About ReFashion’s Director

Ashley Kurth-Reinhart, director of the ReFashion Show and founder of the Trash to Treasure Movement, has worked in arts education for over twenty years.

Ashley owns Paloma Vintage Designs, a small boutique for one of a kind wearable art and home decor made from recycled and vintage jewelry. In 2020, her two sons inspired her to found the Trash to Treasure Movement, an educational resource that raises awareness of the benefits of shopping more sustainably through purchasing secondhand and engaging in creative reuse. She also teaches students and adults to become better stewards of our planet through her work with UpCycle Creative Reuse Center.

A violist by training, Ashley worked as an arts administrator with a speciality in music education and community engagement while continuing to perform in a string quartet and various orchestras. At Washington Performing Arts, she managed The Capitol Jazz Project, a collaboration with DC Public Schools and Jazz at Lincoln Center, as well as working with the Children of the Gospel Choir, Feder String Competition, and the WPA summer arts programs. She has also worked in education and community engagement at the Dallas Symphony, Saint Louis Symphony, and Opera Theatre Saint Louis. Ashley was a former board member of the Arlington Philharmonic and Arts on the Horizon.