Mission Statement:
The Re-Use Project strives to raise awareness to Environmental Impacts through creative educational programming using single use materials to further promote conversations about our planet's health.
About The Re-Use Project:
The Re-Use Project is a collaborative group of creatives with the goal to raise awareness to Environmental Issues through creating Art with used materials based in San Diego County. We are a program under the umbrella of The Hill Street Country Club, a non-profit arts organization located in Downtown Oceanside. Our work is community driven and works to bring together all groups of people to contemplate our impact on the environment and ways we can as individuals waste less. We are educationally focused to bring attention to the serious problems our global environments are facing to the youth and general public. Through conversations and understanding we hope to shed light on the problem of waste at large and the importance of accountability.
About our work in the Community:
Our organization has hosted a variety of Online Zoom Discussions with the focuses of Art and Sustainability, Environmental Racism, Art and Science and Artists highlights working in the field of Sustainability and/or Creative work. Our members have also hosted workshops for the community teaching attendees step by step how to create sustainable masterpieces!
Interested in collaborating?
Email us! reuseproject@thehillstreetcountryclub.org
Organizations we have worked with:
The Boys and Girls Club of Oceanside:
Teaching a two-week summer arts program focusing on crafts using pre-existing materials creating sustainable sketchbooks and eco-friendly character designs.
The Soultry Sisters
In alliance with The Soultry Sisters we co-hosted an in person workshop which included a workshop showing attendees how to create a sustainable self watering plant from used plastic water bottles with a Q & A with The Re-use Project members while our installation of Nature was exhibited at The Hill Street Country Club.
The Re-Use Project Graphics
This Halloween Season we ask you to shop Second Hand! There are many alternatives to buying NEW and we thought to share a few:
1. Thrift Shopping
2. Depop
3. Poshmark
4. Re-using a friends costume
5. Revamping something you already own
Previous Workshops and Events:
Re-Use Summer Art Workshops
During the Summer of 2021, The Re-Use Project hosted two online workshops for kids in the community using pre-existing materials to create new works of art. Our instructors also integrated educational material regarding the planets health promoting awareness to children in the community
Nora Warren & The Re-Use Project Sewing Workshop
The Re-Use Project collaborated with local artist, Nora Warren where they taught a class focusing on different sewing stitches and techniques. This also included learning how to create your own mini sewing needle book for safe storage and practice together.
Black / African American Art Talk with Jelonna Byers
The Re-Use Project invested Artist, Jelonna Byers to share her story after graduating from Cal State San Marcos and talked about some of her inspirations within her personal creative work.
Science & Art with Judit Hersko
In collaboration with renowned artist and educator, Judit Hersko, The Re-Use Project held a Zoom Discussion focusing on Judit’s themes and process as an artist through her Career.
The Art of Resourcefulness
Local Artists, Rizzhel Javier and Juan Beaz collaborated in sharing both of their creative work while focusing on the importance of sustainability within their practices. This discussion was followed by a Q & A where attendees were able to ask questions for the visiting artists.
Reuse Flower Video Workshop
While exhibiting their Nature Exhibition at Backfence Society in Vista, California, the group hosted a recorded workshop teaching viewers how to construct their own flower using all pre-existing materials.