Join us for a free event in August focused on reuse, upcycling, or learning a new creative skill! Register and see our calendar on our events page!
Tuesday 8/19, 6-8pm: Jewelry-Making Fundamentals
Learn the fundamentals of jewelry-making and how to make a pair of earrings!
Instructor: Krista Heath
Wednesday 8/20, 6-8pm: Crochet 102
Learn double crochet and magic ring stitches to create a granny square!
Instructor: Olivia Swann
Wednesday 8/27, 6-8pm: Repair Cafe
Bring something that needs fixing, and our volunteers will help you to diagnose the problem and learn how to fix your stuff!
Instructor: Matt Grove
Thursday 8/28, 6-8pm: Found-Object Sculpture Collage
Explore composition and assemblage techniques to create a sculptural collage of found-objects.
Instructor: Marc-Anthony Polizzi
Volunteer with Utica Creative Reuse
We are looking for volunteers to help us sort out donations! Sign up to volunteer and we will let you know about upcoming opportunities!
Examples of volunteering tasks:
- sorting items that are mixed together into their appropriate categories
- matching up knitting needles and sorting them by size
- checking paints, glues, pens, and markers to ensure they still work
- organizing books and patterns by topic
- creating signage for displays, arranging displays
Arts & Crafts Supply
Thrift Shop Hours
Visit our thrift store during open hours and find all kinds of unique pre-loved items!
What’s in our thrift shop? We have just about anything you that you could find in a traditional arts & crafts supply store, and more! See our list of accepted donations to get an idea of what we have in store, or check our stories on Instagram and Facebook during open hours to get live updates on what we’re finding as we sort through incoming donations!
Wednesday: 3-6pm
Thursday: 3-6pm
Friday: 11am – 4pm
Saturday: 11am – 4pm
Donate Materials & Supplies
Donations of arts and crafts materials and supplies in good condition are accepted on Fridays during store hours, 11am – 4pm!
If you are unable to visit on a Friday, please contact us to schedule an alternative time to drop off your donation.
Utica Creative Reuse 
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