tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61450267698968237852024-02-07T18:11:21.005-05:00The Scrap ExchangeAnn May Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01270515634652219951noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-9098784850165098992012-11-02T15:09:00.004-04:002012-11-02T15:11:20.374-04:00
TGIF!
We are getting ready for the weeeekend around here.....and yes we are open til 9 tonight, and Sat 10-5, and Sun 12-5....come on over and visit! I just wanted to give a quick update on what is happening.....
First off......we are honoring our ancestors this weekend-- by having a shrine making workshop tonight from 6-9pm, drop on in on our rock star staff person and artist
Ann May Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01270515634652219951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-47118372209598878652012-08-14T07:50:00.000-04:002012-08-14T07:53:06.941-04:00"Modified Multiples//Mundane Machines" Opens August 17"Modified Multiples//Mundane Machines" opens Friday, August 17 in the Green Gallery at The Scrap Exchange. This show features sculptures by Julia Gartrell that explore common consumer items and unexpected mechanical processes.
“Modified Multiples” is a series of sculptures using numerous repeating objects combined together into new forms. The repetition of items transforms normal objects into Ruth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959425526277348457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-9619074899579258132012-08-12T11:10:00.000-04:002012-08-12T11:10:42.666-04:00August is Teacher Appreciation Month at The Scrap Exchange
Just to show our teachers how much we love and appreciate them, we designate every August as Teacher Appreciation Month at The Scrap Exchange!
All teachers receive a 20% discount off their retail purchases throughout this month with a valid ID. (Discounts do not apply to Artist Marketplace or Green Gallery items.) A current teaching ID must be presented to receive a discount. Homeschool Ruth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959425526277348457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-66747940932937098162012-07-18T20:45:00.003-04:002012-07-18T20:49:55.741-04:00Scrap Exchange To Celebrate 100th Third Friday Reception!Green Gallery Hits Milestone with Opening of “America: Lost and Found”
The Green Gallery at The Scrap Exchange is getting ready to celebrate its 100th Third Friday reception, and the public is invited to join the party! The next exhibit, “America: Lost and Found”, opens Friday, July 20 and opening night festivities will include an All-American hotdog cookout to help mark the milestone.
“Ruth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959425526277348457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-61078683315323742912012-06-13T22:31:00.000-04:002012-06-13T22:31:14.732-04:00"A Legacy of Thrift" Opens June 15 in the Green Gallery
Working at The Scrap Exchange is not simply a job for marketing coordinator and reuse artist Ruth Warren. It’s a chance to live a dream and indulge a passion for reuse that she learned as a child. In the next Green Gallery exhibit at The Scrap Exchange, Warren presents a retrospective of reuse spanning eight decades by examining the lives of the two people that influenced her the most – her Ruth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959425526277348457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-1927127042847669022012-05-14T17:49:00.001-04:002012-05-14T17:49:54.430-04:00"Re-used with Care" Opens in the Green Gallery May 18
mixed media collage and assemblage by EJ Greaves
“Re-used with Care" opens Friday, May 18 in the Green Gallery at The Scrap Exchange. This exhibit features colorful mixed media collage and assemblage by Durham artist EJ Greaves. Greaves collects small everyday items and found objects, and then transforms them into fun and playful art pieces that invite the viewer to play the I-Spy game. Ruth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959425526277348457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-54022146039360873752012-04-25T08:00:00.003-04:002012-04-25T08:09:02.057-04:00Come to Our Swap-O-Rama-Rama Clothing Swap on April 29
On Sunday, April 29, The Scrap Exchange will host Swap-O-Rama-Rama, a giant community clothing swap that celebrates creativity over consumerism. This public event will take place in the Scrap Exchange party room from 12-4 pm.
To participate, simply bring a bag of old clothing and a $10 donation ($5 for Friend's Club Members), and add your clothing to the huge piles donated by other Swap Ruth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959425526277348457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-37101584602376947072012-04-17T07:01:00.000-04:002012-04-17T07:01:00.975-04:00Scrap Exchange Kicks Off 21st Anniversary Celebration WeekThe Scrap Exchange in Durham has survived a turbulent year of change and growth, and is ready to celebrate 21 years as a pioneer and leader in the creative reuse industry with 10 full days of special events and storewide sales specials.
