Creative Reuse Center of Rhode Island

ecoRI News

“It’s so wonderful to see this place forming organically and with intention. It’s bringing people together who wouldn’t connect normally, but who have a shared hope for our environment and our community.”

-Marie Burns-Snyder, CRC Volunteer and Events Coordinator

Jewish Rhody

“This is a place where you can come and find reusable treasures and create new worlds with them.”

-Elizabeth Ochs, CRC Director

Brown Daily Herald

“Art is an essential part of being human. It’s an act of creation, which we all do, whether we call ourselves artists or not.”

-Elizabeth Ochs, CRC Director

The Eye of Childhood Wonder, by Laura Pichardo. (Photo: Gina Lerman)

Motif Magazine

“All of the artists spoke with gratitude about their experience of the Barbara Grandis Residency. Some are recently graduated, some are self-taught, some are busy parents, and all benefited from a close, supportive community of artists and the dedicated time and space to elaborate on their unique points of view.”

-Gina Lerman, Motif Magazine