Attention Artists!

Art Supply Swap - June 5 from 11 - 4 p.m.

• Do you have new or gently used art supplies that you no longer need and you’ve been trying to figure out what to do with them? 

• Are you wanting to jump start your creative practice and need a refresh on your art supplies?

• Do you want to meet-up with some of your fellow creatives that you haven’t seen in over a year?

 Then the Art Supply Swap & Artist Meet Up is for you! 

This is a FREE event at the 10 East Arts HUB, Indy’s newest community art space on East 10th Street!

How it works. 

• An art supply swap is event where creatives can trade in/donate new and gently used art supplies to share with fellow creatives.

• Art supply drop-off is June 3 (4-6:30pm), June 4 (4-6:30pm) and the day of the arts supply event on June 5 (11am-4pm).

• When you arrive, drop off your give-away materials on the appropriate swap tables we’ll have everything labeled and organized by type of materials. 

• On the day of the art supply swap (June 5), you can take anything you want on the swap tables. We all want cool stuff but we ask you be mindful of the amount of items you snatch up. No greedy grabbers. We ask you only take what you think you will genuinely use.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Who is the target audience for this event? Emerging and established artists, creative souls, crafters and artistic dabblers. 

• Where will the event take place? Pre-event art supply drop off (June 3 and June 4) and the Art Supply Swap event (June 5) will be at the 10 East Arts HUB (3137 E. 10th Street).

• Can I attend the art supply swap event even if I didn’t bring anything to swap?.
  You don’t need to bring something to take something however we encourage you to rummage through your closets, studio, shed/garage - who knows, maybe you have something you haven’t used forever that a fellow artist could put to great use.

• Is there a charge for anything?  The event is free to attend and all art supplies and materials are donated by fellow artists and creatives.

• The swap goes until 4pm.  What happens if all the good stuff gets snagged before then?  We’ll stay open until everything is gone. Check Facebook (Inspire 10th Street) for updates throughout the day. Art supply drop-off can happen the day of the event so new things may be added to the swap tables throughout the day. 
  Cat Head Press and Hoy Polloy will also have creative things happening immediately next door to the HUB on June 5.
  

 What sort of things will you take in the swap? What don’t you want?

 We want your…

• Completed or in-progress artwork

• Art Books or Magazines (instructional and/or content for creative inspiration)

• Sketchbooks, drawing pads, notebooks and stationery

• Textiles (yarn, felt, fabric)

• Sewing materials (needles, thread, embroidery looms, buttons)
  Writing and drawing utensils (colored pencils, charcoal, pastels, markers)

• Canvas fabric or stretched canvases

• Frames and mats

• Paint brushes

• Tubes and Bottles of paint (watercolor, tempura, acrylic)

• Easels

• Jewelry making tools and supplies

• Stringing & beading: beads, fishing line, thread

• Paper (stationary, homemade paper, origami)

• Fun to have: pom poms, glitter, pipe cleaners

Leaves these items at home….

• Broken, crusty or dried out materials

• Massive objects that won’t fit in a sedan

• Super smelly smells including solvents or toxic chemicals

• Gallons of Paint

• Computers, printers, cameras, A/V equipment, other electronics

• Tools and related hardware: Hammers, screwdrivers, pliers, bolts, nails etc….

• Lumber, wood or random loose boards