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About us
About us
Secondhand Salamander is a “creative reuse center” - basically a thrift store for crafting, art, and DIY supplies. We take donations of partially-used (or new!) art supplies and offer them to the community at an exceptionally discounted price. We’re just getting started (est. 2024!) so right now our physical location is farmer's markets and we have submitted our application to become a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. But as we expand we’ll start offering community classes, school/ teacher support, and so much more!
Inclusion
Inclusion
We hope to be a place where anyone can come to discover new hobbies and find creative fulfillment. You are welcome and loved.
Nonprofit Thrift
Nonprofit Thrift
Our non-profit status allows us to sell craft supplies at a huge discount compared to big box stores. Artistic expression is a right, not a luxury!
Environment
Environment
We help divert waste from landfills by accepting donations of crafting odds and ends and giving them new life. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
Our Values
Our Values
Art should not hide behind a paywall. We are committed to lowering the financial barrier to access new artistic experiences and expression.
We support human-driven art, including physical, visual, digital, and performing arts.
We believe all people should be compensated fairly. Wage workers deserve a living wage.
All humans, no matter their race, orientation, or social standing, are deserving of love and inclusion. Artistic expression is for all.
Earth is our home! Sustainable art supplies add value to the environment and to our creative expression.
We believe art is for all abilities, skill levels, and interests. We embrace neurodivergencies and know that differences make us stronger.
Art is, and always should be, fun!
Donation Update!
Donation Update!
This is our storage space. ------->
As you can see, it is packed to the ceiling! This is wonderful and also I can't get to the yarn in the back.
Because of this fantastic issue, we are pausing large donations for now. We are currently working on getting a storefront which will (hopefully) give us more storage space and (definitely!) let us move our supplies out the door to you faster.
You're still welcome to drop off smaller donations at one of our drop off locations below, but if you need to move your great aunt's entire scrapbook room out, hold onto it for a couple months! We'll take it as soon as we can!
Donation Drop off points
Donation Drop off points
Check Together Arts calendar for available drop off times
1379 N Miami Circle,
Salt Lake City, UT
Kate at Together Arts does free art classes/supplies for the community in Salt Lake. Stop by for a free class and to donate any supplies you have lying around!
Available to drop off donations on weekdays from 9am - 5pm
82 W. Louise Avenue
South Salt Lake City, Utah 84115
Jodi at Glass with a Past creates amazing art from recycled glass. She also hosts classes and workshops!
Our next market is January 31 with Think Pink inside the Valley Fair Mall!
Check our events page for details
We accept donations at any of our markets!
Would you like your business to be a drop off point for the Salamander?
Our Partners
Our Partners
Groups/organizations that have made significant contributions to the Salamander, or are great groups to check out!
(THANK YOU!)
New Roots was our very first market in 2024! They are centered on helping refugees get on their feet through growing their own produce. Our role at the market helped the customers have access to affordable art supplies. We learned so much from them, and are so grateful to them for helping us get strarted!
Rose Anvil is a small business here in Salt Lake that specializes in leatherworking. They have donated a TON of scrap leather to us, and it's gorgeous!
Good4Life hosted most of the markets we were at in 2025. They are so great to work with, and they really make small businesses accessible to the public as well as helping all the vendors feel loved and appreciated.
One of our biggest material donors ever, Alinco costumes is a local to Utah mascot company that creates custom costumes for high school mascots, company mascots, and more. If you get fuzzy or stretchy fabric from us, it's probably from them!
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What material donations do you accept?
Why do you sell things if you're a non-profit? Where does the money go?
Secondhand Salamander is not trying to be the next big trendy thing. But unfortunately we live in a capitalist system that requires us to pay for market spaces, and eventually we would like to be able to pay rent for a permanent location. We also believe that people should be paid a living wage for their work, and as soon as we can afford employees, we want to give them a sustainable income. Currently, all our staff are volunteers until we can have enough of a financial footing to hire employees and have a physical location that is not our president's garage.
Why do you have a sliding price scale?
We at the Salamander firmly believe that art is for amateurs. We want you to be able to try new hobbies, explore new interests, and make amazing art without bankrupting yourself. We feel like the paywall is a huge barrier to a lot of people that could become the next Van Gogh if only they had access to supplies. We want to get supplies to you at the lowest price possible while also being able to keep operating, which is why we have a Pay-What-You-Can model. This way those who need access can get what they need, while if you feel like can pay more than 5 cents for a bottle of paint, you go for it! What it's worth to you, it's worth that to us.
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