DiscarDisco 2024: PatchWERK was a creative triumph! Now we need your help to make it a success.
A generous donor has agreed to match donations to DiscarDisco up to $15,000, but we only have until Friday, April 19th to make the match!
Meet the DiscarDisco 2024 Designers!
Here are the fabulous Finalists who brought their incredible reclaimed looks to DiscarDisco on Saturday, April 13th at the Chicago Athletic Association. Our contestants put a lot of hard work and love into their pieces, learn a little bit about them below!
Designer: Amanda Nadig (she/her) and Darcie Tashey (she/her)
IG: @amandanadigart @noseriiiiide
Bio: Amanda is a CPS high school art teacher and quilter. She make quilts using the clothes in her closet that she no longer wears as well as visiting thrift stores to buy quilting supplies such as bedsheets, pillowcases and secondhand garments. Darcie Tashey is a graphic designer with an eye for fashion, and will be modeling the look.
These people have all put in an amazing amount of work on getting this show together! DiscarDisco is The WasteShed’s major annual fundraiser, we depend on donations to this event to fund our programs.
Getting too excited to wait for the final DiscarDisco 2024? Check out 2023 show!
Videography by Francis Son, edited by Drew Durepos and Adam Geremia.