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CURRENT HOURS
COVID 19 UPDATE
Little Art Bank is OPEN for business! All classes, workshops, Studio sessions, and in person instruction sessions are canceled until further notice. But our critical programs such as our free teachers area is still open. Volunteers are welcome. The Fundraising Thrifty Craft Store remains open but hours are subject to change.
New LAB hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 11-5.
APPOINTMENTS ARE NO LONGER NECESSARY. You can make one if you would like, or just stop in during our open hours.
MASKS are REQUIRED, we also will utilize non-contact temperature testing. If you do not wish to comply, we may be able to arrange curbside pick up to accommodate.
About Us
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About US
More than Just aN Art Store
Our mission statement
We are a program of Art of Recycle, a 501(c)3 Non Profit Organization. Lifelong art teacher Sam Little, the program founder, took her vision and through Art of Recycle brought this new arts community to Hanover. The LAB’s goal is to help individuals by encouraging them discover their creative gifts. This project is just getting started bu
We are a program of Art of Recycle, a 501(c)3 Non Profit Organization. Lifelong art teacher Sam Little, the program founder, took her vision and through Art of Recycle brought this new arts community to Hanover. The LAB’s goal is to help individuals by encouraging them discover their creative gifts. This project is just getting started but plans to offer a variety of classes, opportunities to volunteer, and hope for people of all abilities.
Art of Recycle community centers are places where individuals from all abilities walks of life, creative and cognitive abilities, can come and learn new skills to build confidence and bring joy.
Our mission statement
More than Just aN Art Store
Our mission statement
"To develop, heal and grow community through recycled art. We aim to inspire more art and assist artists in developing skills for art creation by using and re-using the available resources around them. Our objective is to teach people how to create "art with purpose" reusing discarded, unwanted, and excess items; creating generati
"To develop, heal and grow community through recycled art. We aim to inspire more art and assist artists in developing skills for art creation by using and re-using the available resources around them. Our objective is to teach people how to create "art with purpose" reusing discarded, unwanted, and excess items; creating generations of artists and crafters who are more environmentally conscious. "
More than Just aN Art Store
More than Just aN Art Store
More than Just aN Art Store
Can an art store be more than just a place to buy supplies? We think so! We accept donations of gently used and unwanted art supplies, and then sell our surplus at a fraction of the original cost. We also offer workshops for free and low cost!
We also use the donations for classes, workshops, in our free crafting area as well as or free
Can an art store be more than just a place to buy supplies? We think so! We accept donations of gently used and unwanted art supplies, and then sell our surplus at a fraction of the original cost. We also offer workshops for free and low cost!
We also use the donations for classes, workshops, in our free crafting area as well as or free teacher resource area. Finding new homes and uses for discarded items is not only financially thrifty-its keeping items out of the landfills as well.
Our CLASSES
VOLUNTEER! We need you!
More than Just aN Art Store
We offer classes all year round in many subject areas. Take a look at our current class link to see what we have to offer! We also offer one time workshops and a free craft area for kids to have fun time creating.
New Class alert-The Cool Reading & Creative Writing Club starts in February! Look for details on the top of the class page...click below!
memberships
VOLUNTEER! We need you!
VOLUNTEER! We need you!
Memberships are available for the Little Art Bank and are good for 1 year.
there are 3 levels:
Adults (over 18 years of age) 35.00.
Youth (18 and under) and is 15.00.
Family Memberships are 50.00
Members are entitled to a discount on classes and workshops. Some workshops are FREE to member
VOLUNTEER! We need you!
VOLUNTEER! We need you!
VOLUNTEER! We need you!
We are in need of volunteers for all areas. Our focus is on strengthening our community and with that goes a need for members of our community to be involved.
-Desk staff
-Sorting and pricing
-Cleaning and tidying
-Assisting with workshops and classes
...and lots more.
We aim to make it a fun experience and something you will feel good about
We are in need of volunteers for all areas. Our focus is on strengthening our community and with that goes a need for members of our community to be involved.
-Desk staff
-Sorting and pricing
-Cleaning and tidying
-Assisting with workshops and classes
...and lots more.
We aim to make it a fun experience and something you will feel good about.
Interested? Please stop in or contact us! You can also start by filling out the volunteer handbook (the forms are at the bottom of our parent organization AoR webpage link below) and returning it to us in Hanover.
LITTLE ART BANK FOUNDER SAM LITTLE
We lost an amazing person in June. Our founder, Sara "Sam" Little passed away leaving a void in the hearts of everyone who had the honor of knowing her. She was a teacher, artist, mentor, inspiration, muse, kind heart and amazing human being and the world will never be the same without her in it. Sam was the driving force at the Little Art Bank, she opened the center with the desire to give back to the community and inspire others to give back as well, she has done that and more. The LAB will be part of her legacy that will continue to give back to others and remind us that one person can make a huge difference in making the world a kinder place.
So we pose the question... how did knowing Sam impact you? What did you learn from her? How can you make someone's day/week/life better, like she did? How can we continue her legacy to make the world better? Some of our LAB volunteers shared what they learned from her, but we also encourage you to share whatever you feel comfortable with others here, because we all hurt.
Things I have learned from Sam
-Talk to EVERYONE, ask "Whats your story?" and then listen to what the person is really saying.
-Make meaningful connections with people, and then try to help them if you can.
-Make friends, open yourself up knowing that it may end in heartbreak-but you never know until you try.
- You made us all believe that we could be great. You believed in us.
-You can learn something from everyone (even if you don't necessarily like WHAT you learn, its still important to learn)
-Art can change the world.
-Your love reached thousands of us who were taught to see the world anew, with wonder, under your guidance. Lovingly, you challenged us to navigate that wonder through experimenting with and exploring artistic expression.
-Expect the best of people, and understand we are all flawed but many people try really hard to be the best version of themselves that they can.
-Through our friendship I've learned a lot about Life, Love and Art, and how the LAB will continue enriching the lives of others
-Tell people how much you love them, you never know what it will mean to them-Sam told everyone how much they meant to her, and it is something many of us need to do more of.
-She made every person she touched feel special.
-They say a teacher will never know how they affect eternity. For all the gifts she shared, her spirit lives on with every life she touched.
-Thank you for seeing what I needed and giving me a chance to contribute again, for validating my thoughts and opinions, for nudging me out of my comfort zone but mostly for being a really good friend.
Its now the responsibility of the rest of us to pick up where she left off, and we have some very big shoes to fill. We are all better people from knowing and loving her.
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