Reed Space is hosting its first ever t-shirt design contest featuring students from the Harlem Children’s Zone. Starting after July 20th, public viewers can vote on their favorite student design on thereedspace.com. The design with the most votes will then be printed and available for purchase in-store and online at Reed Space, and the winning student will receive profits as a grand prize.
STUDENT T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST
LAUNCH PARTY
JULY 20th, 2011
5-7pm
SPECIAL GUESTS
DJ Clark Kent
Miss Info
& Talib Kweli
About Staple Design & Reed Space:
Founded in 1997 by Jeff Ng, Staple Design operates in three main categories: a clothing collection, a creative agency and a retail store. Staple Design’s retail store or “lifestyle boutique,” Reed Space, was named after Ng’s first art teacher and doubles as an art gallery featuring groundbreaking artists from around the world. Staple Design and Reed Space are committed to the advancement of education and have collaborated with non-profit organizations and public education advocacy projects such as REDU (Rethink/Reform/Rebuild Education), Guitars In The Classroom and Hester Street Collaborative.
About Learn to Earn:
Learn to Earn is an after-school program of the Harlem Children’s Zone that helps high school juniors and seniors improve their academic skills, as well as prepare them for college and the job market. The program is a component of the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) Workforce Investment Act (WIA). Learn to Earn provides job readiness training and summer employment opportunities for high school juniors and seniors. Program participants receive life skill workshops that assist them with job readiness, conflict resolution, social development and financial planning.
