Multicultural PRIDE+ Fashion Runway and Creative Showcasing 2025
The International Students PRIDE Fashion Runway & Creative Showcasing as a celebration of identity, culture, and pride, using fashion and visual art as medium or self-expression. The event aims to bridge the gap between multicultural communities an LGBTQIA+ individuals, encouraging mutual understanding, representation, and connection.
This project responds to the isolation and underrepresentation faced by the multicultural LGBTQIA+ community. Research by the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (2023) found that LGBTQIA+ youth are twice as likely to experience mental health struggles, often linked to social exclusion and discrimination. This event supports cross-cultural understanding and helps participants build confidence, industry networks, and community.
An Inaugural Initiative by Future Forte
Important details:
Date: 26th June 2025
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Location: The Couch International Student Centre, 69 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Application Open Date: 10th May 2025
Application Close Date: 13th June 2025
Outcome release date: 18th June 2025
This runway and creative showcasing event targetted artists and designers who dentify as multicultural and/or LGBTQIA+ identity. The theme/subjects of your creations do not need to be exploring your cultural, gender or sexual identity, YOU as a representation is equally powerful and important !!!
FOR DESIGNERS:
- You must be able to provide your physical garments on rehearsals and on d-day.
- You will be in charge with the transportation of your own garments.
- The maximum of your submission is 3 looks.
- You must state it in your application if the topics you explore are sensitive towards other communities.
FOR ARTISTS:
- Your artworks need to be within the realm of visual arts.
- Your artworks will be exhibited as high quality digital print in a A0 frame on the day.
- You may submit more than one images but we will only choose the best 2 to be printed.
- You must state it in your application if the topics you explore are sensitive towards other communities.