http://www.longislandexchange.com/profilesLong Island Exchange http://www.longislandexchange.com/profiles/rss.php?header=blogs&id=190 http://www.longislandexchange.com/profiles/rss.php?header=blogs&id=190 USDAN CENTER EXTENDS ARTISTIC FOCUS WITH NEW COURSE: FASHION DESIGNOPEN HOUSES FOR SUMMER 2009:Sundays: November 2, January 11, March 15, and Wednesday February 18Usdan Center For the Creative and Performing Arts, American?s premier summer arts day camp, expands its artistic focus further for 2009, offering a new course, Fashion Design. Open to students in grades 9 to 12, the program will cover the basic components and terminology relating to design, drawing techniques, the historical and cultural background of fashion, and an introduction to the fashion design business. Each student will have ample opportunity to create original designs. The goal is to provide each student with a fashion portfolio by the end of the course, which includes original designs in a variety of media. The instructor will be Allison Solomon, who teaches fashion design at Manhattan?s East Side Middle School.Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com) is celebrating its 41st Season as Ameri ..... Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:10:27 -0500