Events

Dance Performance and Artmaking

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

Explore the connection between performance and design with Valerie Green/Dance Entropy. Make your own head sculpture inspired by VG/DE’s contemporary performance Utopia...

Free

New Member Orientation: December 2019

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

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

Free

Gallery Exhibition Opening: “Loose Ends” by Whitney Oldenburg

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

Join us for the exhibition opening of Loose Ends by MFTA’s Fall 2019 Artist-in-Residence Whitney Oldenburg. At the event, enjoy a live violin performance by Whitney Biennial artist, Laura Ortman.

Free

Make Mitten Puppets with Author Fran Quittel

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

Join us for an evening of puppet making and storytelling with accomplished author, Fran Quittel.

Free

Props, Costumes and Set Design for Oral Presentations across the Curriculum (Spring 2020)

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

This course is designed to enhance oral presentations in the classroom through the use of project based learning to create props, costumes and set designs made from reusable materials. Through guided art instruction, participants create hands-on art projects that integrate differentiated instruction into various learning modalities and multiple subject areas, providing critical thinking skills to enhancing rigor in the classroom.

$240.00

Knotted Works with Whitney Oldenburg

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

Join us to create knotted works of art with Whitney Oldenburg, MFTA’s Fall 2019 Artist-in-Residence.

Free

Postponed – Contemporary Reuse 2020 – Exhibition Opening & Artmaking Night

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

Join us for the exhibition opening of "Contemporary Reuse 2020." This year's exhibition will feature the unique works of six artists: Cecile Chong, Lars Fisk, Howard Lerner, Tijay Mohammed, Carolina Piñafiel, and Jason Rohlf, who reuse materials in a various ways. 

Virtual Talk: Art, Architecture & Sustainability

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

Join us for a conversation with the Artistic Director of Phish and Sculptor Lars Fisk, and Architect and Designer of the September 11 Memorial Michael Arad.

Free

Artist Talk with Tijay Mohammed

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

Join us online for a live conversation with MFTA Spring 2020 Artist-in-Residence, Tijay Mohammed as he shares how heritage, culture, women, and community shape his practice.

Free