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Open for material donations

every Wednesday 12-4pm. 
 

Directly in front of our building is a bus stop. Do not pull into it!

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

 

We will be ready to help you unload if needed.

 

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 dont answer!)

 

If a Saturday donation appointment works better for you please email:

 

communityoutreach@artsjunktion.mb.ca

 

Scroll down to read our accepted materials list before you donate! 

We are so grateful for your generosity.  

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Please note we will be closed for the last two weeks of August 2025 for summer break, and will not be accepting donations on August 20th or 27th! 

Material donation INFO

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 (as of spring 2025)

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  • binders

  • frames

  • trophies

  • slide carousels & projectors

  • books

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  • records

  • tiles

  • small miscellaneous wood

  • files and folders

  • magazines

  • candles

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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. 

 

Help us help YOU get the best arts and crafts supplies!  If you have any questions about what we accept, get in touch!​​​​

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

Community Recycling Plants

For materials that we don't accept, these places may help!

Mother Earth Recycling

771 Main St.

Magnus Eliason Rec Centre

430 Langside Street

Emterra Environmental

1029 Henry Av

Urbanmine Inc.

72 Rothwell Road

Pan Am Depot

Taylor Ave. at Poseidon Bay

Rakowski Recycling

454 Archibald Street

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ReSTORE 

60 Archibald St. 

1565 Inkster Blvd. 

Winnipeg 4R Depots

Brady 4R Winnipeg Depot

Pacific 4R Winnipeg Depot

Panet 4R Winnipeg Depot

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