Austin Creative Reuse

Happy Juneteenth! Celebrate by joining us for a free Make & Take where you can make an origami 12-point star in the colors of the Juneteenth flag! Join Core Volunteer Kelly in our Community Space (next to the Office Section) from 12-3PM to learn origami and celebrate Juneteenth!

Did you know?

The Juneteenth flag is half blue and half red, with a large white star in the center. It was designed by the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation and utilizes the colors of the American flag: red, white, and blue. These colors and the inclusion of the 5-point star are used to commemorate that the African Americans that were enslaved in Texas after the Emancipation Proclamation were American citizens, and the Juneteenth holiday began in Texas as a result. The larger starburst surrounding the central star represents the spread and celebration of freedom that Juneteenth represents.

This is a FREE drop-in event, so you can stop by anytime between 12-3PM to participate.

Source: National Museum of African American History & Culturehttps://nmaahc.si.edu/sites/default/files/images/juneteethflagactivity.pdf

Thank you, Austin! We’re thrilled to have won the 2026 The Austin Chronicle Best of Austin award for Best Arts & Crafts Store (for the third year in a row!) 🎉🎨🖌️🤖

Thank you to our hardworking team members, volunteers, board members, donors, and most of all, our community! We’re so grateful to everyone who voted for us and continue to support us year after year 🫶🏻 Y’all are the best!

Check out all of the other amazing winners on the Austin Chronicle website, linked in our bio.

Celebrate the longest day of the year with ACR and - and help grow a greener Central Texas! Join us, tomorrow, Thursday, June 18 from 6PM to sundown (8:35 PM) for an unforgettable evening of nature, community, and fun at Better Half Coffee and Cocktails. ACR will be on hand with a fun reuse craft!

This event is FREE and open to everyone. For more info and to RSVP: https://austincreativereuse.org/events/acr-at-treefolks-8th-annual-summer-solstice-party

We’re launching ACR’s first Reuse Artist in Residency Program! This is a program we’ve been dreaming about for many years, and now with the support of an Elevate Grant from Austin Arts, Music, Culture & Entertainment (ACME), we're excited to pilot this program with our community, starting later this summer.

We’re looking for reuse artists who are interested in sharing their work with our community. We're open all mediums, so long as reuse plays a strong role in your past work and the work you propose to complete during your residency. We welcome applications from local reuse artists of all kinds, including emerging artists. No prior residency experience is required.

Applications are due Sunday, July 12 at 11:59PM and the residency will run from August 15-December 15, 2026.

Learn more and apply via our website: https://austincreativereuse.org/blog/call-for-artists-reuse-artist-in-residency-program

We’re excited to shine a spotlight on one of our newest team members - Jamie McGuinness! As our new Education Coordinator, Jamie will run our Educator programs, including the Materials Mobile and annual pay-what-you-can Educator Extravaganza. She brings her fantastic experience as a former park ranger, wilderness educator, and event coordinator to the role and we’re so excited to have her knowledge and positive attitude on the team! Outside of work, she’s an avid crafter and enjoys Austin’s nature and music scenes with her chihuahua-blue heeler mix, Kara Zor-el.

Head over to our blog to learn more about Jamie: https://austincreativereuse.org/blog/staff-spotlight-jamie-mcguinness

Back for its fifth year, our highly-anticipated annual fashion show, Reuse on the Runway: A Night of Fashion, Cosplay & Drag, is scheduled for the evening of Saturday, October 17, 2026.

Applications for designers are open now and will close at 11:59PM on Wednesday, July 15. New for this year, we're offering several Challenge Materials which will be available to interested designers at no cost. Check out our website for all the details and indicate your interest in using Challenge Materials in your application: https://austincreativereuse.org/reuse-on-the-runway-designers

We're also looking for volunteers and crew to help with the event, so if you'd like to participate, but don't want to design a look, please fill out this form to let us know you're interested: https://airtable.com/appvEf8KPa4ON1csv/shrOYf3fhyHGk84Bj

Tickets will go on sale to the public on August 1.

Questions? Check out the FAQ on our website or reach out to [email protected].

Huge thanks to for volunteering with us last month! This amazing group of 68 volunteers processed over 20 total bins of craft wood, stickers, writing instruments, fine art markers, and batting and stuffing over the course of the day! They were a really fun, enthusiastic, and efficient group and we appreciate their hard work!

Interested in volunteering with your coworkers as a fun team building activity? Check out our Team Building Program for all the opportunities we offer to help you connect with your team while giving back to your community:https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fb69f62edf5b6722479abf1/t/66574e4c64c78d4506728c5a/1716997714995/Team+Building+Info+Booklet.pdf