Kristen P Ahern

Role: Founder at Conscious Costume
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

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About Kristen P Ahern

Kristen P Ahern joins the Center for Sustainable Business as the Center Program Manager…

Experience

Founder
Conscious Costume
Jun 2018 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
Conscious Costume is a visionary approach to costume design, construction and management that challenges the creative process to be conscious of the unique environmental and ethical impact that textiles, clothing and fashion has on the world. Identify relevant grant prospecting opportunities. Acquired over 5k in successful grant funding in 2 years.Survey industry professionals on practices related to sustainable costume production.Develop educational events and workshops to disseminate sustainable practices to artists and the general public.Supervise event management for in-person, virtual, and hybrid non-profit fundraising and educational experiences.Consult with local designers, national makers groups, and clients to build supplemental PPE during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic and create local production opportunities.Design and Publish social media including data visualizations, graphic design, campaign strategy, and copywriting.Author artist profiles, research digests, and other articles for online publication.Develop relationships and edit for guest authors on online publication.Built an online retail store and oversaw customer communication and satisfaction.Recruit, train, and guide both paid staff and volunteers.

Education

Western Michigan University
Bachelors of Arts, Theatrical Design and Technical Production
2006 — 2010
University of Maryland
Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Costume Design
2016 — 2019

Skills

Film
Laundry
Garment Fitting
Scenic Painting
Art
Corsetry
Performing Arts
Dressing
Costume Design
Theatrical Production
Stage Management
Sewing
Pattern Design
Draping
Wardrobe
Color Renderings

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Conscious Costume

Performing Arts · 1 employees · Founded 2018 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Mission Educate fellow artists on the urgency of new forms of design and production as relate to climate change, consumption, waste, and environmental justice. Create tools for costume artists to be responsible stewards of the resources we use in our art. Provide decentralized and physical spaces for resource and idea sharing with an emphasis on empowering young and under-resourced artists. Advocate for change on an institutional level by developing retail partnerships and identifying and lobbying for legislation that facilitates our vision. Acknowledge that the cornerstone to what we think of as \"sustainable\" art is based in practices that have been used for generations in Black, Indigenous, and Communities of Color and that Decolonizing our theatres is foundational to ethical design and production. Conscious Costuming is anti-racist and community connected. Conscious Costume is proud to provide low cost, accessible, and easily available costume rentals to theatres and performers, with emphasis on community membership and collaboration. While we welcome creators of all stripe to rent from us on a per-project/need basis, Member Individuals and Organizations get access to special discounts and benefits. Our stock includes donated costumes from companies all over the Mid West and Mid Atlantic regions including The Goodman, Steppenwolf, Troika, The Hypocrites, and from designer’s private collections. We see ourselves as friendly collaborators, we operate from abundance rather than scarcity and want to work with you, your budget, and your needs to see your full design vision come to life. We would rather our costumes be used than stored. Though this page will discuss our pricing, please inquire about opportunities to remove capitalism from your costume acquisition.

consciouscostume.com

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About Kristen P Ahern

Experience

Founder

Education

Western Michigan University

University of Maryland

Skills

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