The celebration kicks off with a traditional Third Friday gallery opening and reception that includes a birthday party twist! Our next exhibit, titled "Ruth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959425526277348457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-18040368578923549992012-03-21T22:17:00.001-04:002012-03-21T22:17:41.224-04:00Brew Durham Homebrew Festival Returns to Benefit The Scrap Exchange
Beer lovers, mark your calendars. Brew Durham is returning to the Bull City! Brew Durham is a beer festival that showcases home brewers from Durham, NC and surrounding areas, and the beer that they make. This event is a fund raiser organized by local home brewer Keil Jansen together with the Scrap Exchange to raise funds for the nonprofit's expanding operations.
The festival takes place on Ruth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959425526277348457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-24543494170009803162012-03-12T23:50:00.002-04:002012-03-12T23:51:47.736-04:00"The Artful Robot" Opens in The Green GalleryGreen Gallery Exhibit: "The Artful Robot", robotic-inspired art by local artists
March 16-April 14
Opening Reception: March 16 from 6-9pm
“The Artful Robot" celebrates all things robotic in this community exhibit opening in The Green Gallery at The Scrap Exchange. Come see how artists throughout the region use old computer bits, random metal, containers, canisters, buttons, broken Ruth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959425526277348457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-57538787934283705682012-03-01T07:29:00.000-05:002012-03-01T07:29:05.594-05:00Store Closed for Remodeling March 4 through March 7The Scrap Exchange will be closed from Sunday, March 4 through Wednesday, March 7 for remodeling work that will “flip” the orientation of the store layout.
The main store entrance will be moved to the opposite end of the building, closer to the CC&W parking spaces where we’ve been asking Scrap Exchange customers to park. We’re breaking out a wall for the main entrance door, rearranging inventoryRuth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07857193390050933549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-19289427683529221572012-02-13T09:20:00.000-05:002012-02-13T09:20:04.276-05:00"Leaving Liberty" Opens in The Green Gallery at The Scrap ExchangeWhen the roof collapsed on the Liberty Warehouse in downtown Durham on May 14, 2011, it marked the end of the most recent era for the historic structure. During the previous 10 years, the Liberty Warehouse, a thriving tobacco auction warehouse from the 1940s-1980s, had shifted gears. The building became home to a growing number of art-related nonprofits and independent small businesses, includingRuth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07857193390050933549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-23161485592302403302012-01-31T08:10:00.004-05:002012-02-02T11:50:10.134-05:00February Classes at The Scrap ExchangeAre you ready to take a class in creative reuse? Our events coordinator Jessica Moore has been busy scheduling classes to take full advantage of our new design center. You've asked for classes spanning a wider variety of topics, days and times, and we are delivering! Check out the February schedule of classes below and sign up for one today. You can register and pay for classes online; a Ruth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959425526277348457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-30576184840130344502012-01-15T19:04:00.000-05:002012-01-15T19:04:14.166-05:00Green Gallery Opening: "Xiucutil: The Origin of Beautiful Species"Discarded wood finds new life in the next exhibit in The Green Gallery at The Scrap Exchange. "Xiucutil: The Origin of Beautiful Species," which opens January 20, will feature paintings and burned images on salvaged wood by Durham native Joe McDonough.
McDonough is a conceptual, performance, and visual-based artist, writer, and musician. He is also a comedian. He was born in Durham in 1981. ARuth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07857193390050933549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-81253390268583703812011-12-13T07:35:00.000-05:002011-12-13T07:35:14.256-05:00You are Invited to our Holiday Party and Iron Crafter 3!The Scrap Exchange will host its annual holiday party and Iron Crafter 3 competition on Friday, December 16 from 6-9 pm, and the public is invited!
The festivities will feature refreshments, live music by the Resurrection Blues Band, and a Cake Walk. Attendees can also shop for handcrafted gifts by local artists from repurposed materials in the Artist Marketplace and in Craftland, our expanded Ruth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07857193390050933549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-39038708678367776222011-12-12T13:27:00.000-05:002011-12-12T13:27:12.606-05:00Vote for The Scrap Exchange in the Triangle Christmas Tree ChallengeOwn a cell phone? Then YOU can help the Scrap Exchange win $5000! The Scrap Exchange has an entry in the Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge, currently on display in Diamond View Park at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham. The Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge is a contest open to area nonprofits where you can text in votes for your favorite nonprofit and their tree. Cash prizes are Ruth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07857193390050933549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-87254688313973990172011-11-17T08:00:00.000-05:002011-11-17T08:00:45.786-05:00November Newsletter Now AvailableOur November newsletter is now available, and you can read it online! For a sneak peek of what's inside the newsletter, here's the greeting portion written by our Executive Director, Ann May Woodward. To view the entire newsletter and read more information about the great programming and events that Ann highlighted, go to http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/481039/aee3391b54/ARCHIVE.
