FASHIONCLASH Pop-up Atelier

Het FASHIONCLASH Pop-Up Atelier is een interactief en tijdelijk atelier voor jongvolwassenen en tieners (8 tot 30 jaar) op de derde verdieping van Centre Céramique in Maastricht. Het activiteitenprogramma van het Pop-Up Atelier bestond uit creatieve workshops die gericht waren op verschillende aspecten van mode – van het maken van mode tot bewustwording over mode in relatie tot maatschappelijke thema’s. Het FASHIONCLASH Pop-Up Atelier opende tijdens Museumnacht Maastricht op vrijdag 19 april.

At the Pop-Up Atelier, participants were able to take part in various creative workshops between Friday, April 19 and Sunday, June 9:

Making workshops
Photography workshop
Video workshop
Upcycling & Mending
TexTiles Making workshops

During the making workshops, participants were guided by fashion designers and were challenged to shape their ideas about identity and create their alter ego by making a garment or outfit. There was space to explore different making techniques such as sewing, crafting, and upcycling.

Workshop dates: Tuesday 30 April 2024 (15:00 - 20:00), Tuesday 7 May 2024 (15:00 - 20:00), Saturday 11 May 2024 (11:00 - 17:00), Saturday 18 May 2024 (11:00 - 17:00), Tuesday 21 May 2024 (15:00 - 20:00)

The final results of the making workshops were used in the photography and video workshops and were exhibited at Centre Céramique during the FASHIONCLASH Festival, which took place in Maastricht from November 15 to 17, 2024.

Photography and video workshops

In the photography workshop, participants were guided by a photographer who taught them how to best capture their garment or outfit, made during the making workshops, in a still image. In the video workshop, participants learned how to best capture their outfit and its story in moving images.

Workshop dates: Video: Saturday 25 May (11:00-17:00), Photography: Sunday 26 May (11:00 - 17:00)

The final outcomes of these workshops were exhibited at Centre Céramique during the FASHIONCLASH Festival in Maastricht from November 15 to 17, 2024.

It was also possible to participate only in the photo and/or video workshops. In that case, participants worked with garments or outfits made by others during the making workshops.

Upcycling & Mending workshops

In these workshops, participants learned how to creatively breathe new life into a damaged garment. By using simple embroidery techniques (mending) and making patches, they could give their old sweater, jeans, or shirt a new and longer life.

Participants could bring their own piece of clothing to the workshops, but they also had the option to choose from a selection of garments and textiles collected by RD4 Reinigingsdiensten.

Workshop dates: Friday 19 April 2024* (Museumnacht Maastricht; 20:00 – 00:00), Sunday 21 April 2024 (11:00 - 17:00), Tuesday 23 april 2024 (15:00 - 20:00), Sunday 28 April 2024 (11:00 - 17:00)

During Museumnacht Maastricht, participants could join the workshop with a ticket for the full event.

TexTiles: How do you see the future of Europe?

TexTiles was a community art project in which participants portrayed their view or vision of Europe in a textile tile. The TexTiles were based on the dimensions (40 x 40 cm) of the tiles on Plein 1992, the square in front of Centre Céramique named after the Maastricht Treaty – officially the Treaty on European Union, signed on February 7, 1992, which established the European Union. Among other things, this treaty led to the introduction of the euro as the single currency in several European countries. The paving of the square included tiles with the € symbol, alternating with the year 1992.

The goal was to make as many TexTiles as possible during the workshops so that a large portion of Plein 1992 could eventually be covered. Each textile tile represented a personal story, opinion, or vision about Europe.

TexTiles is a collaboration between FASHIONCLASH, Centre Céramique, Maastricht Museum and Studio Europa.

Workshop dates: Friday 19 April 2024* (Museumnacht Maastricht; 20:00 – 00:00), Saturday 4 May 2024 (11:00 - 17:00), Sunday 12 May 2024 (11:00 - 17:00), Tuesday 14 May 2024 (15:00 - 20:00), Thursday 6 June 2024 (11:00 - 17:00)

*You can join the workshop during Museumnacht Maastricht with a ticket for the full event.