rePlay Arts

Name

rePlay Arts

Legal name

rePlay Arts Nonprofit Inc.

Website

https://replayarts.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Arts Education and Creative Reuse

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (711510)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Visual Arts (Drawing, Painting, Illustration) (EDAAAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Personal Enrichment & Creative Arts Programs (EDAAAEAG)

Keywords

• Creative reuse arts
• Community arts education
• Sustainable art supplies
• Nonprofit arts organization
• Hands-on workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

White River Junction

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Retail Sales: The creative reuse art shop sells donated art and craft materials on a pay-what-you-can basis. All proceeds support community programming.
2. Donations: rePlay Arts is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that accepts financial donations from individuals, foundations, and corporate partners. All contributions are tax-deductible.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

rePlay Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit creative reuse arts organization that collects donated new and gently used art and craft materials from individuals and businesses and redistributes them to the community through a pay-what-you-can retail shop, hands-on educational workshops, summer camps, and community art projects. Its core service is landfill diversion of usable art supplies coupled with affordable, accessible creative learning opportunities for all ages in the Upper Valley region.

Product overview

rePlay Arts is a nonprofit creative reuse arts organization offering a single unified service: collecting discarded or unused art and craft materials from businesses and individuals, then redistributing them to the community through a Creative Reuse Art Shop, educational workshops, and summer camp programs. The core offering is the Creative Reuse Art Shop where materials are available on a pay-what-you-can basis, supplemented by hands-on educational programs including weekly Make and Mend workshops, community quilting projects, and two summer camps (Little Makers for ages 4-5 and Reuse Runway for ages 11-14). All offerings emphasize creativity, sustainability, and community access regardless of financial means.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Creative Reuse Art Shop A retail shop that accepts donations of new and gently used art materials from individuals and businesses and resells them to the community on a pay-what-you-can basis. Located at 87 Maple St., White River Junction, VT, open Tuesdays and Wednesdays 11am-6pm and Saturdays 10am-4pm, plus by appointment.
• Educational Programs and Workshops Hands-on arts workshops and educational programs for makers of all ages, including Make and Mend skillshare sessions, community crafting events, and outreach programs delivered at local organizations such as libraries and festivals.
• Summer Camps Week-long summer programs including Reuse Runway for students aged 11-14 (transforming landfill-destined materials into wearable art culminating in a fashion show) and Little Makers for children aged 4-5 (imaginative play and hands-on creative activities).
• Community Quilting Projects Collaborative quilting initiatives that bring community members together to create shared textile works, including the PatchWork project and A Community Quilt Project: My Hope for America (part of the national Becoming America project from Women Building Peace).
• Materials Donations Program Intake program that accepts donations of new or gently used art and craft materials from businesses and individuals, redirecting usable materials from landfills into the creative reuse shop and community programming.

Quantifiable outcome

• Diverts usable materials from landfills and makes them available for community artmaking

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CraftStudiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative relationship with CraftStudies, a sewing and craft education organization. rePlay Arts supplies upholstery samples and materials for CraftStudies classes. The organizations share space and complement each other's creative missions.
• VINS Nature CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerrePlay Arts participates in VINS Nature Center's annual Owl Festival, leading owl craft activities using reuse materials. This partnership brings creative reuse programming to VINS visitors and supports environmental education.
• Northern StageminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerrePlay Arts hosted a mask making workshop for Northern Stage's NextGen Circle launch party. The partnership supports young patron programming and community arts engagement.
• Dartmouth Center for Social ImpactminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as community partner. Dartmouth Center for Social Impact supports student engagement and social innovation in the Upper Valley region.
• Howe LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerrePlay Arts conducts children's craft programming at Howe Library in Hanover, NH, including historical crafts workshops.
• Hartford Community CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerrePlay Arts participates in the annual Hartford Community Coalition Block Party, providing craft activities for community members.
• Upper Valley Music CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as community partner in the Upper Valley arts ecosystem.
• Hood Museum of ArtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as community partner. Hood Museum is part of Dartmouth College's arts programming.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Materials for the Arts: New York City's largest creative reuse center, providing donated materials to arts organizations and schools. Closest analog to rePlay Arts' donation-collection and redistribution model; one of rePlay's founders previously worked there.
• The Scrap Exchange: Creative reuse arts center in Durham, NC selling donated art/craft materials and running educational workshops. Directly comparable operating model and mission.
• SCRAP: Portland, OR-based (with affiliated chapters) creative reuse nonprofit accepting donations of art/craft supplies for redistribution and education. Same shop + workshops + education model as rePlay Arts.
• Free Arts NYC: NYC nonprofit providing free art supplies and programs to underserved youth. Similar accessibility-first mission and donation-funded arts education model.
• Art From Scrap: Environmental education center's creative reuse program in Santa Barbara, CA selling donated materials and running educational programming. Comparable shop-plus-education model with sustainability mission.
• Textile Arts Center: NYC nonprofit arts education organization offering workshops, classes, and community programming in textile arts. Comparable small-scale community arts education structure.
• ReCreative: Denver, CO community creative reuse center selling donated art supplies and hosting workshops. Closely mirrors rePlay Arts' operating model and pay-what-you-can ethos.

Broad incumbents

• Goodwill Industries International: Massive nonprofit reuse/resale organization operating thrift retail at scale. Conceptually adjacent through reuse mission but vastly broader scope, geographic reach, and funding base.
• Habitat for Humanity ReStore: Reuse retail operation supporting Habitat for Humanity's housing mission. Shares the donation-collection retail model but focuses on home goods rather than art materials.

Regional players

• Creative Reuse of Vermont: Vermont-based creative reuse nonprofit operating in the Burlington area. Closest geographic peer operating the same donation-driven retail model within the same state.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/100089461134135
• Instagraminstagram.com/replayarts.uv?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Compliance1 record

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Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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