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Give art supplies a second life and make creativity accessible to all!

Join us for Eco-Arts Exchange: Thrift, Create, Repeat, a one-day only thrift-style art supply sale where you can stock up on gently used paints, brushes, paper, fabrics, tools, and more, all pay what you wish. Whether you're a seasoned artist, student, or curious beginner, this is a great opportunity to refresh your studio sustainably and affordably.  You will select your items and create the price yourself based on what you feel the value is to you. We will all feel great at getting these items back into circulation and supporting the arts and education programs of West Windsor Arts at the same time!

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Have supplies to share? We’re accepting donations of new or gently used art materials on Saturday, August 9 from 10 AM – 3 PM at West Windsor Arts. Help keep usable items out of landfills and into the hands of creatives who need them. Cash is preferred for purchases at the event and guests are encouraged to bring their own bags to carry materials home.

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Every brush, pencil, and canvas counts. Pay what you wish at the sale and start creating!

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Accepted Donations:

• Paints (oil, acrylic, gouache, watercolor)
• Paint mediums (matte medium, GAC 550, varnish etc) 
• Colored pencils, graphite pencils, charcoal, pastels
• Markers and pens (in working condition)
• Ink and calligraphy supplies
• Paintbrushes (clean and usable)
• Tempera paints, fabric paints, block printing inks
• Paint pens, Posca pens, watercolor brush pens
• Palettes, palette knives
• Easels (tabletop or standing)
• Scissors, cutting mats
• Sketchbooks, drawing pads
• Watercolor, mixed media, and specialty paper
• Canvases (new or lightly used)
• Canvas boards, wood panels
• Beads, yarn, fabric scraps, thread
• Glue guns, glue sticks, glue gun sticks, Mod Podge
• Tape 
• Collage materials, stamps, ink pads
• Stencils, stickers, washi tape
• Clips, clamps, push pins
• Pencil cases, storage bins
• Organizers, toolboxes
• Brush holders or cleaning jars
• Rulers, compasses, levelers 
• Containers and jars (with lids and no labels)
• Pencil pouches, art caddies
• Brayers, carving tools, linoleum blocks
• tissue paper, origami paper
• Craft kits (with all parts)
• Pipe cleaners, googly eyes, pom-poms
• Popsicle sticks, feathers, shells
• Journals, notebooks
• Stapel Guns
• Canvas Stretchers
• Office Stationary

A bulletin board to help facilitate exchange of larger items like easels, sewing machines, or pottery wheels will be available. Please email info@westwindsorarts.org for more information about how to present your offering.

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Unwanted Donations

• Dried out paints or markers
• Broken tools or supplies
• Toxic or hazardous materials (e.g., turpentine)
• Heavily used or damaged items
• Sticker sheets with missing stickers
• Journals/sketchbooks/coloring books with writing inside
• Styrofoam
• House paint
• Scraps of wire
• Scrap metal
• Home decor
• Clothes
• Dry markers
• Short colored pencils
• Paper that’s been cut
• Bottles of paint with small amount left
• Tangled yarn
• Scraps of foam or felt
• Used glue sticks
• Painted on canvas
• Hammers, mallets 
• Grommets
• Nails 
• Woodworking machines 
• Screwdrivers 
• Drills 
• Rubber cement

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