What's new
- Upcoming Exhibition 18th September
- Adult wearable art workshop - 11th September
- Wacky Wednesday - Preschool Workshops
- New school holiday program
Spring Exhibition at Reverse Garbage
Reverse Garbage will hold a wearable art exhibition from the 18th to the 30th of September titled 'Junkie Couture'. The Exhibition will showcase original handmade fashion and accessories made from materials salvaged from the waste stream and aims to promote sustainability in the fashion industry.
Up-and-coming artists, jewellers, milliners and designers from around Australia have submitted diverse works made from salvaged materials.
Opening Night is on Saturday the 18th September from 6pm - 8pm
The opening night will feature live models, live music, finger food and a bar as well as late night shopping in the Reverse Garbage warehouse. It will be a wonderful community event to welcome in Spring and support Reverse Garbage and the exhibiting artists.
RSVP via our facebook event.
Adult wearable art workshop - 11th September
For those who would like to try their hand at creating their own sustainable wearable art pieces, Reverse Garbage will be running a workshop on Saturday the 11th of September, teaching techniques for using salvaged materials to create beautiful fashion accessories. All participants will go home with a very special item they've created themselves!
What: Hat and facinator making workshop for adults (16 yrs and above)
When: Saturday the 11th of September, 10AM - 1PM
Where: Reverse Garbage, 296 Montague Rd, West End
Cost: $50 per person
Bookings: Please book in advance. Bookings can be made in store or by paying by credit card over the phone on 38449744.
Help us spread the word via the facebook event.
Wacky Wednesday - Preschool Workshops
We're excited to announce our new program of creative workshops designed for pre-schoolers (3-5yrs olds) and their parents/guardians to enjoy environmentally sustainable art making together.
The intimate workshops, with just five children and their parent or guardian are held on Wednesdays from 12:30 - 1:30pm on-site at Reverse Garbage.
Find all the information here.
September School Holiday Workshops!
Spring has sprung! The weather is warming up, there's fashion in the air and Reverse Garbage is all caught up in it! But we want to make fashion sustainable as well as fun so this school holidays we're teaching the students to make their own hats, bags and jewellery out of salvaged materials! Of course there are also heaps of great fun workshops to make toys and artworks the kids will cherish for some time to come!
Check out the full program here and call or come in to book.
New items in the warehouse
They're back!! Assorted timber boxes $8 - $15 
Silk, lace and satin off cuts, just in time for the Junkie Couture exhibition. Assorted sizes and prices.
Huge fibreglass tubes L $55, S $30.
For more info read:
What Reverse Garbage stocks...
Donating materials to Reverse Garbage...
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