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Dates: Monday through Friday, July 29-August 2, 9 am-12 pm

Course Description: Be inspired by the MFA’s collection of fashion, textiles and art to create your own line of contemporary fashions. Work in a studio setting and learn to draw the fashion figure, silhouettes, and textiles with a focus on building a collection. Render fashion plates using color pencil and markers, while also learning how to present them professionally. The workshop will include visits to the art galleries as well as the Textile and Fashion Arts department. Some previous drawing experience suggested.

Instructor: Jay Calderin

Jay Calderin is an instructor and the Director of Creative Marketing at the School of Fashion Design (SFD) in Boston, a position that allows him to be involved in programming development, and community outreach, while also functioning as an industry liaison. In addition to the wide variety of fashion and professional development courses he teaches at SFD, he has also served as an instructor at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Burdett College and Lasell College. His pursuits as a professional coach and motivational speaker have afforded him opportunities to share his ideas at institutions including Harvard University, Wellesley College, Tufts University, Lesley University, Babson College, Bay State College, the Boston Public Library and the Hatch Festival in Bozeman, Montana.