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July/August 2010
Greetings from Our DirectorDear Friends,I’ve written about the Full Frame film festival before, one of the awesome spring events that happens here in Durham, and this year we’re getting some bonus Full Frame with free screenings of films about sustainability and the environment on the lawn at American Tobacco. The series is sponsored by Full Frame, Burt’s Bees, American Tobacco, and Fox 50 and it’s great that they’re providing this opportunity to the community. This past Friday I gathered together with my community under the stars and the Lucky Strike tower (and the baseball-game fireworks—that woke up all the snoozers, that’s for sure) to watch Waste Land, a film about Brazilian-born artist Vik Muniz and his multi-year project to make portraits of the “catadores” at Jardim Gramacho, the largest landfill in the world on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, using materials collected from the landfill. The catadores are the people who make a living sifting through the mountains of trash that comes in every day, picking out recyclable material and selling it to commodities dealers, and they are really the stars of the movie. One of the most memorable scenes for me was the one with Valter, one of the elder statesmen of the group, when he was talking about what kind of difference the pickers make in reducing the volume of materials that are ultimately landfilled. With so much garbage, it might not seem like anyone can do much. He says that people say, what difference does it make if a few things are rescued and recycled? What difference does it make if things are composted. So much is thrown away. But he says it does matter, there is a difference, everything that gets taken out of the waste stream makes a difference. As he says, “Ninety-nine is not one hundred.” One bottle does matter, everything matters. Ninety-nine is not one hundred. It’s great that the series is happening, it was great to see the film, and some additional Scrap Exchange buzz was generated by members of our organization’s Facility Committee—Chris Chinchar, Hannah Peele, and Christine Westfall—who worked with the film presenters to have them say a few words about The Scrap Exchange prior to the screening. They also encouraged Scrap supporters to wear green as a way to raise awareness of us and of an upcoming community art project inspired by the film that they’re helping to organize. The planning meeting for the art project will be held at The Scrap Exchange on July 20th at 7:00pm, and we hope to see all of you who are interested in art, community, and reuse out here for that. The movie made me think about our systems of waste and recovery, the hopefulness of the human spirit, and how art can change your life. And it felt especially timely with our upcoming show in August featuring a multi-media exhibition about commodity pickers in Guatemalan landfills. (See the Green Gallery section below for more info and don’t miss it!) For this month’s gallery show, we’re keeping it closer to home, with our annual Friends and Family exhibit. We’ll have over 50 pieces of art made from reclaimed, reused, or reusable materials in this open-hanging exhibition. The opening reception is Friday, July 16 from 6 to 9pm here in the Green Gallery. Meet the artists and listen to music from Dick Sloane, one of our great supporters and the recycling guru at NIEHS, and his lively brass band. (If you’re a fan of all the fabulous science equipment we get here—beakers and test tubes and all the other great science stuff you see—be sure to say a big thank you to Dick.) And enjoy snacks and drinks, including Pabst Blue Ribbon provided by our friends over at PBR. With love and gratitude,Ann May Woodward
Store NewsExpanded summer store hours continue...Don’t forget that we’re now open every Wednesday until 7 pm, which coincides with the Wednesday evening hours of the Durham Farmer’s Market down the street. So stop by the Farmer’s Market AND The Scrap Exchange after work on Wednesday all summer long.August is Teacher Appreciation Month at The Scrap ExchangeThe Scrap Exchange has been supporting teachers with great classroom and project materials ever since opening 19 years ago. We will continue the tradition in August with Teacher Appreciation Month! During August, all teachers will receive 20% off their retail purchases with a current teaching ID. (Sorry, discounts does not apply to Artist Marketplace or Green Gallery items.) Two-fer Tuesday sales specials are a hit!Have you stopped by our retail store on a Tuesday recently? Tuesday is now “Two-fer Tuesday” at The Scrap Exchange. Each week we offer different “two-fer”sales specials where you can buy one item and get one free. “Two-fer Tuesday”sales specials will be announced at the beginning of each week on our Twitter feed, so follow us on Twitter to see what specials are being offered each Tuesday. Our Twitter name is scrapexchange.Here are some fresh items just in...These are just a few of the new items currently in stock at The Scrap Exchange.
