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April 5, 2012

Cleveland Museum of Art to host 2012 Educational Program

Cleveland, Ohio.  Cleveland Musuem of Art, has been selected as the site of Fashion Week Cleveland's Art & Culture Educational Programming.  In previous years participants have included Ursuline College's Fashion Design and Merchandising Program, NASA, United States Air Force,Tuskegee Airmen, International Women's Air & Space Museum, and Western Reserve Historical Society's Chisholm Halle Costume Wing.  In 2012 the film documentary Dressed, released by Vagrant Films featuring Fashion Week Cleveland alum designer Nary Manivong and directed by David Swajeski, will be shown to sell-out crowds during Fashion Week Cleveland.  Mr. John Ewing will create the evening of film and fashion.

"Cleveland Museum of Art is a natural fit.  We are looking foward to this educational collaboration", says Fashion Week Cleveland Founder Donald C. Shingler.  The art of design is important to America's history and future."

Over the years the vast selection of Fashion Week Cleveland learning opportunities have included a seminar covering the form and function of space suits by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Glenn Research Center, Ursuline College's historical presentation on the influence of the military on fashion, the International Women's Air & Space Museum discussion on WASPs in WWI, and a special appearance by Cleveland architect and Tuskegee Airman Arthur Saunders.  This national convention and conference will be held the first week in May, with runway shows the evening of Saturday, May 12, 2011 and the education program being on May 4, 2011 at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

About WRHS
The Western Reserve Historical Society is a not-for-profit educational institution that preserves and uses its collections, historic sites, and museums to inspire people to explore the history and culture of Northeastern Ohio and place that regional experience within the larger context of state, national, and global history.  Collections and exhibitions focus on the Western Reserve.  Both permanent, and especially changing, exhibitions place the region in its larger historical context.  The Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum collections illustrate the history of the automotive industry in the Western Reserve as well as nationally and internationally.

Student Visitors
Over 60,000 students from pre-Kindergarten through high school visit WRHS properties throughout the school year, with hundreds more learning from WRHS programs through outreach and classroom visits.  These workshops and courses are directly tied into the history of NE Ohio, based on the collections and documents that belong to the Western Reserve Historical Society. 

All WRHS programs are inquiry-based, hands-on, and correlate to the current Ohio Academic Content Standards in Social Studies, Science, Math and Language Arts.

CONTACT:
To be announced soon 

A portion of the proceeds to benefit the
Cleveland Museum of Art

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PRESS RELEASE - For Immediate Release

January 5, 2011

Crawford Rotunda; Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum
to host Fashion Week Cleveland Runway Shows in 2011

Runway shows, classic cars, planes, fashion, style all come together at fashion week in Cleveland.  Fashion Week Cleveland has long touted the fusion between art, design, commerce, retail, and education.  We further this distinction as our designer runway shows converge on the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in University Circle.

Designer Runway Shows and Black Tie Gala

Fashion Week Cleveland - black tie gala
Presented by Smile Art Center

8:00 pm :: Museum Party & Trunk Shows

9:00 pm :: Violin Performance :: Andrew Sords

9:30 pm :: Performance by Duo Attack Cat

10:00 pm :: American Designer Runway Fashion Shows

VIP Admission is $100 and Special Guest Admission is $60 :: A Tuxedo is required for men :: Music by DJ M. Stacks

Saturday, May 7, 2011 :: Designer Runway Shows

Sarah Marie Nedbalski :: Wearable Art Mingling Carnavale

Corinne Brothers :: Collegiate Collection :: Corinne Brothers

Tracy Kiefer :: Swim and Cruise

Pamela Truemper :: Knitwear :: Pamela A. Designs

Michael Wilson :: Menswear :: Michael Wilson USA

Britini Brocker :: Wedding Dress Finale :: BBG Couture

Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum 
Western Reserve Historical Society
10825 East Boulevard - University Circle
Cleveland, Ohio  44106

CONTACT:
Erin Dodson
Administrative Coordinator

edodson(at)fashionweekcleveland.com

www.fashionweekcleveland.com 

A portion of the proceeds to benefit the
Chisholm Halle Costume Wing of the Western Reserve Historical Society 

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