The Black Rock Arts Foundation's ScrapEden Program is the fruit of collaborative efforts between the San Francisco Department of the Environment and BRAF.  We pair artists with neighborhood groups in a creative partnership that illustrates the messages and practices of recycling and reuse through community art installations. The community and the artist work together to produce temporary art installations displayed in community parks.

We are excited about the ongoing development of the newest incarnation of the ScrapEden project, The Composting Contraption! Look for a preview of it at Maker Faire May 22nd – 23rd, and a full scale launch in mid-June 2010. Click here to read more..

BRAF is seeking partnerships opportunities to extend this new program to other cities. Recently BRAF received an award to create a project component to pair artists with at-risk youth in underrepresented communities to create artworks from reclaimed and recycled materials.