Art Explorium - Reuse Mart 2018 - Kaimuki

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Art Explorium - Reuse Mart 2018
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Date: Saturday - 11/24/2018
Time: 10 am – 3 pm
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Art Explorium
1142 Koko Head Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: 808-312-4316

Contact:
Heather
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Reuse Mart 2018

Saturday, November 24, 10 am -- 3 pm

Join us this holiday season as we combine imagination and sustainability! We'll provide fun activities, upcycled gifts and ideas on how to cut down on waste for the holidays. Prices are very affordable, ranging from FREE to around $10. Free valet parking is available at Lili`uokalani Elementary School.

This year's Reuse mART coincides with Keep It Kaimuki's Small Business Saturday events so there will be lots of other fun family activities happening in our neighborhood. There will also be valet parking available to make your day a little easier. Thanks for supporting local!

Stop by the Reuse mART to:

Shop our one-of-a-kind "trash to treasure" kits (they come in all the colors of the rainbow!)
Decoupage earth-friendly, hand-made candles for holiday gifts
Shop beautiful, earth-friendly, handmade items from local artisans
Purchase greeting cards and wrapping paper, all made from recycled or donated materials
Make aromatic and delicious salts with our friends from Kōkua Hawai`i Foundation
Purchase stainless steel straws and bamboo utensil sets from Plastic Free Hawaii
Screenprint reusable cloth napkins to use with your new straws and utensil sets
Design your own ornaments and holiday cards
Learn about the art of felting and buy kits to make adorable felted creations
Shop high-quality art, craft, and gift wrap items that have been donated to Art Explorium
Get some Art Explorium swag including t-shirts, aprons, and gift certificates for the keiki on your list
Learn more about reducing holiday and everyday waste
Bring your own mug or borrow one of ours to enjoy a tasty holiday beverage
Questions? Contact us at 312-4316 or info@artexplorium.org.

Rainbow Trash-to-Treasure Kits

Cut down on waste and help support our children's art programs by purchasing one of our fun DIY art kits. All kits are made from donated materials and assembled by our amazing volunteers. This year we've been bottling them in all the colors of the rainbow! Choose from Pretty Pink, Rockin' Red, Obsessed with Orange, Yay for Yellow, Galactic Green, Bottled Blue, Purple Power, Winter White & Stellar Silver

Keep in mind that no two kits are exactly alike, and that's what makes them special! Take yours home and make art that's as unique as you are. And don't be afraid to add other recycled materials that you find around the house: Cardboard, bottle caps, shopping bags, discarded gift wrap, boxes and paper towel rolls all make fun additions to any creative reuse project.

Handmade Candles

Grab a candle and get busy decorating! We'll provide handmade candles in reused glass jars. You get to decoupage to your heart's content. The perfect gift for a green holiday and to help your loved ones prepare for next hurricane season.

Local Artisans

Need some stocking stuffers? Shop handmade items from local artisans, including soap from the Indigenous Soap Company,upcycled earrings by Amelia Pastiche Design, upcycled Socktopus Plushies by Nobu Yasuda, and homemade crayons in adorable tropical shapes by Art Explorium.

Gift Wrap

Instead of purchasing brand new store-bought gift wrap, why not pick up some that's made from donated & recycled paper? Check out our hand-cut cards & gift tags, and wrapping paper that's been hand-stamped by our wonderful volunteers.

All Natural Salts

Our friends from Kōkua Hawai`i will be here showing us how to make aromatic and delicious salts with all natural ingredients! Make these yummy salts for yourself or give them to someone special.They will also have eco-friendly items for sale such as bamboo utensil sets, metal straws, and more, so we can all live a little more Plastic Free.

Screenprint Napkin Sets

Make your own napkin set to go with your new bamboo utensil set and other items from Kokua Hawaii Foundation. Screenprinter April Sham will be here to help you design and make one-of-a-kind cloth napkins with a tropical flair!

Felting Kits

Our felting instructor Wendy is assembling felting kits for purchase. Buy a large one that include tools, colors and types of wool that you can pick out yourself for a broad range of options, or buy a small kit that includes the supplies needed to make an emoji or snowman ornament.

New & Gently Used Art Supplies

So many amazing art & craft supplies are donated to Art Explorium and we just can't use everything we get. Shop a variety of affordable items including excellent quality scrapbooking flowers, beads, ribbon, boxes, paper, tins, and more!

Free Art Activities

We're making holiday cards and ornaments out of recycled and donated materials. Make them as a family or let the kids get creative while adults shop our gift section.

Resources on Reducing Holiday Waste

12 Days to a Green Holiday Bookmark (Kokua Hawaii Foundation)

Green Holiday Educator Guide (Kokua Hawaii Foundation)

Green Holiday Educator Guide Vol. 2 (Kokua Hawaii Foundation)

Simplify the Holidays (Center for a New American Dream)

Green Your Holidays (American Museum of Natural History)

The Most Wasteful Time of Year Infographic (Center for Biological Diversity)

Plastic-Free Shopping Guide (The 5 Gyres Institute)

Donating to Art Explorium

Mahalo for your support! The Reuse mART and other Art Explorium programs are made possible by your generous contributions. Before donating recycled materials to us, please take a moment to look over the kinds of items we can and can't accept. Please also note that we can we can only accept product donations during studio hours. For more info, contact us at 312-4316.

Things We Can and Can't Use

Guide to Donating Materials

Financial Contributions

About Art Explorium provides a community art studio to nurture the creative potential in children. Art Explorium is a non-profit organization in Kaimuki that provides art opportunities for youth. Stop by and try out our art stations. Description Nurturing tomorrow’s creative thinkers Art Explorium provides a fun, safe place where children of all ages have the opportunity and the permission to create freely. We firmly believe that art experiences are an important part of every person’s growth and development. So... WE provide the space and materials, YOU provide the ideas and make them happen!

Art Explorium strives to be an eco-friendly organization. Many of the art materials in our studio are items that would normally be thrown in the landfill (old pieces of fabric, used bottle caps, small boxes, magazines, ribbon, etc.). We collect these used materials from our friends and local businesses, and Art Explorium visitors give these items a new life as art.

We plan to offer art classes, birthday parties and more. But for now we are starting with Open Studio time - come on in with your family and dabble in one or all of our art stations which offer activities like painting, sculpting, drawing, making mosaics and more. See you there!

General Information Come on by! During Open Studio time you are free to drop in, use our space and materials and explore the process of creating. We also plan to offer art classes soon! Notes Hours and price subject to change without notice. Ample metered parking is available on the street or in the lot behind our building.

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