Paper: Pulp to Fiction (Fall 2024)
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesThis studio class will take a single product – paper – and explore six themes of hands-on practice: paper making, pen and ink, block prints, stenciling, silkscreen and collage.
Third Thursday: Hand-Printing with Bonnie Ralston
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesNo printer? No problem! In this two-hour workshop led by Bonnie Ralston, Third Thursday attendees will explore a variety of hand-printing methods that don’t require specialized equipment—just their imagination! Attendees… Read More »Third Thursday: Hand-Printing with Bonnie Ralston
Third Thursday: Join the Clown Brigade with Simone Siegel!
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesStep right up for a night of clown-centric creation! Multi-disciplinary artist Simone Siegel will lead December's Third Thursday programming in creating a clown collar out of recycled materials pulled from… Read More »Third Thursday: Join the Clown Brigade with Simone Siegel!
Love Spell Workshop with Machine Dazzle
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesLooking for love under the table on New Years Eve year after year hasn’t worked out for you? Put down those grapes and come on over to MFTA for an… Read More »Love Spell Workshop with Machine Dazzle
Sketch Night: Winter Edition
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for an evening of mystical delight on Thursday, January 30, from 6:30 — 8:30pm for our winter edition of MFTA’s Sketch Night, a series of free monthly programming curated by… Read More »Sketch Night: Winter Edition
Exhibition Opening: “Unraveling Threads” by Borinquen Gallo
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States“Extrapolating beauty in unexpected places is a way for me to feel at home, to feel safe as I nomadically inhabit and navigate different spaces and places,” shared MFTA Artist-in-Residence… Read More »Exhibition Opening: “Unraveling Threads” by Borinquen Gallo
Between the Aisles: A Celebration of NYC’s Premier Creative Reuse Center
The Shed - Tisch Skylights 545 W 30th St, New York, United StatesYou are formally invited to “Between the Aisles,” a celebration of Materials for the Arts (MFTA)! Join us on Thursday, March 20th from 6:30 to 8:30pm at The Shed’s… Read More »Between the Aisles: A Celebration of NYC’s Premier Creative Reuse Center
Paper Maker (Spring 2025)
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesIn this studio art course, participants will experiment with numerous techniques found in cutting, folding, shaping and molding multiple weights and sizes of upcycled paper found in the MFTA warehouse.