CUCCR holds Reuse: a day of making

Anna Timm-Bottos is in her element: she's packed the EV Junction with people who are working away at tables overflowing with craft materials.

“You are in the middle of Reuse: a day of making,” she says, "this is the first event put on by the CUCCR."

This day of making held by the Concordia University Centre for Creative Reuse (CUCCR) held on December 6th, was organized to gain momentum for the Centre’s opening March 15, 2017.

“We actually pronounce it ‘sucker’,” she says craftily.

The project was created by Timm-Bottos, a masters student in art education, in partnership with Kathleen Vaughan, an associate professor in the Department of Art Education and Faisal Shennib from Environmental Health and Safety. They received $45000 in funding from the Dean of Students Big Hairy Ideas competition last Spring.

Mark Unterberger, working away on a papier mâché maquette, is in his final year of the design program and is deeply involved in the CUCCR.

“I am in charge of designing the actual space; the storage modules and how the space will work.”

He’s doing an internship through the Design department that has enabled him to work on design plans for the CUCCR this term. Next term he will be building.

“I’m creating a significant legacy that I will leave behind when I graduate. Something that is quite valuable and useful to the school,” he says.

Timm-Bottos crosses her fingers for the future, when they open in March. She sees the CUCCR as a key support service that will help Concordia University and the Faculty of Fine Arts prioritize reuse. It's about more than simple recycling: the goal is to create a central repository for unwanted art materials that faculty and students can rely on every day.

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