Working in community arts is rewarding and I recall the first TRASH Fashion event I was asked to document at Belfast City Hall. The smiles, laughter and yes, tears, stick in my mind. Two months of workshops culminating in a catwalk fashion show in City Hall will, I’m sure, remain in all the participants minds for a lifetime.
The value of sharing skills and knowledge via community arts projects must not be underestimated. TRASH Fashion is an invaluable project which opens people’s minds to the power of re-imagining and repurposing what is often discarded by society. We should do more.
John Baucher’s photographs from the 2015 TRASH Fashion Gala
John Baucher’s photographs from the 2016 TRASH Fashion Gala
