Hey, if the Nike Corporation’s CONS skate crew is going to spend the money to travel around and offer up free seminars on how to build skate structures and/or how to film skate videos it might not be a bad idea to take them up the free infos. Especially if you live near NYC, LA, Boston, or Toronto.
“Converse has always been an advocate for unleashing creativity and we’re thrilled to promote CONS Project as a platform that is truly useful to them and encourages the creative expressions of our consumers ,” said Ian Stewart, Converse Vice President of North America Marketing. “Ultimately, our intent is to provide the next generation of designers, producers, musicians, builders, and more the opportunity to work alongside acclaimed influential experts within skateboarding, art, and music, and encourage them to explore their creative ambitions and aspirations.”
Anytime you can help Nike spend their money instead of taking your’s it’s probably a good thing. And learning something along the way makes it even better. For all the official details, please follow the jump.
NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. – (JULY 24, 2014) – Today, CONVERSE Inc. announced the continuation of its North American CONS Project, a series of global community workshops designed to inspire the next generation of creative spirits through skate, art, and music workshops taking place in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, and Toronto. Demonstrating the brand’s continuous dedication to fueling creativity all over the globe, Converse will continue to bring to life the CONS Project story on a larger scale, activating five single workshops themes in each market throughout the course of the year.
“Converse has always been an advocate for unleashing creativity and we’re thrilled to promote CONS Project as a platform that is truly useful to them and encourages the creative expressions of our consumers ,” said Ian Stewart, Converse Vice President of North America Marketing. “Ultimately, our intent is to provide the next generation of designers, producers, musicians, builders, and more the opportunity to work alongside acclaimed influential experts within skateboarding, art, and music, and encourage them to explore their creative ambitions and aspirations.”
Following the success of previous CONS Project workshops in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and Toronto, the upcoming CONS Project workshops will adapt a new format over the next seven months – each month will take on a new workshop theme, activating in each market over two consecutive weekends. The creative seminars will offer tangible, hands-on lessons for local youth ranging from ages 16 and up, at no cost. Led by an expert roster of renowned legends and up-and-coming superstars alike, each CONS Project workshop is set to focus on various aspects within the CONS lifestyle.
“Building Skate Structures” – Learn how to create and design skate-able structures such as mini-ramps, quarter pipes, barriers, and more from the CONS Skate Team, local skate shop partners, and local artists
o CONS Project: New York & CONS Project: Los Angeles – August 9
o CONS Project: Boston & CONS Project: Toronto – August 16
“Filming Skate Videos” – Learn the skills of filming and producing professional skate videos, utilizing a variety of cameras and editing tools with local skate directors
o CONS Project: New York & CONS Project: Los Angeles – October 4
o CONS Project: Boston & CONS Project: Toronto – October 18
From later in the fall of 2014 through early spring 2015, the following workshops are slated to take place:
“DIY: Creative Recycling – Learn how to create musical instruments from recycled materials and objects – Fall 2014
“In-Studio Recording & Remixing” – Learn how to to write, record, and remix original tracks with musical artists and producers – Winter 2014
“Making & Designing Skate Decks” – Learn how to create unique skate decks with local artists and skate deck designers – Early Spring 2015
Following the completion of the workshops, the CONS Project program will culminate with collaborative skate, art, and music exhibition events in each city in April and May 2015. The events will showcase the creative output from local participants including innovative skate videos, adorned skate structures and decks, unique instruments, and original recorded tracks. Each of the events will celebrate the thriving creative community that exists in that city, while also featuring musical performances by renowned artists across varying genres.
To register, find out more information, and view original content visit http://www.consproject.com.
ABOUT CONVERSE
Converse Inc., based in N. Andover, Massachusetts, is a wholly owned subsidiary of NIKE, Inc. Established in 1908, the Converse brand has built a reputation as “America’s Original Sports Company”™ and has been associated with a rich heritage of legendary
