Musical Instrument Making with Louie Miranda
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesJoin us live this Music Month for a creative reuse instrument-making workshop with musician and MFTA Teaching Artist, Louie Miranda.
Gallery Exhibition Opening: “The Path of Least Resistance” by Elisa Insua
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesJoin us in person at the MFTA Gallery for the exhibition opening of "The Path of Least Resistance" by Elisa Insua, MFTA Artist-in-Residence.
July 2021 | Third Thursday
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesMFTA's Third Thursday programming includes artists talks, interviews, artmaking events, and gallery tours.
PAPER MAKER- STEAM Across Curriculum Designing and Constructing with Paper (Online: Summer 2021)
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesMFTA incorporates STEAM into each project based learning workshop designed for implementation across the classroom curriculum, easily modified, easy to turn key, participants will be able to provide a diverse level of learning techniques...
MFTA Gallery – “The Path of Least Resistance” by Elisa Insua
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesVisit MFTA Gallery for artist Elisa Insua's solo exhibition, "The Path of Least Resistance." As MFTA's Spring 2020 Artist-in-Residence, Insua has transformed buttons, beads, jewelry, electronics, and toys into elaborate large-scale assemblage works that examine excess and consumption in our society. Born in Buenos Aires, Elisa Insua started her practice as a self-taught artist, creating… Read More »MFTA Gallery – “The Path of Least Resistance” by Elisa Insua
Paper; Pulp to Fiction (Online: Summer 2021)
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesThis 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; all through hands-on art making...
From Posters to Podcasts: Social Activism from the 20th Century to Today (Online: Summer 2021)
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesThis course takes place at MFTA and at the NY Historical Society. The purpose of this course is to build teacher content knowledge around 20th and 21st century social activism...
Creative Reuse in Fashion: An Interview with Rick Davy, Founder of BK Style Foundation
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesJoin MFTA online for a conversation about creative reuse in fashion with BK Style Foundation, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit, which showcases emerging designers and provides educational programs to young people interested in careers in fashion.
Junk Kouture Workshop: Live – with Materials for the Arts
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesAs part of Climate Week NYC, Junk Kouture takes over Materials for the Arts for a celebration of creativity, fashion and sustainability.
Canceled–Creative Infusion: Art and Reuse in the Classroom (Online: Fall 2021)
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesCreative Infusion is an introduction to a wide range of ideas, techniques and methods used for integrating art made with reusable and recycled materials across the curriculum...