Ingersoll Creative Centre of Performing Arts hosting fashion show fundraiser with local store

Emily Stewart, Echo Correspondent

Check out the latest in ladies’ fashion and support a local art centre.

The Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre (ICAC) will run a Fashion Show fundraiser on May 8, featuring attire from local clothing store Roberts. And Co. Ladies Wear. The event will feature a variety of door prizes, up to $2,300 worth of paintings, pottery, and other artwork to win in a raffle. A cash wine bar and refreshments will also be available.

"We're just hoping the ladies will come out and have a good time,” said Jane Jaycock, a member of the events committee.

All proceeds from the fashion show will support the art centre’s capital projects, such as installing new lighting, new siding, and a new furnace.

"We're constantly trying to keep up with things,” Jaycock said. “It's an old building, so we constantly need to tweak things and provide a safe environment for people coming into the building."

The ICAC is non-profit and is member-funded, with about 300 currently on the roster. The art centre is also funded by art sales at events like artisan markets, Deck the Halls, and member exhibits.

After seeing the success of the Kiwanis Fashion Show for the past few years, involving all Ingersoll clothiers, Jaycock was inspired to bring one to the ICAC.

"You're always trying to find something a little different. I'm familiar with Roberts, love their clothing, and they're great people. They're very community-minded,” she said.

The current ICAC members' exhibit is also running until May 23, so fashion show attendees can see the artwork.

"People will get to see what we do in there as well, so it's a way of trying to attract people into the centre so they become more familiar with it, and you know, maybe entice them to come to a class or two, so they see examples of all the different disciplines that we practice there,” added Jaycock.

Doors open at 6 p.m. and the fashion show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets for the fashion show fundraiser are $50 each and can either be purchased at the arts centre on 125 Centennial Ln in Victoria Park or online via https://www.creativeartscentre.com/product-page/fashion-show-tickets.