Material Activation Lab

• Find creative solutions for our community’s textile waste.
• Build relationships with designers and artists across the community.
• Support local Artists/Designers financially and help raise awareness about their
• Test new upcycled product ideas and market solutions using upcycled textiles

1) Material Activation Lab Announced March 2nd

2) All Project Applications Due by March 27th

3) Top 20 Participants Announced on April 3rd via email. First payment to artists will be made.

4) Showcase Set-up May 9th - 13th (All work must be set up no later than 4pm May 13th)

5) Showcase Event May 15th from 5pm - 9pm. Second payment to all artists who participate in the showcase will be issued. The top 3 winners will also receive prize payments at this time. (Judging will be done by local industry experts, artists, designers, and community leaders.)

Selected participants will have access to open studio hours at Public Thread and a curated supply of the highlighted textiles for their projects. In addition, participants will take part in a small group session covering market ready standards, production considerations, and pathways to opportunity, helping ensure their work meets Material Activation Lab guidelines.

• Accessories
• Art Avant Garde
• Home Goods
• Apparel/Wearables
• Textile processing or reclamation (the process is the product)

We are not looking for things that are already in the marketplace. We are looking for new, unique ideas/ designs/ processes so that we can help you bring them to market. Either by partnering with Public Thread or by assisting you in partnership opportunities.

- Quality
- Concept execution
- Story/POV
- Use of materials
- Visual interest
- Percentage of highlighted lab material

1st Place — $300

2nd Place — $225

3rd Place — $150

Honorable Mention — Recognition + Feature

• The designs created through this Activation Lab will be co-branded with both the
  Artist/Designer as the headliner and Public Thread as the collaborator.
  
• Items that are made through the lab can be priced to sell based on their value, as
  determined by the Artist. Whatever the sale price is, the Artist will receive 80% of
  the sale price and 20% will go to Public Thread to support future MAL events.
  
• If a product is determined by the Artist and Public Thread to be a market ready
  product and it goes to market, (manufactured by Public Thread, or the Artist), there will be a revenue sharing agreement created to determine the split of revenue appropriately between the two parties.