LAVA’s extended season of creating art from reclaimed, repurposed and reused materials! Through workshop sessions, we will learn from local artists who turn waste to wonders, trash to treasures. RE-ART will culminate in the fall with a community art show featuring work created by those who have attended one or more of the sessions.
The full schedule of workshops is as follows:
- Saturday, Aug. 15, noon–2 p.m.: Exploratorium. Lots of materials. Lots of empty frames. Plenty of possibilities.
- Saturday, Aug. 29, noon–2 p.m.: Alyson Arnold. Creations from cardboard packaging and other found materials.
- Saturday, Sept. 12, noon–2 p.m.: Daniel Hales. Multi-media collage.
- Saturday, Sept. 26, noon–2 p.m.: Dylan Bertucco. Yarn scraps to art and jewelry.
- Saturday, Oct. 10, noon–2 p.m.: Ash Goverman, Plarn: turning plastic bags into baskets and more.
- Saturday, Oct. 24, noon–2 p.m.: Allen Fowler. Paper, acrylic, magazines.
Registering for artist-led workshops is strongly encouraged. There is no charge, though donations are always accepted and very much appreciated to help defray the programming costs.
Plans are also in motion for outdoor and store window displays of extinct and endangered pollinators. We will learn about them while re-imagining them, creating their images from reclaimed and repurposed materials.
Click here to register for one or more artist-led workshops. For more information, contact us.
Get Involved!
RE-ART needs your donations of clean trash and scrap materials:
- Flat things: cardboard, magazines (especially with lots of color), stickers (produce and other), gum wrappers, cards, playing cards, postcards, calendars,
- Circle-shaped things: bottle caps, jar lids, tiddlywinks, toothpaste tube tops, buttons
- Spiral-shaped and tubular-shaped things: springs, toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, chopsticks, clean soda straws.
- Other small things: clean plastic toothpicks, combs, plastic-ware, small cups, soda bottles,
- Containers: clean and clear is best, but clean is essential: yoghurt containers with or without lids, lettuce and greens clear plastic boxes, single-use plastic bags
- Textiles: scraps of yarn, old (but clean) towels, pillowcases, t-shirts
- Metals: nuts, bolts, combination locks, rulers, doorknobs, keys
Bring contributions Saturdays between noon and 2 pm. NOTE: We may choose not to accept materials if we already have enough or if they are too large or heavy.
This collaboration is supported by The Greenfield Recorder, 2026 Season Sponsor of The LAVA Center; Dog Hollow Press, 2026 Community Building Sponsor, by Community Foundation of Western Mass and Mass Cultural Council who provide general operating support, and with special project support from Greening Greenfield and Crossroads Cultural District.
For more information about RE-ART, email info@thelavacenter.org
