Arts & Play

Your Pathway to Arts Programmes & Play Initiatives

Our Arts & Play scrap-store repurposes non-toxic waste materials from industries and factories across Northern Ireland and offers the materials out to members for their creative activities and educational projects.

Memberships

We provide annual membership to schools, community groups, voluntary organisations etc benefitting more than 50,000 people each year. Membership gives groups access to a one-stop-shop for creative learning resources and an invaluable source of information, support, and advice.

Non-Members

Bryson offers ‘Trolley Fills’ for a one-off payment of £25  which allows anyone to fill up a trolley with waste materials from our Scrap Store and take home for their own creative needs.

Programmes

We receive funding from Belfast City Council each year who allow us to offer free 6-month taster memberships, fully funded art and play workshops and access to ‘Craft it Yourself’ boxes filled with all the essential materials needed to make a craft idea for community groups.

Room Hire & Art Spaces

There is an onsite training room with internet access and free parking. This room can be hired out at a competitive daily rate and members can also avail of 15% discount.

A creative space called ‘The Sitting Room’ is also available for use, which allows members of the public to come and take a soft seat to catch up with friends, create new networking connections and relax with a free tea and coffee.

Working with Industry – Donate Now

Bryson works with wide range of businesses across NI – collecting unwanted scrap and waste for re-imagining and reuse for arts and play programmes. This practice also helps reduce waste to landfill and its associated carbon impacts. Reuse waste materials is internally weighed and verified as soon as we receive it.

In 2023/24 – we made 686 collections from businesses, with 152 tonnes collected and reused by a range of service users – from individuals, communities and vulnerable groups.

If you wish to donate any unwanted materials that could potentially help others – please contact us as below.

Opening hours:
  • Monday 9.30am – 5.00pm
  • Tuesday 9.30am – 5.00pm
  • Wednesday 9.30am – 5.00pm
  • Thursday 9.30am – 7.00pm 
  • Friday closed
  • Saturday closed
  • Sunday closed

For more information on our Arts & Play programmes please call us on 02890 357 545; email us at playresource@brysonpathways.org