LOVE Soiree: ‘THE ECONOMICS OF ART’ Feb. 11, 2010, Session One
Sponsored By: SMART ENERGY COCKTAILS
LOVE Soiree: THE ECONOMICS OF ART 2010 Session One
Presented By: San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance, Inc. and The Barber Lounge.
What is “THE ECONOMICS OF ART” Forum?
Our mission is to provide an open dialogue to engage in a forum which discusses the idea of the economics of art. This series is focused on how to develop innovative solutions that address the impact of our nation’s financial crisis on creative industries. As a thriving epicenter of independent talents, The Economics of Art features local artists, fashion designers, bloggers, retailers, business owners and tech savvies in an effort to brainstorm and share new business solutions and to create an exchange network amongst peers in San Francisco’s fashion and art community.
This event will benefit the ground works for the new San Francisco Fashion Week, a fashion industry product to be produced by San Francisco Fashion And Merchant’s Alliance, Inc., a California non-profit corporation.
With a seven panel of industry professionals. We are going to examine the challenges in how to sustain a successful business in the arts, media, luxury, fashion and beauty industry.
FORUM SPEAKERS:
1) Bacca DaSilva – Bacca Da Silva Atelier - http://www.baccadasilva.com/
2) Corinne Phipps – Urban Darling - http://www.urbandarling.com/
3) Greg Griffin – The Barber Lounge - http://www.barberlounge.com/
4) Leo Madrid - Linearis Institute of Fine Art - http://www.linearisinstitute.org/
READ SPEAKER BIOS HERE
MODERATOR: Lorraine Sanders of 7X7 Glam Watch SFIndieFashion
FASHION DESIGN SHOWCASE by:
- Blanche Consorti - http://blancheconsorti.com/
- Joy Fan - http://vintagejoy.com/
SWEETS BY: Edible Love - http://www.ediblelove.com/
Art By: Hilary Williams, Georgianne Fastaia, Matthew Colaguiri, Jack Androvich, Matt Mullin, Carlos Michael Finn, Serge Gay Jr., Jim Winters, Erin McElroy, Jason Austin, Christine Kesler, Jana Blankenship, John Waguespack
MUSIC BY: DJ Diego Rockwell http://www.myspace.com/djdiegorockwell
February 11, 2010, Thursday - 6pm to 10pm
THE BARBER LOUNGE
854 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA
$10 GENERAL ADMISSION and SFFAMA, Inc. Non-Members
$5-$10 Sliding Scale for SFFAMA, Inc. Members
In order to get a discounted rate, we encourage you to join SFFAMA, Inc. at http://sffama.ning.com/
Economics of Art - The San Francisco Design Community Unites by Lisa Martinez
Source: Lisa Martinez, Splash
One part exhibit, one part speaker series, and one part fashion show, the Economics of Art Event on June 18th held at Potrero Hill’s Project One Gallery was greater than the sum of all these parts. Benefitting the upcoming 2nd Annual San Francisco Fashion Awards, a collaborative cacophony of local artists united to share and celebrate San Francisco’s underground of undiscovered talent. Blending conceptual and multi-layered influences the “Come As You Are” art installation possessed a raw, multi-cultural aesthetic that juxtaposed iconic, metaphorical, and abstract elements. Aglow in incandescent light, the open gallery space was a perfect backdrop to the evening’s main event, an entrepreneurial speaker series featuring fashion designer Scatha Allison, Artefacture founder Christopher Jablonski, lingerie designer Jennifer Lynne, Innovative Fashion Council of San Francisco Executive Director Yetunde Schuhmann, and milliner Jasmin Zorlu. The program’s grand finale was a runway show with capsule collections from local design students Jamie Cole, Julia Meeks, and Carly Mikkelsen.
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Speaker Call: TEA Session Two
I’m looking for industry professionals to speak at our next forum. If interested please email Owen at owengeronimo@gmail.com
Event Details
THE ECONOMICS OF ART, is a quarterly insider networking event for the local retail and fashion industry of San Francisco consisting of the following format:
1. ‘Speaking Forum’, by selected business and professionals discussing about their business entities dealing with their challenges in the current economic climate.
2. ‘Fashion Show Installation’, four fashion designers are featured to showcase their talent in design in a mini fashion show
3. ‘Networking’, a social setting is provided to encourage attendees to network with other business professionals. Main networking subject for EA Session 2 will be San Francisco Fashion Week
GOAL
• To bring forth knowledge to tackle current challenges of running a retail/eTail and non-profit business. In turn, this open forum with the guidance of SFFAMA will become a valuable go to resource for local merchants, creative minds and entrepreneurs in the SF Bay Area.
SFFMA
• San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance is the producer of the this event. SFFAMA is a SFFAMA is a social development network that champions in various sustainable projects in support of the thriving local fashion industry in the San Francisco Bay Area. Utilizing social network marketing, this forum was created to provide an ongoing open dialogue between the local merchants and fashion entrepreneurs to form a cohesive alliance in promoting creative synergy and productive business opportunities.
• Website: http://sffama.ning.com/
Previous Roster
Source: 360DPI
Featuring GUEST SPEAKERS:
Christopher Jablonski / Artefacture / Progressive T-Shirt Design and Concept
Jasmin Zorlu / Headwear for Earthlings / Milliner and Hat Designer
Jennifer Lynne / Porcelynne / Book Publisher / Lingerie Designer
Scatha Allison / Miss Velvet Cream / Fashion Designer
Yetunde Schuhmann / Executive Director of Innovative Fashion Council San Francisco
Host: Brynna Ashley Meier
Fashion Designers:
Jaime Cole (The Academy of Arts)
Julia Meeks (San Francisco State University)
Carly Mikkelsen (San Francisco State University)
Fashion Assistants: Robert Shabazz and Sara Taves
Crew: Mike Boyd Williams
Music: Del Geronimo & Christopher Jablonski
Concept by: Owen Geronimo & Robert Nixon
Event Make Up Artist: Diane Gendel
Design Credits: Julia Meeks, Kittinhawk & Jasmin Zorlu
