Adult workshops fall 2024Come join us for Adult Craft nights on Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. Click here for Fall 2024 offerings!
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our ImpacT IN THE COMMUNITYUpCycle Creative Reuse Center is an Alexandria, Virginia based nonprofit that connects creativity and conservation by providing a resource center for reuse materials and a creative making space for the community.
At UpCycle, we rethink the traditional notion of waste by collecting cast-offs from our community to serve as creative materials. |
this october: Join us for two Spooky new workshops!
New series: Family Re-creation classes
Introducing our new family workshop series, RE-creations! We will be hosting monthly crafting workshops designed for the whole family. This month, join us and make cute and upcycled Halloween-themed decor - Milk Jug Skeletons!
We will use post-consumer materials to create adorable and unique Halloween decorations. Families will work together to cut, glue, assemble, and decorate their own milk-jug skeletons, and save these materials from ending up in the landfill! |
Adult workshop - spook your decorIn this special themed workshop, we will be making DIY Halloween decor out of reuse materials! Join us on October 30th from 7-9 PM for a fun and spooky evening!
We will be turning old photographs and postcards into eerie art pieces by painting ghosts and ghouls where you'd never expect them, and making our own decorative witchy potions out of donated bottles and mixed media. Come get into the Halloween spirit with UpCycle! |
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Wed, Thurs, Fri: 12-6p Sat, Sun: 10a-4p Location 5380-D Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria, VA 22304 Phone 703-861-8705 Closest metro station Van Dorn Street (blue line) Free parking Available in any unmarked space Accessibility UpCycle Creative Reuse Center is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming place for all people. Service dogs are permitted. The Materials Center is in a warehouse building, and the entrance is accessed by a set of four wooden steps. |
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Need some poster board for a school project? Looking for fabric remnants? Want some inspiration for a new project? Our inventory is always changing so there are new treasures every day! Shop by the item or by the bag. Find out what we sell Purchase a gift certificate |
Our programs foster creative expression, resourcefulness, experiential learning, individuality and fun for all ages. Whether through playful “tinkering” or a special workshop, we inspire you to create through exploratory experiences with reuse materials. Come to Tinker Time or sign up for an adult workshop |
Thursdays: 2-5p, Saturdays/Sundays: 10a-1p BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Donations are accepted at 5380-D Eisenhower Avenue by appointment. Please do not leave donations outside our door. Donations are tax deductible as allowable by law. See what we collect |
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Join us for an adult workshop! At UpCycle, we celebrate the creative side of ALL of us, not just the youngsters or those who call themselves "artists." Our adult programming provides you an opportunity to connect with your right brain ("get in your right mind") again and find new, unusual and beautiful ways to use cast-off and recycled materials. Workshops are limited to 14 participants. Click here to check them out! |
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Watch how UpCycle inspires our community to explore and create with reusable materials.
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