Brooklyn Creative Reuse

Brooklyn Creative Reuse is a materials reuse and art education venue in Sunset Park. The nonprofit resells discarded art supplies and offers workshops in crafts like bookbinding, zine making, and collage.

Brooklyn Creative Reuse keeps art materials and adjacent supplies out of the landfill and resells them at an affordable price to people getting into new hobbies and crafts, while offering classes by teaching artists in a range of subjects. Stephanie O'Brien, a longtime art industry worker, always focused on how to create sustainably, both as an artist and working with arts nonprofits. With none in Brooklyn, she decided to start her own creative reuse center. Materials are resold or used in workshops which have included hand quilting, zine making, still life drawing, collage, and recently, a make-your-own Labubu event. A big part of the mission is providing fair wages for creatives through paid teaching opportunities, and helping artists build portfolios through teaching and exhibition experience.