"DearRuth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07857193390050933549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-69756432936016429472011-11-02T13:05:00.000-04:002011-11-02T13:05:50.327-04:00Now Accepting Applications for Craftland!Call for Artists!
The holiday season is just around the corner, which means we are now seeking artists for our 8th annual Craftland!
Craftland is our holiday marketplace that we set up for two months each year in The Green Gallery. All items for sale at Craftland are created by local crafters and artists and are made from re-purposed materials. This year the Craftland Market will be open from Ruth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07857193390050933549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-25415588875359695532011-10-12T22:26:00.000-04:002011-10-12T22:26:42.484-04:00Brew Durham Homebrew Festival to Benefit The Scrap Exchange
October is a traditional month around the world to celebrate the art and craft of beer making. The Scrap Exchange in Durham is joining that celebration by hosting Brew Durham on Saturday, October 15!
Brew Durham is a beer festival that will feature home brewers from Durham, NC and surrounding areas. This event is organized by local home brewer Keil Jansen and proceeds will benefit The Scrap Ruth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07857193390050933549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-20866249028975375922011-10-05T15:08:00.002-04:002011-10-05T16:15:19.383-04:00Fall Classes at The Scrap Exchange!Want to learn a new way of reusing or re-purposing materials? The Scrap Exchange offers creative reuse classes every spring and fall covering a wide variety of topics and techniques. We are currently accepting registration for the following classes in our Fall 2011 session.T-shirt Quilts: Tips and TechniquesINSTRUCTOR: Ruth WarrenDATE: Sunday, October 9thTIME: 1pm-4 PMCOST: $Ruth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07857193390050933549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-67213273166603080112011-09-20T13:50:00.005-04:002011-09-21T01:41:38.610-04:00Technical Difficulties with WebsiteThe Technical problems with the website appear to have been resolved. Thanks for your patience*****We appear to be having some technical difficulties with our main website (www.scrapexchange.org). A generic default page appears in place of our website. Our service provider has been contacted and we hope to have things straightened out soon.For those of you wishing to make a donation to our Scrap Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476766580370230992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-56719367986961812882011-09-15T12:56:00.000-04:002011-09-15T12:56:04.144-04:00Two Art Exhibits This Month at The Scrap ExchangeJoin us on Friday, September 16 from 6-9pm for an opening reception celebrating two new art exhibits at The Scrap Exchange!
Shell We Tie a String to That?
Featuring the art of Willa Brigham, Cyn Mallard, and Sara McCreary
September 16 - October 15
Opening Reception: Friday, September 16 from 6-9 pm
The Scrap Exchange opens a new Green Gallery art exhibit on September 16. Shell We Tie a Ruth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07857193390050933549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-43680058324831151532011-09-06T20:14:00.001-04:002011-09-06T20:17:49.771-04:00Swap-O-Rama Rama! Sunday, September 11
This week at The Scrap Exchange, we're busy getting ready to host a Swap-O-Rama-Rama right here in our new home at 923 Franklin St. in Durham! We decided to have this one as part of our Grand (Re)Opening celebration, which is coming up this weekend (September 10 and 11). The Swap is scheduled on Sunday, 9/11 from noon to 4pm.
What is Swap-O-Rama-Rama? It's a Scrap Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476766580370230992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-19017998402909511422011-09-05T14:58:00.002-04:002011-09-06T18:19:38.633-04:00Grand (Re)Opening Weekend September 10 and 11The Scrap Exchange creative reuse center is pleased to announce a weekend of festivities on September 10 and 11 to celebrate the official Grand (Re)Opening of our new and permanent home in the Cordoba Center for the Arts at 923 Franklin Street in Durham. Plans for the weekend include live music, free art making, sales specials, food trucks, a Swap-O-Rama Rama community clothing swap and more!
Ruth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07857193390050933549noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145026769896823785.post-66532019982284723122011-08-23T15:59:00.000-04:002011-08-23T15:59:22.238-04:00Call for Home Brewers: Sign Up to Participate in BrewDurham!Do you home brew your own beer? Our friend and home brew enthusiast Keil Jansen is organizing a home brew festival in October to benefit The Scrap Exchange! He needs local home brewers to make this happen, so check out his invitation below to show off your best brew at BrewDurham, happening right here at The Scrap Exchange on October 15!
Dear Friends,
I and some other good people Ruth Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07857193390050933549noreply@blogger.com0