Haute Trash! Trash Fashion Show Competition and Art Exhibition 2.0 Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 7:00 PM PDT

Tickets $20 Youth (12 nd under) $17.50

Haute Trash! Trash Fashion Show Competition and Art Exhibition -2.0 haute [ōt] adjective fashionably elegant or high-class.

Nelson's Second annual Haute Trash! Trash Fashion Show Competition and Art Exhibition returns to the Capitol Theatre stage. A community celebration of "high class trash”, this lively event features innovative designs crafted from post consumer waste and upcycled materials in an exciting runway style fashion show. Designers and artists of all ages and skill levels will compete for cash and prizes in a variety of design categories.

This juried, wearable art event will also include an array of trash art by professional and novice creators, and trash-themed performances by beloved local performers, including RhythmTrash Orchestra, will also grace the stage. Family friendly, community inclusive fun with support from the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance, West Kootenay Regional Arts Council, The Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery and the Nelson and District Arts Council.

The goal is to generate awareness about the trash we generate, our relationship to it and coming up with creative ways to keep items out of the landfills by engaging the public in the creation and celebration of art from discarded materials all while having a lively time with trash fashions, trash art and trash-themed performances.

More information: hautetrash.ca Email: hautetrashnelson@gmail.com