Christina Morton
Christina is an artist, researcher, and barista living in South Philadelphia. Her personal art practice is a multidisciplinary one, grounded in sustainable practices that primarily revolves around making one-of-a-kind garments. She is a self-taught designer using a slow fashion approach and focused on reclaimed materials, interested in all things beautiful with a strong responsibility to community, the environment, and looking good to feel good. Most recently, Christina has been working with the People’s Budget Office, a project focused on making the City’s budgeting process more accessible, equitable, and participatory.
Awarded Grants
2025
Art and Change Grant (ACG)
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Overview
Phoebe Bachman and Christina Morton’s project will reimagine the “go-bag” – a core tool of disaster preparedness. In collaboration with Color Me Back and Broad Street Love, they will host workshops with individuals experiencing housing insecurity to co-create a go-bag prototype that reflects lived experience and need. Participants will develop moodboards and design concepts for their ideal bags, which will then be prototyped using upcycled and salvaged materials with support from The Menders, a volunteer group that repairs clothing at Broad Street Love. Through this participatory design process, the project will uplift unhoused and housing-insecure Philadelphians, reframing the go-bag as both a practical tool and a collective meditation on preparedness and care in uncertain times.