By Catherine Ipsen, the Associate Director at the Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities and Director of Rural Employment Research at the RTC: Rural at the University of Montana. Catherine is a former Home ReSource board member and current Home ReSource events committee member. Originally published in Missoula Current, September 7, […]
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We have a winner! Pictured here is the Best In Show and Best Use Of The Fair Theme winning exhibit, Mission To Zero, by our own Bo Muhsam and Stella Allen. The exhibit embodies both creative reuse and the fair theme of “Pioneering the Future.” Congratulations Bo and Stella! We’ve […]
Monique from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes gifted us a sample of a youth art project she and her colleagues recently facilitated. Kids came together to make beautiful artistic coasters on tiles we supplied through our Materials Giving Program. She left with another basketful destined for an activity on Tuesday as part […]
The nittiest, grittiest, smashin-est, bashin-est, clangin-est, bangin-est, creativist, barbaloot savin-est party in town is coming up! Register your team! Be a sponsor! RSVP on Facebook! Watch The Lorax (and those cute little barbaloots)!
The third full year of ZWAP!, our Zero Waste Ambassadors Program, concluded this week. Hailing from 29 classes representing 11 schools, more than 600 Missoula fifth graders increased their ZWAPtitude. The 2018 cohort brings the total number of Zero Waste Ambassadors to 1905! Middle schools, look out! You’re about to have students […]
We are thrilled to invite you to join us next Friday for the first-ever art opening in the Home ReSource Community Room. Tyler Brumfield, our 2018 artist-in-residence, has been working with particle board, 4x4s, and formica to explore the creative reuse possibilities of the functional sculpture known as the coffee table. RSVP on Facebook. Who doesn’t […]
Are you a manufactured home resident interested in home repair, weatherization, financial counseling, and the connection between health and housing? Come on down to the FREE Resource Fair for Manufactured Home Residents tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in our Community Room. Weatherization workshop at 10 a.m. More info here. Also in our Community Room, join […]
Tyler Brumfield set up shop on our mezzanine this week. He’s a sculptor on the verge of receiving his Master of Fine Arts from UM where his recent thesis show got a rave review. Tyler is excited to discover new relationships between material and form during his artist residency at […]
We are excited to announce our 2018 Artist in Residence. Tyler Brumfield is a Missoula-based sculptor who will be creating work using Home ReSource materials through May. It is likely that we will track his progress on our ReSourcery blog. Please mark your calendars for a First Friday opening on June 1 in the […]