Materials Exchange Center for Community Arts (MECCA): 

MECCA is a nonprofit organization based in Eugene, Oregon. Dedicated to diverting materials out of the waste stream and into the community's creative endeavors, MECCA is committed to providing public access to low-cost arts education and materials. The group’s office and studio, as well as its retail resource center, are located at 449 Willamette Street in Eugene. MECCA’s resource center acts as a clearing house for scraps and discards that can be reused creatively. Local businesses, artists, and individuals donate materials they no longer need, and MECCA sorts, processes, and organizes them to sell at a very affordable prices. All proceeds support MECCA's mission and educational programs.

OUR WORK WITH NCS

MECCA's classes for the Network Charter School focus on both the arts (many types) and sciences (specifically Chemistry). Our NCS instructor, Perry Joseph, is creative teacher as well as a talented professional printmaker whose art is exhibited in public and private settings throughout the Northwest. His classes at NCS seek to provide youth with an outlet for expressing their natural creativity as well as a opportunity to explore the magic of Chemistry, a science that actually has many connections to the world of artistic creation. MECCA’s classes are held at its studio in downtown Eugene.

For more information see MECCA’s website.