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The Cameron Gallery
Since our founding in 1991, The Scrap Exchange has been committed to supporting local artists and reuse creators throughout the world. Originally called The Green Gallery, our exhibition space was renamed The Cameron Gallery after longtime benefactor, creative reuse artist Danny Cameron, donated the funds to build a gallery in our current location. Since it’s inception, our gallery’s mission has been to provide an accessible exhibition space for practicing artists in our community, to advocate for the inclusion of reused materials in art, and inspire our customers’ own creativity.
WHAT’S HAPPENING?
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Magical Thinkers
September 19th - November 2nd
Featuring artwork influenced by the power of magic and imagination
More info HERE
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Toys In Scrapland November 14th - January 4th
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Have your own idea for a show and think The Cameron Gallery would be a good fit? Let us know!
more info HERE
on exhibit now
Magical Thinkers
SEPTEMBER 19th - NOVEMBER 2nd
As the darkness of the Fall and Winter months descends, the pull of the unknown and what exists beyond what the eye can see permeates our collective consciousness. Myth, storytelling, celebration, superstition—these are the things that help us through the darkest times of the year.
To usher in this season of imagination, Magical Thinkers showcases artists who draw on the unreal and the magical as inspiration for their work. By incorporating cryptic symbols, talismans, enchanted objects and animals, spells, altars, and ritual tools they pay homage to the long human tradition of using fantasy and magical thinking to describe and interpret the world around us.
past exhibits
A handful of outtakes from nearly two decades of exhibitions across three locations
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Julia Gartrell - 2012
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Julia Gartrell - 2012
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Tom Dawson - 2014
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Jim Kellough - 2015
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Christopher Kerney - 2014
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Triangle Book Arts - 2014
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Caroline Crawford - 2014
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Devin Utah - 2014
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Katherine Soucie - 2016
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Kimberely Cartwright - 2012
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The ABC's of REUSE - 2014
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Jefferson Garvey - 2016
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Ron Liberti, Matt Hart, Daniel Bagnell, Galen Williams - 2013
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Derek Huss - 2024
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Karen Stinehelfer - 2025
submissions
Yellow House Gallery
November - January // February - April
Submissions Ongoing
The Yellow House is our newest gallery dedicated to showcasing tiny art. If you create fine art on a micro scale, or have one small showstopper that would fit into a little under one cubic foot of space, please submit! Exhibits run for three months and will put your creations front and center in our lobby right outside the main gallery.
For more pictures of the gallery and info about how to apply follow the link below
Toys In Scrapland
November 14th - January 4th
Submission Deadline: October 18th
With the gift giving season upon us, our upcoming exhibit centers around one of the biggest donated items we receive come January: old toys.
Toys In Scrapland is a call to artists who incorporate toys in their art in some way. Artists are allowed to submit two pieces for consideration for this exhibition and the work must incorporate physical toys in some way.
Follow the link below to learn more details about this call.
Pitch Us!
Have a big idea that doesn’t fit any of our calls for art? If you have a solo exhibition you’d like to submit for consideration, or maybe a group show idea that’s looking for a venue, pitch it to us! While we do have regularly scheduled exhibitions, there are a few spots per year that we are looking to fill.
Follow the link below to learn more about the parameters for submitting your idea.
Please note that all accepted artwork must be delivered and picked up in-person. We do not have the capacity to handle mailed submissions.