Find out up-to-the-minute news and happenings from The Scrap Exchange by following us on the web! Whether you are a fan of Facebook, a Twitter Tweeter, an avid blogger, or an Ebay shopper, we are there.
Facebook Fans ~ Join our Skill-Share Photo ChallengeWe’ve started our monthly Skill Share Photo Challenge on Facebook! Beginning this month, our Facebook friends can share pictures of items they’ve created with scrap and repurposed materials. Friends will be able to vote for the items they like, and the photo with the most votes each month will receive a prize! The contest will run monthly, with a different theme and different winner each month. Complete details can be found on our Facebook events web page. Congratulations to our June Skill Share Challenge winners Sarah Webb Holsapple and Susan Farrar Parrish! Thank you to everyone who entered. The July contest is now open and the theme is Red, White and Blue, or something in the colors of your own country.
Outreach Event NewsDo you need a fun, hands-on activity for your upcoming fair, festival, company or school event, conference, or party? Call The Scrap Exchange’s “Events by the Truckload” program! We provide a vanload of fascinating materials and trained staff who set everything up, help facilitate the creativity, and clean it all up afterwards. There’s nothing else like it.Here’s a look at where the Scrap Exchange white vans will be...
New in the Green Gallery
More Scrap Exchange EventsNow in its 7th year ~ Free Yoga!“Yoga in the Park” ~ Come enjoy free yoga for the people, by the people. Join us in a beautiful outdoor setting ~ Learn more about the ancient tradition of yoga ~ Explore flexibility, balance, and strength ~ Create a practice of inner peace. Help create a sustainable healthy community. When ... Every Saturday morning this summer, now through September 4, from 9 to 10ish Where... Up the hill from the Farmer's Market pavilion, across Roney Street and under the trees (same spot as prior years). See a map on the official website. Who... Local volunteer teachers are teaching this class. That means you’ll have a different yoga experience each week! See more info about the teachers at the official website. Please bring a towel or yoga mat and some water to drink You can find more information at www.cs.duke.edu/~wheeler/YogaInThePark/ Sponsored by The Scrap Exchange, stone circles, the Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South, and Durham Central Park |
Open Studio at The Scrap ExchangeDid you know you can visit our Make-N-Take room and participate in self-directed creative arts projects? The cost is $5 per participant and you can make whatever you want out of the materials in the room, and take home whatever you make!Please note that open studio participants should call ahead to check on availability and schedule a time to come in, as the room is often in use for birthday parties and workshops. |
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Classes at The Scrap Exchange
Our 2010 spring classes are over. A very big THANK YOU to all who taught and participated in the classes. Look for our fall schedule of classes to be announced later this summer.
Call for instructors ~
Have a specialty or a talent you want to share? If you are interested in teaching a class at The Scrap Exchange in the fall, contact Rowan Martell for more info at .
Support The Scrap Exchange with GoodShop and GoodSearch
Would you make one extra click to help The Scrap Exchange?
More than 700 name-brand stores are now participating in GoodShop.com—including iTunes, Amazon.com, Expedia, and Best Buy, to name but a few—and will donate to up to 30% of each purchase to the charity or school that you select. The next time you buy a new pair of shoes, book, computer, birthday present, flowers, plane ticket or just about anything else, go to www.GoodShop.com and then click over to your favorite store.
Yes, it’s that easy! Just one extra click can change the world. Who will you GoodShop for?
And don’t forget to use www.goodsearch.com the next time you search the Internet. This Yahoo-powered search engine donates about a penny per search to The Scrap Exchange when you register us as your charity of choice!
Community Partners
The Scrap Exchange partners with a variety of individuals and organizations who work with us to promote creativity, environmental awareness, and community through reuse. Here is some information and links for a few of them.
The Scene of the Crime Rovers
Check out our favorite marching band on their MySpace pagewww.myspace.com/sceneofthecrimerovers
And here are some photos from a collaboration between the SOC Rovers and Paperhand Puppet Intervention.
