Events

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

Aquaponics Sculptures – MFTA Third Thursday

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

Come to Materials for the Arts to learn how to grow plants in unique places, and learn how to build aquaponics systems with reusable materials...

Free

Creative Reuse for Teachers Workshop @ UFT

UFT 50 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

"Creative Reuse for Teachers Workshop" brought to you by NYCATA/UFT/MFTA • Location: 50 Broadway, NY, NY 10004 • Friday, March 22nd, 2019 • 4:30-6:30pm • www.uft.org/creative-reuse

Paper Maker: Teaching STE(A)M with Paper (Spring 2019)

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

In this studio art course, participants will experiment with numerous techniques found in cutting, folding, shaping and molding multiple weights and sizes of paper found in the MFTA warehouse. Participants use investigative thinking skills and problem-solving through a series of hands-on learning projects that promote higher cognitive learning skills.

$240.00