New York Collective T-shirt Competition Show & Opening to be a Winner During Fashion Week

New York Collective has selceted the ten winners out of 100 entries from around the globe. The artists' & designers' one-of-a-kind originals will be on display and for sale as well as 13 limited edition reproductions as interpreted by New York Collective. Where Art means fashion meets not just another t-shirt.

(PRWEB) September 7, 2005 -- anOTHER T.SHIRT COMPETITION September 13 - September 24, 2005

anOTHER T.SHIRT COMPETITION, is a NYC-based competition/ exhibition/ limited-edition sale of "work of art" t-shirts submitted by designers and artists from all over the world, and juried by a select group of professionals who represent the design, fashion, and gallery world. Our COMPETITION is a reinterpretation of the traditional t-shirt competition. Using a t-shirt as a medium, raw material or jumping off point, anOTHER T.SHIRT COMPETITION will showcase works which extend the boundaries of what a t-shirt is and what design can be.

The winning t.shirts will be featured at a NEW YORK COLLECTIVE flash environment: a temporary exhibition space/store. Located at 269 Elizabeth St. (next to PROHIBIT) it will be open from September 14th-September 24th, 2005, during NYC fashion week, and will be kicked off by an opening night party (9.13.05). The exhibition will also include the sale of winning artists' entries in limited edition multiples interpreted and produced by NEW YORK COLLECTIVE.

DETAILED INFORMATION:
Gallery Location:
anOTHER T.SHIRT SPACE
269 Elizabeth St. (between Prince and Houston)
New York, NY 10012

Gallery Hours:
Open September 14 - September 24, 2005
12:30pm - 6:30pm (Monday-Sunday)

Press Preview:
September 12th, 2005
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Please RSVP by September 9: astra@astralogical.com

Opening Night Party:
SALON
505 West St. (corner of Jane and West Side highway)
New York, NY 10014
September 13th, 2005
7:00pm- 10:00pm
Open Bar 7:00pm - 8:00pm

FEATURED ARTISTS
Lauren Adolfsen
Ben Colebrook
Dina Knapp
Robert Lindo
Jordan Mattos
Snerko
Jim TerMeer
Tilmann Steffen Wendelstein
Tara Whelan
Youth of Tomorrow

JUDGING PROVIDED BY
Rachel Comey -- Fashion Designer
Adam Glickman -- Publisher/Creative Director - Tokion Magazine
Peter Hahn -- CoFounder - Turntable Lab
John Hobbs -- CoCurator - Riviera Gallery
Toshiki Okazaki -- Director - Zakka Corp
Isa Saalabi -- CoFounder - Nom de Guerre

SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
American Apparel -- Los Angeles
Astralogical Public Relations -- New York City
Custom Alexis -- New York City
Museum of Modern Art -- New York City
New Museum of Contemporary Art -- New York City
Prohibit -- New York City
Real Media 24/7 -- New York City
Salon -- New York City
TekServe -- New York City

ABOUT NEW YORK COLLECTIVE FOR THE ARTS
NEW YORK COLLECTIVE FOR THE ARTS is a non-profit organization whose mission is to create programs in the arts that provide opportunities for the development of talent and promotion of artistic culture in New York. Our members are diverse individuals who have the common goal of providing artists a platform for their work through events and collaborations with NEW YORK COLLECTIVE.

Information in this release is current as of 9.6.05.
For more information please visit www.nycollective.org or contact astra@astralogical.com
PHOTOS AND INTERVIEWS FURNISHED ON REQUEST

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