Oh What a Night! The Morgan's 2nd Annual Dress to IMPRESS Paper Fashion Fundraiser on Saturday, October 4th, 2025 by Executive Director Nicole Donnelly

Thank you so much for joining us for Dress to IMPRESS and making it a festive and fabulous night! In just our second year, Saturday's Dress to IMPRESS was a feast for the eyes and a striking success.  Nearly 300 people attended this memorable celebration of paper fashion and wearable art by 14 talented artist-designers who spent months creating stunning ensembles responding to the theme Reduce. Redact. Reuse. Recycle. You also helped us raise over $29,000, all of which goes towards supporting the educational and artistic programs the Morgan Conservatory offers throughout the year. Thank you for helping us bring high quality workshops, gallery exhibitions, and studio facilities to the community  and artists of Cleveland, Northeast Ohio, and beyond.

We are immensely grateful to our event sponsors: Hickman Lowder Lidrbauch & Welch; Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities; Jill Fowler; Frank & Kathleen Hickman; M.P. Marion; and James Gruzosky.

Many thanks to our community and business supporters who donated silent auction items and in-kind goods, to all the artists who donated work for the auction, and to our excellent  guests who purchased tickets to the event and bid on auction items. Your enthusiasm and generosity maintain our artistic momentum at the Morgan Conservatory!

Finally, and most importantly, our gratitude goes out to the artist-designers and to our many volunteers for helping us create a jaw-dropping, welcoming, and beautiful space to frame this unforgettable night.

If you couldn’t join us for Dress to IMPRESS, you can still make a difference. Help us preserve and advance excellence in every facet of hand papermaking, letterpress printing, and book arts for all by contributing any amount at this link. 

All of us at the Morgan are looking forward to seeing you again soon at our upcoming exhibitions and events planned through the end of 2025 (and the 2026 Winter Workshops will be announced soon…).

Thank you for being a part of the magic at the Morgan!

Best wishes,

Nicole Donnelly, Executive Director

P.S. You can watch a short video of the final walkthrough featuring all of our designers’ fashions!

Participating Artists: Debbie Apple-Presser, Krista Budd, Paula Damm, Jeanetta Ho, Monie' (Mo) Lewis, Barbara Nell Morejon, Denyce Renee, Chrystal Robinson, Megan Romanchok, Darl Schaaff, Lindsay Stefans, TJ Sikora, Tony Williams & Hedwiga Wood.