Voices Garbage Bag Fashion Show
April 4 at7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Winnipeg, April 4, 2024 – Voices: Manitoba’s Youth in Care Network and Graffiti Gallery presents Voices Garbage Bag Fashion Show
Voices Garbage Bag Fashion Show opens on Friday April 4, 2025. The opening reception will take place at 7:00 – 10:00 pm, with a music performance intermission at 8:00pm. At Graffiti Gallery, 109 Higgins Avenue. Admission is free with a donation of a non-perishable food item.
The Voices Garbage Bag Fashion Show is a collaboration between Graffiti Gallery and Voices: Manitoba’s Youth in Care Network. Voices: Manitoba’s Youth in Care Network provides support, encouragement, and advocacy to young people in and from care in Manitoba. The future that many youth in care face includes having to quickly move from one foster home to another, with all their belongings moved in garbage bags. The fashion show features outfits made entirely from garbage bags, symbolizing the struggles and resilience of these youth.
The runway outfits are designed by Voices Youth Leaders with mentorship from feature designers; Amy McPherson @fashionikwe Métis jewelry, clothing and costume designer, Owner of Fashion Ikwe Designs. Runways: Red Road Runway, SWAIA, Native Max Magazine, VIFW and Evan Ducharme @evanducharmestudio National Geographic, The Globe and Mail, Vanity Fair Italia, FASHION Magazine, ELLE Canada, and Vogue.com.
Featured Models include:
Hon. Bernadette Smith, Minister of Housing, Addictions and Homelessness
Hon. Uzoma Azagwara, Minister of Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care
Hon. Nahanni Fontaine, Minister of Families, Accessibility, Women & Gender Equity
MLA David Pankratz
Ace Burpee
Tammy Christensen
Mitch Bourbonniere
And many more…
April 4, 2025
At Graffiti Gallery, 109 Higgins Avenue
Opening Reception: 7:00 – 10:00 pm
Music Performance/Rey Hope: 8:00pm
Photo documentation on display until April 25, 2025
Admission is free with the donation of a non-perishable food item.
Graffiti Art Programming Inc. is a not-for-profit community art centre dedicated to celebrating the many roles that the arts play in the lives of all Manitobans and is committed to enhancing the cultural well-being of communities and neighbourhoods.
For more information and to arrange interviews, please contact:
Kerri Parnell,
Gallery Coordinator
Graffiti Art Programming Inc.
204.667.9960
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