A CLOSET JAM
2019 - 2022[SUSTAINABLE DESIGN] [EVENT PRODUCTION]
A CLOSET JAM is a traveling thrift event series that creates opportunties for secondhand clothing exchange within local communities. By repurposing spaces and co-designing unique experiences alongside local community members, A CLOSET JAM facilitates asset-based community development. The series aims to bring together community members by helping them to recognize the value in one’s own existing “assets” or in other words, the clothing items that they might otherwise throw away.
Since inception, A CLOSET JAM has been hosted internationally across 3 cities—Brooklyn (NY-USA), Accra (GH) and London (UK)— including a “virtual jam” held online during the 2020 global pandemic. From city to city, the programming incorporates cultural spaces, local food/drink vendors and talented DJs in the process.