Hours:
Thursday – 11 am to 3 pm
Friday and Saturday – 10 am to 4 pm
Sunday-by appointment
Oh, Scrap! is a thrift store for anyone who loves to create things housed at the You Are Here nonprofit art space. Our mission at Oh, Scrap! is to inspire creativity and environmentally sustainable art making by providing educational programming and affordable, recycled and reusable creative materials to the community.
Creative reuse centers can be found in many cities and towns. They operate on the thrift shop model of reselling donated items for pennies on the dollar cost of a new item. Low-cost art materials and other items with creative reuse potential are a treasure trove for artists, schools, and community organizations with budget limitations. Oh, Scrap! brings thrifty materials for art to central Westmoreland County.
Oh, Scrap! inspired us to create the Mad Lab (Make Art, Dang it!!)
Check out our Mad Lab page for any upcoming projects.
Have art making materials to donate to Oh Scrap?
Here is a list of the types of items we can accept:
Art and craft supplies and materials and equipment including paints, brushes, pencils, pens, sketchbooks, art papers, canvas and stretchers; ceramics materials, tools and equipment; mat boards, foam core, pre-cut mats and mat cutters; easels, rulers, drafting supplies; small art supply storage containers.
Undecorated baskets and cigar boxes.
Anything from your craft stash such as paper and material scraps (no tiny pieces, please), craft kits, crayons, markers, unused and used postcards.
Needlework supplies (sewing, knitting, weaving, etc)—NO CLOTHING!
Jewelry-making, leatherwork, or other craft supplies.
We accept YARN!
Books about art, art making, DIY. PLEASE NO MAGAZINES!
Rubber stamps and jewelry-making supplies.
You get the idea—right?
And here are the types of things we DO NOT accept:
WE DO NOT ACCEPT ANY SEA SHELLS, MAGAZINES, CLOTHING, HOLIDAY DECORATIONS, OR GLASS ITEMS.
We CANNOT accept sheets of glass, oil based paints in cans, anything toxic rusty or leaking, no contemporary computer or electronic equipment, no sport items, no household furniture or clothing, no power tools—
got it?? THIS IS A LITTLE ART SUPPLY STORE. If you are unsure about an item, please ask us before you donate it.
Discount prices available to teachers. Donations are accepted during regular business hours.