You Can Make a Difference.

Clever Octopus is supported by wonderful people like you. Thank you for your support and financial contributions.

Help us reach our goal!

We are fundraising to bolster our community outreach! We hope to continue our efforts in senior centers and youth programming, from remote learning activity kits to digital instruction, mini-grants and offering free art supplies in our OctoBox.

Vulnerable populations may find themselves isolated under normal circumstances, and the pandemic has only exacerbated this seclusion. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to alter our lives, many organizations are struggling to serve their respective communities with restricted budgets. Clever Octopus needs your help in order to provide remote learning opportunities for these organizations, particularly senior centers and youth organizations.

Were you sent by a Clever Octopus Digital Ambassador? Don’t forget to put their name/username in the comment section of your donation!

WHO WE ARE

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As a nonprofit and Utah's only creative reuse center, we strive to foster environmental awareness and make art and craft supplies accessible to our community. Your donation will allow us to continue offering a sliding scale payment option for our STEAM programming, free art supplies in our outreach OctoBox, and donations to countless community organizations we partner with.


Haven't heard of us before? Clever Octopus is a creative reuse center, which extends the life of clean and usable materials that were otherwise destined for the landfill.
We sell gently used art and craft supplies, thrifted items and oddities for a fraction of the retail price. This makes art making accessible.


Clever Octopus began as two artists Jen Lopez and Sheri Gibb sought to challenge the status quo of art education. Through our programming we hope to foster environmental awareness through art in young people.


From a mobile truck to a new warehouse building with shop and boutique, the organization has grown immensely since its inception. At Clever Octopus we aim to reimagine not only how art is made, but how we can reimagine our place in consumption.

FREE WAYS TO DONATE TO CLEVER OCTOPUS

Smiths Donations

Smith’s is supporting local nonprofit organizations!

Smith’s is offering an easy way for nonprofit organizations to raise money. Support Clever Octopus every time you shop at Smith’s.

Signing up is free and easy!

Step 1: Go to SmithsFoodandDrug.com/inspire

Step 2: Sign into your digital account or choose “Create an Account” and fill in the information.

Step 3: Link your Rewards Card to your organization:
Enter our number: JM459 or at least 3 letters of our name and click ‘Search’
select the organization and choose ‘Save’.

Then, every time you shop at Smith’s with your Rewards Card, they donate 0.5% of your total order to our nonprofit.

AmazonSmile Charity List

Do you want to help provide important youth art and STEM programming in Salt Lake City? Now you can, with the Clever Octopus AmazonSmile Charity List. Clever Octopus is in need of some essential tools and supplies for our classes. All the tools and supplies will be used in Creative Reuse workshops where students will learn about how to reduce their impact on the environment and create art and STEM projects. Below are the steps you can take towards making a difference in your community.

Step 1: Use this link to login or create an Amazon Account

Step 2: Once you are on the Amazon Charity Lists page scroll down to "Browse by Cause" and select "Arts & Culture".

Step 3: A search bar should appear on the right side of your screen. Search "Clever Octopus"

Step 4: Select the supplies and tools you wish to gift to Clever Octopus for our Creative Reuse Programming.