Service-Learning through Costume Design
Location
Georgia Southern University- Williams Center
Faculty Mentors
Dr. Addie Martindale
Course Name
FMAD4231
Session Type
Undergraduate Poster Presentation
Presentation Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Start Date
9-4-2019 2:30 PM
End Date
April 2019
Description
The Averitt Center for the Arts is a non-profit providing arts opportunities for our community. Each year they hold multiple theater productions for children to participate in as part of their Jr. Company. This year's performances included the Greek tragedy, Orestes and the musical Beauty and the Beast. These performances required unique costumes for each child actor. In order to gain costume design experience and give back to our community, student designers from the FMAD program worked to develop and construct the production's costumes. These experiences helped us learn to work as a team and an understanding of the extensive work required to costume a production. This invaluable opportunity allowed us to practice our skills and to see our designs come to life while giving back to the community. Our service learning partnership had an impact on each designer and we felt the true value of our work through the appreciation of the children we worked with.
Service-Learning through Costume Design
Georgia Southern University- Williams Center
The Averitt Center for the Arts is a non-profit providing arts opportunities for our community. Each year they hold multiple theater productions for children to participate in as part of their Jr. Company. This year's performances included the Greek tragedy, Orestes and the musical Beauty and the Beast. These performances required unique costumes for each child actor. In order to gain costume design experience and give back to our community, student designers from the FMAD program worked to develop and construct the production's costumes. These experiences helped us learn to work as a team and an understanding of the extensive work required to costume a production. This invaluable opportunity allowed us to practice our skills and to see our designs come to life while giving back to the community. Our service learning partnership had an impact on each designer and we felt the true value of our work through the appreciation of the children we worked with.
