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Tomorrow (November 2, 2013) Fourth Arts Block (FABnyc) will host its seventh Load OUT! — a twice yearly "riot" of repurposing and recycling activities. FABnyc will gather gently used materials from arts organizations and other donors throughout the East Village/Lower East Side for this one-of-a-kind extravaganza, taking place at 11 East 3rd Street from 12-3PM.
Load OUT! is specially designed to showcase creative thinking about sustainability and the arts. Artists and art students are welcome to take home any of the costumes, props, and furniture they need for their artistic endeavors, free of charge.
Community members and non-artists can also attend Load OUT! for a small entrance fee of $5 and may take away materials free of charge. Everything remaining will be repurposed or recycled responsibly by GrowNYC, Wearable Collections, The Lower East Side Ecology Center, Film Biz Recycling, and the NYC Department of Sanitation.
Additionally, Load OUT! includes clothing, textile, and e-waste community collections — open and free for everyone 12-3PM. FABnyc will collect e-waste, and GrowNYC
will collect clothing and textiles. A list of accepted donations is available here.
Load OUT! will also feature "Latch/Attach," a growing hook-rug project that turns old t-shirts into yarn, producing a colorful, patchwork made from these up-cycled materials. This activity is designed to engage individuals of all ages in a shared conversation about consumption while creatively making art from recycled materials.
FREE admission for artists/art students
$5 admission for the general public
FREE drop off for e-waste & textile collection by GrowNYC & The Lower East Side Ecology Center
Location: 11 East 3rd Street, between Bowery & 2nd Avenue
Image via FABnyc
I went with a friend today and we scored a lot of great stuff!
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