Come purchase handmade art created by CRC volunteers and members!

Transgender, nonbinary, gender diverse people, their loved ones, and allies are invited to Empowered to Advocate!

Participants will learn how to promote public policies supportive of trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse people in their local communities as well as how to stand up to evolving hate groups. You'll also learn how to promote public policies supportive of trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse people at the local and state level.

Local artist MJ Robinson will support the Empowered to Advocate series through live visual note-taking (turning what we share into text and pictures as we speak)!"

Presented by Ryan Fontaine, Riley Soley, Jocelyn Foye, and MJ Robinson

Make jellyfish from upcycled plastics with artist and educator Katy Rodden Walker.

Katy will make a short presentation about the Community Blooms project and then everyone gets to make their own plastic jellyfish to take home or to contribute to the installation at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

We are excited to offer mini arts workshops event hosted by some of the Spring Artists in Residence at the Creative Reuse Center! 

There will be three workshops options and you can choose to stay in one or try out all three!

WORKSHOPS

• Building Flowers with Simple Shapes taught by Laura Pichardo 

• Crafting Dioramas with Leia Fifer

• Making Kaleidoscopes with Souvy

Registration:

You can register HERE.

The registration fee for the workshops is $10/person per workshop, to cover the cost of materials, the artists' time, and support the future of the Residency Program! However, this fee is sliding scale, so pay what you're able to. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. 

Other info:

Some snacks will be provided. In effort to keep everyone safe, we ask that you please wear a mask in the space (unless you're eating!). Families are welcome, and there is a play room for children at the CRC! The CRC is a physically accessible space. Please reach out if you need any assistance. 

Feel free to reach out to Hannah at residency@creativereusecenterri.org with any questions! 

About the Barbara Grandis Residency Program: 
Spring 2024 is the first cohort of our Barbara Grandis Arts Residency at the Creative Reuse Center! The first cohort of six artists meet weekly for studio time for eight weeks and receive mentorship from professional artists in the community as well as opportunities to collaborate with each other.
The artists receive free memberships and are invited to utilize materials from the CRC for their creations. The artists are encouraged to offer public workshops related to their art-making, make at least one piece of artwork available for purchase, and/or create a how-to guide to creating a craft or artwork using CRC materials.The residency will culminate in a public exhibit in mid May. 

Join us for an evening of cutting, pasting and collage. No experience necessary.

$5 for CRC Members

$10 for non CRC Members

Materials provided No experience necessary!

Register HERE

This is an opportunity for you to work on your mending projects in community. Sometimes we need a little support to get things done! You can use materials from the CRC for your projects.

Members: $3

Non-members: $5

Please register here

Join us for an evening of cutting, pasting and collage! For ages 18+

$5 for CRC Members and $10 for non CRC Members

Materials provided

No experience necessary. Please register HERE

Show someone you care with a handmade card. Participants will spend the class using techniques of layering, punching, folding, stamping and pressing to make one of a kind cards.

Learn about the What Cheer Farm. They grow, rescue and donate over 100,000 flowers per year to local nonprofits, community groups, and organizations serving Rhode Islanders at risk.

Registration costs $5 for CRC Members and $10 for non-members.

Register here

If your craft is portable and you are feeling social, come hang with us!

Yarn winding station available.

CRC Members; $5

Non-Members: $10

Please Register HERE

Victoria Rodriquez from Facilitate Change to provide bilingual youth arts programming during our open hours at the CRC! We will be starting twice a month and will expand based on interest.

Here are the dates:

Tuesdays 1/30 and 2/27 9:00am-11:00am

Sundays 1/28 & 2/25 1:00pm-3:00pm

The programming will be free for volunteers and for customers it is sliding scale $0-$10 per 30mins.

No pre-registration required. First come, first serve. Caregivers must remain on site.

Workshop facilitated by:

Khadija Lewis Khan, M.Ed, Executive Director Beautiful Beginnings Child Care Center and Cheryl Tella, M.Ed, Owner/Director of the Learning Journey Preschool

Learn how to incorporate recycled materials and loose parts into your classroom centers

• Have fun with fellow educators

• Connected to Rhode Island's Early Learning and Development Standards

• 2 hour training certificate provided

REGISTER HERE

Learn how to wrap gifts with sustainable and repurposed materials from the CRC. A few other ideas on festive decor may get thrown in. Participants can bring a gift to wrap as part of the workshop. Volunteer Jan Tenczar will guide you!

$8 fee will cover your materials.

Please register here.

Come join us for a fun, relaxing, stress-free workshop.  No crafting experience required. We will be making a simple and colorful yarn ball wreath. You choose the colors of yarn balls to reflect the holiday or everyday and hot glue them to a wire frame. It’s that easy! Add a bow and optional knitting needles for a “crafty” touch. 

$10 includes materials.

Please register here.

Bring your own handcraft or come start a new one! There will be guided projects available, and open crafting is welcome.

Please register here.

Author Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie will read and sign her book, Layla’s Happiness. Stay after to craft and make music! This event is free.

Books available for purchase.

Autora Mariahadessa Ekere Tallievai ler e autografar seu livro, Fique para atividades de arte e para fazer música! Este evento é gratuito. Livros disponíveis para compra.

Please REGISTER HERE

Join us for an evening of crochet coziness, where we will get together and make small crochet pumpkins! A pumpkin you can keep all-year-around. This session is for beginners with a little more experience. All you need to know is single crochet, and our volunteer Janise can help with the rest! 

Some materials needed: Weight 4 yarn, 3.5 mm - 4.5 mm hook, a darning needle, and scrap yarn/stuffing (limited materials provided).

(You can get yarn and stuffing from the Creative Reuse Center!)

Register here.

REGISTRATION IS FULL

Calling all spooky enthusiasts: 

Join us in repurposing a hard cover book or cigar box into a unique, decorative “spell book” or "spell box!" We will use decoupage and painting techniques to create the magic. All supplies provided but feel free to bring any specific accents/adornments you may want to include in your project. Bring your own hardcover book to repurpose (I’ll have a few on hand as well) or there will be cigar boxes available at the Center as well.

Workshop facilitated by Pawtucket Teacher Kate Schondek

Suggested $10 donation but all are welcome regardless of ability to pay! Open to kids!

Register here

The Cozy Crochet Corner is a beginner-friendly space that will help guide you on your fiber arts' journey. Led by our volunteer Janise who has several years of crochet experience, you will learn techniques from starting a chain to completing your own small project. Assisted by our other all-star volunteer, Jan!

There are limited spots available. Register here. There is no fee to attend, but you are welcome to make a donation.