Clothing. Eyeglasses. A piece of art. Even your couch.
Reardon and other downtown Frederick artists and business owners want to show people that Frederick has it all.
The Downtown Collective event is this weekend, blending fashion, art and home design.
While in years past the event has simply been a fashion show, this year the Downtown Frederick Partnership is helping Reardon and other organizers bring everything together.
For people like Reardon, who have seen the city's fashion scene emerging over the years, the event is seen as one that could become the pinnacle fashion and arts event in Frederick.
"But we are running with it in a way cooler direction," Reardon said.
Some parts of the event will be scattered around the streets of downtown Frederick. On Friday night, galleries will be open for an art walk. On Saturday afternoon, artists will be doing live demonstrations on the streets. Home design stores will be displaying local art on their walls for the weekend.
But main events will take place at the newly-renovated Monocacy Valley Cannery at East and South streets. On Friday night, there will be a home and design panel with five local designers who own home design stores. On Saturday night, there will be a fashion show with clothing from many downtown boutiques, with jewelry and accessories displays from local stores. Home design vignettes of different rooms of a house will be scattered around the cannery, with local art displayed.
"We want to show people what great style Frederick has," said Brittany Diehl, promotion and social media manager for the Downtown Frederick Partnership.
Frederick's art scene has come a long way since Reardon opened Velvet Lounge 16 years ago, she said.
"It's so much more connected than it used to be," she said, "and there is a lot more fashion."
Sandy Steele, owner of The Loft at Al on East Street, said this is the first event that she knows of that will connect the home design community with the fashion and art communities.
Steele will be displaying the artwork of Latifah Shay of Middletown for the event. Shay's paintings are abstract, colorful and expressive.
After moving here from Pennsylvania about six weeks ago, Shay said she can already tell there is an active art scene in Frederick. "It's not fully mature, though," she said. "There is room for it to grow."
The event's participants said it makes sense for the event to bring art and home design together, since together they complete a home.
Art enriches space, bringing a different dimension to it, Shay said. "It opens up a space, adding a whole additional layer of language."
Steele said she is excited by people like Jennifer Finley, who are working hard to bring the art and design community together.
Finley, cofounder of Artomatic@Frederick, recently opened The ArtistAngle Gallery on South Carroll Street. Her plan is to help introduce local artists in her membership program to local businesses, starting with this event.
"I think it's going to change the art community," said Steele.
It will take time to get everyone on board with the event, Finley said, but she is hopeful that artists and store owners will see the benefit of collaborating together.
"I want to see us all supporting each other," Finley said, "creating a larger presence."
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What: The Downtown Collective
When: Sept. 19 and 20
Friday, 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.: Home and design panel and question-answer session with local interior design and home furnishing professionals. Also, explore room vignettes from local home design shops with local art. At the Monocacy Valley Cannery at South and East streets.
Friday, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Take a gallery walk at more than 25 downtown art galleries and home design shops, which have been paired with local artists.
Saturday, 2 to 4 p.m.: Live art demonstrations out on the streets of downtown Frederick.
Saturday, 7 p.m.: Fashion show showing clothing and accessories from local boutiques, with welcome reception and post show dessert and cash bar. Also, explore room vignettes from local home design shops with local art. Cost: $25. At the Monocacy Valley Cannery at South and East streets.
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