Events

Steaming Forward

The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United States

STEAMing Forward: 2018 Summer Workshops for Educators Group Show. Each summer, MFTA offers four 36-hour courses for educators that highlight Creative Reuse across all grade levels and subject areas. Taught by Master Teacher Joy Suarez, these courses included paper architecture, fiber arts, stop-motion animation, music composition and instrument making using the project-based learning approach. Using… Read More »Steaming Forward

LOST AND FOUND AT MATERIALS FOR THE ARTS 1978 – 2018

The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United States

Since 1978, millions of items have come through the doors of Materials for the Arts to be repurposed, reused and reimagined.   A few years ago, we thought it would be exciting to highlight some of the more unusual, eclectic and downright weird items that have come our way.  This show is the culmination of that… Read More »LOST AND FOUND AT MATERIALS FOR THE ARTS 1978 – 2018

On View at the MFTA Gallery: Dionis Ortiz

The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United States

Dionis Ortiz is an interdisciplinary artist working in painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, video, and installation. He employs these mediums to create a coming of age story as a Dominican New Yorker exploring masculinity, vulnerability, the supernatural, family, and religion, as well as how culture plays a role in his community and in his life. As… Read More »On View at the MFTA Gallery: Dionis Ortiz

Gallery Opening Reception – Dionis Ortiz

The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United States

Fall 2018 MFTA Artist-in-Residence Featuring musical performances by DJ Momar Clemons and the drummers of Miguel Pérez

New Member Orientation

The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United States

The Welcome Orientation on Monday, January 7,  from 2:00 – 3:00pm at Materials for the Arts is for newly accepted organizations and new staff members of already registered recipients only. Following the orientation there will be a short tour of the warehouse. The orientation and tour will take approximately 1 hour. If you intend to… Read More »New Member Orientation

Free

Character & Performance Workshop

The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United States

Join us for an evening of movement-based storytelling with artists Ambika Raina and Katrina Reid. Ambika and Katrina invite you to create your own performance art piece with reusable materials from MFTA.

Free

New Member Orientation: February 2019

The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United States

The Welcome Orientation on Monday, February 4th,  from 2:00 – 3:00pm at Materials for the Arts is for newly accepted organizations and new staff members of already registered recipients only. Following the orientation there will be a short tour of the warehouse. The orientation and tour will take approximately 1 hour. If you intend to… Read More »New Member Orientation: February 2019

Free

Artist Talk with Dionis Ortiz & Kleaver Cruz

The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United States

Celebrate Black Future(s) Month at MFTA as writer Kleaver Cruz joins current MFTA Artist-in-Residence Dionis Ortiz in a dynamic conversation. They will discuss artmaking, gender, race and what it means to be Dominican New Yorkers in this celebration of artists and identity.

Free

Paper Pulp to Fiction (Spring 2019)

The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United States

This studio class will take a single product, paper, and work out the historical, economic, scientific, social and mathematical properties that are inherent in its use and production ...

$240.00

Quilting Workshop – MFTA Third Thursday

The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United States

Join us for an exciting evening of quilting. Working with unique, reused pieces of fabric, participants will be invited to create their very own quilt blocks. As one of  NYC’s premier fiber and needle arts organizations, Harlem Needle Arts presents this Third Thursday workshop as part of MFTA’s Black Future(s) Month celebration weaving together traditional African-American… Read More »Quilting Workshop – MFTA Third Thursday

Free

MFTA Benefit Concert at Berlin Under A

Berlin Under A 25 Avenue A, New York, NY, United States

Join us at for an evening of musical performances from Bad Hombres and many more at Berlin Under A. Proceeds from this benefit will support MFTA’s programming and community outreach initiatives, including free school field trips, public programming, increased donation pick-up, and our Artist-In-Residence program...

New Member Orientation: March 2019

The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United States

The Welcome Orientation on Monday, March 4th, from 2:00 – 3:00pm at Materials for the Arts is for newly accepted organizations and new staff members of already registered recipients only.

Free