2026 CCFY - Remix & Rewear: Youth Fashion & Printmaking Lab

Remix & Rewear: Youth Fashion & Printmaking Lab is a five-day immersive workshop that introduces young participants to fashion design through printmaking, surface design, and creative upcycling. The program is designed to build confidence, encourage self-expression, and introduce sustainable approaches to clothing through hands-on experimentation with textiles.

Throughout the week, participants will explore how garments can be transformed using accessible techniques such as fabric printing, painting, hand sewing, embellishment, and basic reconstruction. The class emphasizes creativity over perfection, allowing students of all experience levels to participate successfully. By working with reclaimed clothing and donated materials, students will also gain awareness of sustainability and resourcefulness in design.

The workshop culminates in a youth-led fashion presentation where participants showcase their finished pieces for family and community members in a supportive and celebratory environment.

PROGRAM FOR AGES

11-18

DATES/ TIMES: 

• Mon, July 20, 2026 | 11AM - 4PM

• Tue, July 21, 2026 | 11AM - 4PM

• Wed, July 22, 2026 | 11AM - 4PM

• Thu, July 23, 2026 | 11AM - 4PM

• Fri, July 24, 2026 | 11AM - 4PM

• Sat, July 25, 2026 | 11AM - 4PM

TEACHING ARTIST

Agapé (Jasimine Pennywell)

WHAT TO EXPECT

• Students are required to attend all classes in the series.

• Students will be asked to provide daily check ins/evaluations.

• Light snacks will be provided.

• Supplies will be provided.

WHAT TO BRING

• Students will need to bring a packed lunch each day to the program (Required).

• One or two garments from home to remix or redesign

• Students are also invited (but not required), to bring the following items to the program:

  • Comfortable clothing suitable for artmaking

  • A water bottle and snack if needed

  • Composition notebook (for writing and notes)

  • Writing utensils (pencils or pens)

    
    

**After Registering Parents/Guardians will be contacted via email in order to complete required paperwork and receive important updates.

ABOUT THE CLASSES / WORKSHOPS

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Students will produce-

• At least one remixed or redesigned garment or wearable textile piece

• Multiple textile samples or print experiments created during skill-building exercises

• A final styled look to present during the youth fashion showcase

SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Students will -

• Develop foundational skills in textile surface design and garment alteration

• Gain confidence in creative decision-making and personal expression

• Understand basic concepts of sustainable fashion and material reuse

• Strengthen problem-solving skills through hands-on experimentation

• Practice presenting their ideas and completed work to an audience

• Experience collaboration, peer encouragement, and creative community

ABOUT THE TEACHING ARTIST

Agapé (Jasimine Pennywell)

Agapé (Jasimine Pennywell) is an interdisciplinary textile artist and teaching artist based in Atlanta, Georgia. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design and Marketing, with focused study in textiles, material construction, and garment systems. Her practice explores what she calls the “language of fabric”—the idea that cloth carries memory, identity, and emotional narrative through touch, wear, and repair.

Working primarily with reclaimed garments and donated materials, Agapé creates story quilts, textile assemblages, and expressive fabric forms that draw from African American quilting traditions, improvisational design, and communal making practices. Her work centers transformation: worn clothing becomes visual storytelling, and discarded materials become sites of meaning, preservation, and care.

As a teaching artist, Agapé facilitates intuitive art classes that prioritize access, personal voice, and process over technical perfection. Participants are guided to respond to color, texture, and memory, using sewing, layering, and arrangement as tools for reflection and self-expression rather than strict craft training. Her workshops are designed to be welcoming to beginners while still engaging experienced makers.

Her Remix & Rewear classes invite participants to reimagine existing garments through repair, reconstruction, and embellishment, encouraging sustainable practices while strengthening creative confidence. By combining design knowledge with intuitive making, Agapé helps individuals develop both practical skills and personal narrative through textile art.

Through her work as both artist and educator, she creates spaces where making becomes a form of storytelling, empowerment, and connection.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

This program is eligable for Scholarship.

The Southeast Community Cultural Center d/b/a ArtsXchange is pleased to offer partial and full scholarships for our youth programs and summer camps. One application for one student. If you are applying for multiple youth please submit separate forms for each youth. 

Additionally, scholarships are ineligible for classes/camps/workshops that have already been paid for. 

Apply today by completing the application form.

REGISTRATION

Guardians please note you can only sign up 1 student at a time. For those signing up for multiple students you will need to complete a separate registration/payment for each student.

**After Registering Parents/Guardians will be contacted via email in order to complete required paperwork and receive important updates.