{"id":3131,"date":"2025-10-29T12:01:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/a2w\/?page_id=3131"},"modified":"2026-04-06T09:05:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:05:42","slug":"art2wear-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/a2w\/art2wear-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Symbiosis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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Art2Wear continues its traditions in pushing fashion and form in their 2026 exhibit: Symbiosis<\/em>. Symbiosis <\/em>works to integrate designers\u2019 understanding of interactions, push and pulls, constraints and appendages. Whether ancient interactions between humanity and nature or emerging engagements with technologies, this year explores polarities in interactions to showcase the impact of forces and the world\u2019s curation when things come together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art2Wear 2026 will take place in three showings at The Gregg Museum of Art and Design April 23rd and April 24th. Tickets go live April 1st at 10 am<\/a>. We hope to see you there to showcase an array of wearable art from Art2Wear\u2019s traditional year long collections and looks to wearable paper projects and semester studio garments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Julia Smith Wearing Aurora Henderson\u2019s Heteropagus collection<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n\n\n
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A Note from the Directors<\/h2>\n

We are thrilled to present Art2Wear 2026: Symbiosis! The theme of Symbiosis invites our designers to explore relationships and interconnectivity between humanity, nature, and innovation. Our team has worked the whole year to build and reinforce our relationships at NC State and in the wider community. The aim is to foster collaboration and provide artists with opportunities for growth and experience. Exploring our past and future, this year\u2019s format combines traditional runway, immersive performance, and interactive exhibition. This year\u2019s production would not have been possible without the work of our incredible team, who worked tirelessly all year on production, graphics, and fundraising. As Student Directors, this production is the culmination of four years of work! We cannot wait for you to see what’s in store and where our team takes Art2Wear next!

With love,
Brooke Parrinello<\/strong> (Fashion and Textile Management ’26)
Arynn Baginski<\/strong> (Fashion and Textile Design ’26)
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Natalia Rodriguez in Lauren Hsu\u2019s Through The Looking Glass Collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sean Pruitt wearing Henry O\u2019Bryan\u2019s Mimiosis collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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Designers looked into cross-cultural pollination, biological contamination, and their evolutions, lineages of logic, technological dependencies and pheromonal tendencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come see their work during Fashion Week, a cross campus collaboration between the College of Design and the Wilson College of Textiles including studio tours, textile markets, fashion shows, and showcases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank You To Our 2026 Sponsors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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MEET THE 2026 DESIGNERS<\/p>\n \n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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\n Select a Designer & Learn more about their Collections\n <\/h2>\n