Fashion and Textile Design Forum for Teens

Are you - or do you know of - a teen interested in any of the following...fashion, designing, sewing, sketching, creating? If so, you will not want to miss this five-session forum created just for you!

The 4-H Youth Development Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties is offering this three session/two field-trip program where you will be able to learn about opportunities in the fashion and textile design career area and how individuals currently use those skills in an entrepreneurial manner.

Highlights of this seminar-style forum include: hear from and visit with local designers and small business owners to learn how they are using their interests and skills to make a living (in three evening sessions); attend the 29th Annual Silver Needle Runway & Awards Fashion Show produced by the fashion design and merchandiser students at Marist College; spend a day in NYC visiting SUNY-FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) and the New York City Fashion District.

The first session is scheduled for Thursday, January 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM – starting at CCE's Extension Education Center in Hudson. We will travel to Warren Street in Hudson for the 'Queen of Serpents': Myth Interfaces Routine: A Fashion Exhibition Fashion Designer Vilma Mare Explores Contemporary Meanings Through a Lens of Baltic Mythology. We will enjoy a featured artist talk by designer Vilma Mare who will discuss what informs her work as a fashion designer and how she uses her creative medium to explore issues that face us today in contemporary culture.

Space is limited so do not delay. The cost is $80 which includes all transportation from the Extension Education in Hudson for tours and NYC plus fashion show tickets (partial scholarships available). For more information contact Linda Tripp at 518-828-3346 X203 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

To register send name, age, mailing address, phone number and email address along with a check for $80 to: CCE, 479 Rt. 66, Hudson, NY 12534 OR register and pay online at https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/_210. Once registered, participants will be sent a registration packet to bring to the first session.

Laura Garramore Art Exhibit

Nature As I See It: A collection of works by Laura Garramore

Opening Reception - Saturday January 10
Time:  3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost:  Free
Location:  Agroforestry Resource Center, Acra                                                           

Laura Garramone will present a nature inspired body of work for the months of January and February 2015 in her “Nature As I See It” art exhibit at the Agroforestry Resource Center in Acra, NY.  A series of pastel paintings depicting New York wildlife will be on display. Many local recognizable landscapes and what epitomizes nature in Laura’s view will be available for viewing and purchase.  Laura is a pastel artist from Hannacroix, NY who loves the upstate New York area and has been a lifetime resident here.  She is self-taught, and also has had the privilege to participate in workshops presented by local and internationally known artists.  Laura has won awards of excellence in her pastel work.  She conceptualized, curated and participated in the “Cancer Journeys” art exhibit at the GCCA gallery in Catskill the fall of 2013.  She also has experience in curating Farm themed show’s at the Frisbee Agency Gallery in Catskill from 2009-2013.  Join us for refreshments at an artist reception, January 10^th from 3-5 pm. Meet Laura Garramone and experience her paintings at the Agroforestry Resource Center in the beautiful Catskill Mountains.  The exhibit runs January through February.  Please note when planning to visit the exhibit, please call ahead to ensure accessibility to the conference room 518-622-9820 x0.