WHAT IS TRASHIQUE®?
Trashique® is the Fresno Art Museum’s signature fundraiser where local artists turn trash into artful garments and present them on a runway fashion show worthy of New York Fashion Week! Produced by FAM staff with the essential involvement of community-based artists and a coterie of volunteers. This event is an act of love for our City and is a full year in the making prior to each event. The event debuted in 2010 and was produced again in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020 (but postponed due to pandemic), and 2022.
Wearable art at its finest and most creative is produced by mainly local artists creating garments that interpret the artwork of a selection of famous artists by fashioning wearable art inspired by each of their distinctive artistic styles.
NEXT TRASHIQUE®: Spring 2026
For a look at some of our past TRASHIQUE® Events, please click here to see some YouTube videos
TRASHIQUE® is a federally registered trademark belonging to Roseanne Guaglianone. It is used with permission of the trademark owner.
Get behind the most vibrant, creative, and fun event in Fresno!
Donate now to allow us the time to organize and budget for this spectacular
Fresno Art Museum fundraiser!
Dear Friends of FAM,
We are delighted to announce that TRASHIQUE 2026 has been scheduled as the premier fundraiser for the Fresno Art Museum in 2026. This signature event for FAM will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2026. For the first time since 2016, the fundraiser will return to the Big Tent in front of the Museum.
TRASHIQUE is a high-end fashion show featuring artist-designed wearable art creations inspired by historical and modern artists. Each garment is created by local artists from recycled, repurposed, and reused materials. Our artists have awed and amazed audiences at the six previous events. Typically, 35 artists participate and produce their wearable art throughout the year before the event, in 2025.
With this Sponsorship Packet, we invite you to help fund the start-up costs of this highly popular event, most importantly by allowing us to hire the Event Manager now. Your 2025 funding at this time supports her consulting fee and all the organization expenses related to inviting artists, previewing their portfolios, scheduling model calls and choreography rehearsals, and scheduling all of the hard costs of the event night next year. There are many important benefits for each sponsorship level. All levels include tickets for the best seats for the show!
Your support in the 10 months before TRASHIQUE 2026 is crucial and will help ensure a glorious event in April 20626
Thank you in advance for your consideration!
Yours truly,
Michele Ellis Pracy
Executive Director & Chief Curator
michele@fresnoartmuseum.org
(559) 441-4221 ext.103
Watch the beautiful video of Trashique 2022 on the CMAC channel on YouTube!
Download the Sponsorship package by clicking here.
You may download the form, complete, mail, fax,,or email your response to the Fresno Art Museum. Questions? Please contact Michele Ellis Pracy. You may also use PayPal to make your contribution by clicking here.