• HCA Couture

    Designer Application for Kaleidoscope

  • Please make sure you have all of the information ready before beginning.

     
    You will need:

    1. Personal Information

    2. Artist Bio 

    3. Resume: Share your experience in fashion and/or making garments for the runway. If this is your     first experience, would you like mentorship? What is you sewing background?

    4. Photos of previous work (preferably previous design/sewing examples)** not required **


    Each Design Submission must include:

    1. Submission Sketch

    2. Design Title

    3. Hair and Makeup inspiration photos, sketches or description (if selected, how will your model be       styled?)

    4. List of Materials to be used

    5. 1 paragraph relating the sketch to the curatorial statement

    6. Technique used to create the garment (description)


    Please have these documents prepared before beginning the HCA 2026 submission form.

    If you have any questions during the submission process please email us at holly@harrisoncountyarts.org

     

    NOTES:

    We'd prefer you provide your own models but f you are unable to do this, please let us know and we will work with you to find them. If you know of models that might be available to other designers, please share with us!

    Agreement: Permission to reproduce works for publicity is considered granted. Every reasonable effort will be made to protect the safety of all works. 

    Entry Procedures: Digital files must be identified by Artist's name. Recommended format is jpeg OR tiff; CMYK OR RGB; largest dimension must be 7 inches (pixel dimension 2100). 

    Notification: All submitting artists will be notified by email of selection decisions. No selection decisions will be released over the telephone or via postal service. Imaages of artwork selected for display will be retained by Harrison County Arts. HCA reserves the right not to display any selected work that does not correspond to the quality or configuration indicated in the entry proceducres.

  • Designer Expectations

    Designers are encouraged to provide their own models. Designers are allowed 1-2 helpers backstage to assist preparing the model. Service helpers like make-up designers and hair stylists should leave the staging area after performing their services.Designers are expected to demonstrate professionalism to staff and others at all times. Designers are responsible to communicate professionalism standards to their models and helpers and will be held accountable for their actions.

  • Designer Information

  • Are you a Harrison County Artist Member?*
  • Do you have experience in fashion or making garments for the runway?*
  • If this is your first experience, would you like mentorship?*
  • Is this your first time applying to HCA Couture Fashion Show?*
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.

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  • Curatorial Statement

    About the Show

  • 2027: Kaleidoscope

    Finding beauty in every turn, discovering new patterns through change.
    A kaleidoscope transforms fragments into endless possibilities, creating vibrant patterns through light, reflection, motion, and asymmetric symmetry. With each turn, familiar pieces rearrange into something entirely new, revealing unexpected beauty and fresh perspectives.

    This year’s Harrison County Arts Fashion Show celebrates Kaleidoscope through garments inspired by stained glass, shimmering refractions, intricate mosaics, sacred mandalas, playful motion and the joyful curiosity of childhood.

    Designers transform texture, color, and light into wearable compositions that invite us to look again and discover something new. Like the shifting images within a kaleidoscope, our lives are made of moments, memories, and connections that continually form new patterns.

    The 2027 show is a celebration of creativity,
    change, and the beauty that emerges when we see the world through a new lens.

  • Design Submission

  • EACH submission must include:

    1. Sketch/Drawing of the design

    2. Garment title

    3. Description of technique to be used to achieve desired look

    4. List of materials to be used

    5. At least 1 paragraph relating the design to the curatorial statement. 

    6. Hair and Makeup Inspiration Photos

    PLEASE NOTE:

    Lack of these items will hinder application acceptance.

    You are submitting a DESIGN, not a finished garment. Any applicant can submit up to 5 designs for consideration. It is the decision of the HCA Couture Committee which look(s) are accepted. If accepted, you will be notified of which piece(s) were accepted via email by no later than February 15th, 2026.

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