Playing Dress Up: Wearable Art and Stage Performance Jem Woolidge

Eastern Edge x LV16 presents Playing Dress Up: Wearable Art and Stage Performance with Jem Woolidge at Eastern Edge.

1:30 pm / FREE / All Ages

A School of Rock style presentation on the intersection of music and fashion history from Liberace to Peaches, followed by an informal game of dressup in performance garments made by the artist. All are welcome to try on clothing, or simply get up close to some wearable art, no dressup needed. There will be a photo corner, and a photographer if you want to get a picture taken in a silly costume!

Jem Woolidge (QC) is an emerging artist and facilitator based in Tiohtià:ke (so-called Montreal). Jem is a costume designer, cartoonist, and textile artist with interests in participatory performance and illustrative storytelling. Forefronting playfulness as an entry point into his work, Jem invites viewers to engage with art objects through games, jokes, and…