The Scrap Exchange has an in-house art gallery dedicated to showcasing local artists who are using reclaimed materials in their work.

Gallery openings feature complimentary beverages and snacks and free art-making in our open studio room.

Openings are held on the third Friday of the month, from 6 to 9pm, in conjunction with Downtown Durham's Third Friday cultural activities.

2010 Schedule of Events

Current Show

Artists Charron Andrews, Sara (No H) McCreary, and Leigh Werrell.

This exhibit promises a world of dazzle, paintings that dance, and the everyday.

Charron Andrews’ shrine assemblages are a garden of earthly delights made from the cast-offs of daily life. Leigh Werrell offers a strong line-up of riveting portraits that are quietly compelling studies of ordinary people. And The Scrap Exchange’s own Sara McCreary turns discarded house paint and recycled canvas into wildly undulating patterns of color that make you want to dance.

Opening Friday, January 15 with live electronic music provided by the Mystic Minstrels, the well-read and witty duo of Matt Gantt and Patrick Brown.

Upcoming Shows

I use to be something else before hanging on this wall
I use to be something else before hanging in this hall

The buttons, collars, and labels say I use to be a shirt
Worn by one man or another cleaned from their daily dirt
I rode around in pick up trucks, fast cars jeeps and on bikes
But then one day they just let me go, my collar was too tight

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From the Artist’s Statement

“My desire to recycle has pushed me over the limit when it comes to conservation, and has me tittering on the edge of pack rack but not quite a hoarder (unless you talk to my Lovey!).

Gee's Bend Quilters and my love of putting colors together. I believe every bit of clothing can live again the body of a comfy quilt. I love textures, strong colors and lots of them. Recycle, reuse, and regenerate plays right into my love of second life clothing. Those old green jeans can live again in the body of a machine piece hand stitched quilt!”

Stay tuned for the rest of the 2010 Gallery Schedule ...

Previous Shows

2009 Gallery Schedule

2008 Gallery Schedule