{"id":12300,"date":"2024-10-02T18:57:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T18:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/02\/diversity-by-design\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T09:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T13:22:13","slug":"diversity-by-design","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/02\/diversity-by-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity by design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n

Artist Q brings distinctive looks to limited line of Clark apparel<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n Artist Q and his team show off designs for Clark’s 2024 CLARKxCOLLAB partnership during the Community Engagement and Volunteering Fair.  Photo by Collin Hamilton ‘27.\n

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Artist Q (right) shows off designs for Clark’s 2024 CLARKxCOLLAB partnership during the Community Engagement and Volunteering Fair.
Photo by Collin Hamilton ‘27.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Walking into artist Emmanuel “Q” Qlynton Carboo’s downtown Worcester shop is like entering a different world, resplendent in hanging streetwear clothes, rows of sewing machines, and bins and bins of fabric and thread.<\/p>\n

The shop is divided into three areas: a sewing area, an educational area where Q holds classes and workshops for Worcester-area youth, and a content-creation area where his brand development is headquartered. Touring around the shop is witnessing the inside of Q’s brain — the space is colorful, creative, and joyfully chaotic.<\/p>\n

Q is the featured artist in Clark’s 2024 CLARKx<\/sub>COLLAB partnership, a project that connects Worcester designers with the Clark community. The designers create a limited clothing line bringing their personal style to University apparel available for purchase at the Clark Campus Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A self-taught designer originally from Ghana, Q started his business reselling sneakers. His love for clothing grew into a custom line and an initiative to provide educational opportunities and arts-based community resources. Through his brand WavvsNewage, Q offers a sewing workshop and an after-school program at Creative Hub Worcester<\/a>. People can purchase Q’s clothes at the store Wavvz Concepts, also located at Creative Hub Worcester, at 653 Main St.<\/p>\n

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“The enthusiasm has just been such a craze. I’m very excited for the line to launch.”<\/p>\n

-Q<\/p>\n

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