Art FORM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization on Adams Avenue in San Diego's Normal Heights neighborhood, operating its main office at 3316 Adams Ave Suite B and its Creative Reuse Store at 2888 Adams Ave, both in the 92116 ZIP. Founded by teaching artist Erin Pennell in 2011 as an extension of her Rare Hare Studio — which launched on Adams Avenue in 2008 — Art FORM stands for Found Objects Recycled Materials and has built its programming around diverting reusable supplies from landfills into art education. The organization provides free art workshops to more than 500 students at Title I elementary schools across San Diego's Mid-City neighborhoods each year, and its community partnerships extend to educational institutions like the Kensington-Normal Heights Branch Library on Adams Avenue. The Creative Reuse Store stocks surplus canvases, fabric, yarn, paper, beads, jewelry-making supplies, and found-nature materials sourced through donations from individuals, local businesses, and industry partners. Art FORM diverts approximately 30 tons of reusable materials from landfill per year, redistributing them at low cost through the store and at no cost through its school programming. The store's sustainability model shares a conservation ethos with Home Start Thrift Boutique on Adams Avenue, another Normal Heights nonprofit retail operation that diverts goods from the waste stream while funding community services. Pennell's curriculum centers on creative reuse as an art practice — students work with donated and collected materials to build projects that develop ingenuity, problem-solving, and conservation awareness rather than relying on store-bought supplies. Over 1,500 additional community members engage with Art FORM annually through special events, pop-up workshops, and partnerships with other Adams Avenue organizations during the Adams Avenue Street Fair and neighborhood programming throughout the year.