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Cat Mazza and members of the Lattice20 Collective lead an artist workshop at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art’s Zuckert Seminar Room on February 28,2020, in conjunction with Fast Fashion/Slow Art.

Programming and Resources

"Reintroduction" to Fast Fashion/Slow Art

Please enjoy this "reintroduction" to Fast Fashion/Slow Art by Bibiana Obler and Phyllis Rosenzweig, co-curators, created following the show's transition to a virtual format in the spring of 2020. The curators reflect upon new perspectives created by the global impact of COVID-19, and members of the BCMA staff speak to new materials and programming made available online. This video was recorded with the co-curators in conversation with Anne Collins Goodyear, Allison Martino, and Amanda Skinner.

Artist Workshop with Cat Mazza and the Lattice20 Collective

Learn about how Cat Mazza and the Lattice20 Collective created Electroknit Dymaxion featured in the exhibition. In February 2020, the artists led an in-person workshop at the Museum and this electronic version of the zine they created illustrates their artistic process for making Electroknit Dymaxion.

Zuckert Workshop

Cat Mazza and members of the Lattice20 Collective lead an artist workshop at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art’s Zuckert Seminar Room on February 28,2020, in conjunction with Fast Fashion/Slow Art.

Frau Fiber and the Sewing Rebellion

Carole Frances Lung is the archivist and biographer of Frau Fiber, and the video Frau Fiber vs. the Circular Knitting Machine is included in the exhibition. The Sewing Rebellion is the educational component of The International Ladies Garment Workers Union, which holds the archive and library of Frau Fiber. The Sewing Rebellion shares online instructional videos for making various garments—including hats, aprons, and jackets—using used or recycled garments.

Electroknit Dymaxion

Exhbition co-curators Bibiana Obler and Phyllis Rosenzweig speak about Cat Mazza’s Electroknit Dymaxion in this video.

Electroknit Dymaxion by Cat Mazza

Craft collaboration with Bowdoin Sustainability

Several artworks included in Fast Fashion/Slow Art address the relationship between hand-made and machine-made clothing in the global garment industry. To experience the process of hand-making and consider thoughtfully some differences between handmade and factory-produced items, we invite you to create your own handmade knit or felt jar cozy. Some of these activities also invite you to repurpose used materials you may already have at home:

These instructions list the materials needed and provide step-by-step instructions. They accommodate basic knowledge and beginner skill level of knitting and include options for hand-sewing instead of knitting. The dimensions noted in the instructions are for mason jar cozies, and can be modified to create a cozy to fit other sizes of mugs, thermoses, and drinking glasses.

These activities comes from a craft night collaboration with the Bowdoin College Office of Sustainability organized in conjunction with Fast Fashion/Slow Art. Held in the exhibition gallery in February 2020, the event was open to Bowdoin students who created knit jar cozies with yarn from recycled wool garments. Bowdoin Sustainability Outreach Coordinator Bethany Taylor compiled these craft activity instructions. More information about the Office of Sustainability is available here.

Craft collaboration with Bowdoin Sustainability

Bowdoin students participate in a knitting night at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, held in the Museum’s Boyd Gallery where the Fast Fashion/Slow Art exhibition was on view. This event was hosted in collaboration with the Bowdoin College Office of Sustainability on February 20, 2020.

The exhibition catalogue is available for purchase at the Bowdoin Store.

exhibition catalogue