Giant Historic Hats
Students in the first-year course, Visualization Studio, selected hats from the TMFD Historic Costume Collection to create oversized recreations or replicas using recycled chipboard (cardboard). After initially sketching the hats, students measured their proportions to understand the construction process. They then recreated the hats, scaling them to four to five times their original size and matching the materials. This student exhibition will feature three giant hats displayed alongside the originals, highlighting skill development, material research, and problem-solving.
Emerging Designer Showcase- Dillon Napier's "HanZen" and "Lest we Forget"
HanZen is a sustainable, zero-waste collection that draws deeply from the rich textile traditions, philosophies, and patterning techniques found across various Asian cultures. The name itself is a fusion of Han, referencing the cultural lineage of East Asia, and Zen, symbolizing balance, mindfulness, and simplicity—values that guided both the design and making process.
Dorsa Farzi's Show- Corsets of Empowerment
Dorsa Farzi
M.A. Option B Graduate Student Project
Advisor: Dr. Sandra Starkey
Michaela Lentsch Presents "Sustainable Fashion Identified - An exploration and education of sustainable apparel"
Sustainable Fashion Identified - An exploration and education of sustainable apparel
Michaela Lentsch
M.A. Option B Graduate Student Project.
Advisor: Dr. Sandra Starkey
2025 High School Student Art and Design Exhibition
This Spring, we are excited to host our annual "Juried Exhibition," showcasing the art and design work of regional high school students.
Giant Hats - A Historic Costume Collection Inspired Student Exhibition
Students in the first-year course, Visualization Studio, selected hats from the TMFD Historic Costume Collection to create oversized recreations or replicas using recycled chipboard (cardboard). After initially sketching the hats, students measured their proportions to understand the construction process. They then recreated the hats, scaling them to four to five times their original size and matching the materials. This student exhibition will feature three giant hats displayed alongside the originals, highlighting skill development, material research, and problem-solving.
Gallery Lighting Upgrade!
The Gallery is currently receiving a complete lighting upgrade! Our old lights were installed of 25 years ago and now our new system will feature energy efficient LED lighting!
Making an Entrance: Magnifying the Details of 20th Century Dress
Intimately explore how embellishment contributed to 20th century design, fashion, and culture
Gallery Renovation
The gallery will be closed from Friday March 29th to May 9th for rennovations.
The gallery will reopen Friday, May 10th with our latest exhibition Making an Entrance: Magnifying the Details of 20th Century Dress -
UPCYCLED: A Fashion & Textile Exhibition of Remaking and Reinventing
UPCYCLED: A Fashion & Textile Exhibition of Remaking and Reinventing celebrates the creative of work of high school aged artists, designers, and makers. Young artists explored the medium of textiles by taking two-dimensional materials and making three-dimensional forms. Textiles offer innate textures, patterns, movement, colors, pattern, and variety which offer artists and designers a unique “canvas” to work with.