About SMART ART + CRAFT SUPPLIES

Smart Art + Craft Supplies opened its doors in June of 2014 as SmART! Supplies, a social enterprise of Progress Inc. The organization assumed the name Smart Art + Craft Supplies in January of 2020.

Nashville’s creative community and finest thrifters shop our shelves for new and gently used art and craft supplies. Smart Art + Craft is proud to provide the community such supplies for a fraction of their retail price.

100% of our profits at Smart Art + Craft Supplies benefit programs to promote the health, happiness, and safety of adults living with intellectual disabilities in our community.  As individuals with these disabilities often have problems with major life activities such as language, mobility, learning, self-help and independent living, we're honored to help in any way we can.

In addition to financial support, Smart Art + Craft serves as a vocational center for people with intellectual disabilities. Various adults with intellectual disabilities come to Smart Art + Craft to learn job skills. We observe what each individual enjoys doing and where they excel and we use that information to help place them in payed employment across Middle Tennessee.

MEET OUR TEAM

Our retail team, volunteers, and store managers keep Smart operating every day! Please take a minute to say hello.

WHAT YOU MAY FIND 

When shopping at Smart Art + Craft Supplies, you'll find everything from craft books to zippers. On any given day, you may find any of the items listed below... and more!

ART SUPPLIES - Paint, brushes, glue, chalk, ink, carving tools, stencils, transfer letters, crayons, markers, rulers, clay, glue guns, canvas (blank and used), yard sticks/rulers.

CRAFT SUPPLIES - Pipe cleaners, craft foam, pom poms, clothes pins, glitter, doll supplies, marbles, game and puzzle pieces, silk flowers, wine corks, baskets, costume jewelry, thumb tacks, styrofoam balls, wreath forms, macrame cord, kits, wooden thread spools, clothing patches, stained glass scraps.

COLLAGE & SCRAPBOOKING - Stickers, scrapbook paper, embellishments, punches, rubber stamps, stamp pads, maps, postage stamps, photographs.

CONTAINERS - Small jars( baby food, etc.), tins, jewelry boxes, paper shopping bags, plastic crates, cigar boxes, Rubbermaid type bins, small plastic containers.

FABRIC AND NOTIONS - Fabric, zippers, buttons, beads, jewelry making materials, thread, sewing supplies, sewing tools, ribbon, velcro, leather, yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks.

GIFT WRAP & PARTY SUPPLIES - Wrapping paper, gift bags, tissue, greeting cards(new and used), party decorations, ribbon, bows, balloons.

MAT BOARD, FRAMING, SIGN MAKING - Mat board, frames, plexiglas, sign board, photo albums, foam core, framing tools.

MEDIA/TECH - Records, film canisters, slides, negatives, x-rays, floppy disks, vintage typewriters, vintage photos.

METAL - Bottle caps, tins, ornate metal fixtures (hooks, doorknobs, etc.), non-coated wire, soda can tabs, sheet metal, candy tin, screws, nails, keys, bicycle parts, silverware, cake and jello molds, cookie cutters, license plates, mattress/metal springs, vintage birdcages, wire coat hangers, steam gears.

PAPER - Copy paper, card stock, art paper, construction paper, scrapbook paper, poster board, paper sample books, blueprints, sturdy cardboard tubes, atlas/maps.

INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES - Old pane windows, knobs, upholstery tacks, cabinet hardware, decorative rocks/marbles.

MISC – sheets of cork, sunglasses, reading glasses, board games, puzzles, baskets, costume jewelry, watches, guitar strings and picks, piano keys, sheet music, gardening and landscaping tools, mannequins and/or parts, globes, light bulbs, drum sticks, egg cartons, ping pong/golf balls, sea shells, clock faces, mirrors, terra cotta pots.

RETURN POLICY

As a thrift store and a nonprofit organization that supports adults with intellectual disabilities we rely greatly on every single sale. For this reason all sales are final. Should you end up with a product that will not operate we will do our best to swap it out or issue you a store credit. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Kyle at kyle@smartartandcraft.org.