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Material donation INFO

Open for material donations every Wednesday 10 am- 4 pm. 

Please read our accepted materials list before you donate!

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We LOVE getting good donations. We don’t love getting your household recycling.  Our garbage and recycling pickup costs time and money.  We want to spend our staff and volunteer energy organizing sure-to-leave-the-shelf-donations. 

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Please stay in the loading zone just a few meters before our front door, or you will be honked at by the bus drivers! 

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Our phones are monitored Wednesdays 10:30am-3:30pm for any donation related inquiries. If you are bringing an equivalent to 4+ boxes of materials please phone ahead to let us know (you can leave us a voicemail if we don't answer!)

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We are so grateful for your generosity. Help us help YOU get the best arts and crafts supplies!

If you have any questions about what we accept, get in touch!

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If a Saturday donation appointment works better for you please email: communityoutreach@artsjunktion.mb.ca ​

 

We do not issue tax receipts for material donations.

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BEST OF THE BEST

(These are the most beloved, fly-out-the-door supplies.  Keep up the good donating!)

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  • canvases, good art paper

  • all the paint and paint brushes

  • mannequins

  • bead making and supplies

  • carving stones and tools

  • pencils, pencil crayons

  • working markers and pens

  • beeswax

  • silk screen/printing materials

  • wool, roving, knitting/crochet needles, embroidery

  • interesting vintage and antique items

  • money

Temporary Pauses​

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  • ceramic tiles

  • small miscellaneous wood

  • files and folders

  • magazines

  • candles

  • binders 

  • carpet, tile, wood, linoleum samples 

  • hardware 

  • stained glass

  • glass cutters 

UNACCEPTABLE MATERIALS

(We absolutely DO NOT want these items!)

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  • general household recycling (ie. yogurt containers, tin cans, food containers, toilet paper rolls, etc)

  • toxic/hazardous wastes (including spray paint, open bags of powder, aerosols, etc)

  • large building materials

  • styrofoam

  • art projects that require disassembling

  • used medicine containers and medical equipment

  • personal care items (toothbrushes, combs, soap…we have many neighbour organizations that accept these!)

  • computers/printers/cell phones

  • clothing

  • household items: pillows, sheets, dishes, furniture 

  • auto parts/tires

  • things with odour, stains, mildew, hair, dust, grime

  • tiny scraps of paper or fabric

Full List of Accepted Materials

Fabric & Notions

  • burlap

  • buttons

  • crochet thread, hooks

  • fabric bolts

  • fabric pieces (12"x12" min)

  • fabric sample books

  • felt

  • fur

  • interfacing

  • knitting needles

  • lace

  • leather

  • needles and pins

  • quilt batting

  • ribbon

  • rick rack

  • seam binding

  • sequins

  • snaps

  • stuffing

  • trim

  • upholstery fabric

  • velvet

  • vinyl

  • yarn

  • zippers

Film & Photography

  • cameras

  • chemicals

  • darkroom equipment

  • film

  • film reels

  • overhead projectors

Tools

  • hardware: nails and screws

  • hammers

  • power tools (drill, jigsaw, sander, rotary tool)

  • small lawn and garden

  • working sewing machines/sergers

Art Supplies

  • book binding equipment

  • brushes

  • cameras/darkroom equipment

  • canvas boards

  • ceramic glazes

  • chalk

  • charcoal

  • crayons

  • drafting tools

  • easels

  • fabric dyes

  • house paint

  • ink

  • markers

  • paint

  • pastels

  • pencils

  • pens

  • silk screening supplies

  • sketch books

  • typewriters

  • watercolours

  • weaving and felting tools

Paper

  • atlases/maps

  • calendars

  • cardstock

  • construction paper

  • envelopes

  • gift wrap

  • graph paper

  • greeting cards

  • handmade paper

  • lined paper

  • note pads

  • origami paper

  • photographs

  • postcards

  • printed ephemera (vintage advertising, prints, decals, stamps)

  • sheet music

  • wall paper

Craft Materials

  • artificial/dried flowers

  • baskets

  • beads

  • cardboard tubes

  • carving tools

  • clay

  • copper

  • cookie cutters

  • corks

  • costume jewelry pieces

  • embroidery floss, hoops

  • feathers

  • glitter

  • glue

  • glue guns

  • jute

  • jewelry making tools

  • marbles

  • small mirrors

  • office supplies

  • old keys

  • pine cones

  • polished rocks and stones

  • scissors

  • sheet metal

  • shells

  • stained glass supplies

  • stamps/stamp pads

  • tape

  • tile (4"x4" max)

  • wax and wicks

  • wire

  • wooden dowels

Framing Supplies

  • canvas stretchers

  • framing hardware

  • mat board, cutters

  • plexiglass

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