Why is donor support important for the FTD showcase?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nOur FTD showcase is not supported by any kind of academic funding through the university or the college. The funding for our showcases always comes from support from donors and those who attend the showcase. So in the most basic sense, without donor support we couldn't grow the showcase the way we have in the last seven years and, for that, we are incredibly grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we began, our showcase took place in the Wilson College of Textiles. Now, when we're able to have an in-person show, we are able to host it in the Talley Ballroom and install exhibits in the Talley Student Center, which allows us to share much more broadly than we ever could in the past. We absolutely credit our ability to grow to donors and the donor support. When I say grow, I mean not only the size of the showcase, but the things that the students are able to do and therefore their passion for the industry and their craft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What could increased donor support make possible for this event?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIncreased donor support is not only going to help us continue the showcase, it's also going to help us to grow and elevate it, to make this event into the opportunity for the students we want it to be. As a college, it's not only about the showcase \u2014 it's about everything that goes into creating the showcase. The students invest heavily in supplies and materials, and we do as much as we can to help support that. Donors can help supplement that as well, whether it's a service such as digital printing on fabrics, or whether it's raw materials or photos or funding that allows the students to go get those things that they need to work with translating that vision for their collection to a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We want students to become less limited by their finances, and hopefully, one day they can really do everything that they envision and would like to do. Once we've got the expenses to run the show covered, then we can start to push into some of the other areas that would really foster and support not only the showcase itself but our students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What would you want potential donors to know about supporting the showcase?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWe have some incredibly passionate, creative, and talented young people, so donors can make every opportunity for them. Every time that we get a little broader exposure for the showcase, we're cultivating our reputation and what we can do in the program, which in turn promotes the graduating students. This event is absolutely invaluable for us in terms of continuing to grow our relationships with industry partners and continuing to support our graduates and our current students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/figure>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Traci Lamar, a professor in the Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management at Wilson College of Textiles, sat down to share the big picture impact of the Fashion and Textile Design showcase. After seven years, the showcase has grown in many ways \u2014 and with increased donor support, Lamar says, graduating students could truly demonstrate their full potential to industry leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":28163,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"ncstate_wire","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-post-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"showAuthor\":true,\"showDate\":true,\"showFeaturedVideo\":false,\"caption\":\"\",\"displayCategoryID\":2130}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[490,496],"tags":[1302,734,583,585,991,2447,1382],"displayCategory":null,"acf":[],"yoast_head":"
Q and A with Traci Lamar: Fashion and Textile Design Showcase - Wilson College of Textiles<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n