied to historical situations of their time, or even math and science. They are a true STEAM package.
Part of my role this semester is to help get this program rolling. In addition to working on a system of tracking the packages in the WW library, we are also working on promotion and teacher training. In October, Annette & I met with a director to decide on information to include in a series of promotional videos & photos. That lead to a full day photo & video shoot with both her and Peter being interviewed for specifics on both TFC and Onstead.
The promo work is currently in edits & should be going up on our social & website early next semester. The spring is also when we will start allowing pieces to be released to educators.
Tune in to my next post to see one of those pieces & see a classroom visit with Annette.
Ciao!
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