Chancellor’s Conference Day – Professional Development Creative Reuse Workshop for Educators
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesThis hands-on studio class introduces arts integration and multi-modal instruction to classroom teachers...
Make Percussion Instruments with Louie Miranda
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesLearn unique ways to create percussion instruments and build them yourself with reusable materials from Materials for the Arts...
Music: The Sounds of Math, Science, and Social Studies (Summer 2019)
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesSOLD OUT - This course is designed for teachers to integrate music into the classroom through fun and simple techniques, learning basic concepts found in music while...
New Member Orientation: July 2019
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesThe Welcome Orientation on Thursday, July 11th, from 12:00 – 1:00pm at Materials for the Arts is for newly accepted organizations and new staff members of already registered...
Creative Infusion – Art and Reuse in the Classroom (Summer 2019)
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesSOLD OUT - Creative 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...
Gallery Exhibit Opening: “The Artists of Materials for the Arts”
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesMFTA invites you to celebrate our newest gallery exhibit, The Artists of Materials for the Arts. This exhibit showcases artwork created by MFTA staff and teaching artists...
On View at the MFTA Gallery: The Artists of Materials for the Arts
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesThe Artists of Materials for the Arts showcases the creations of teaching artists and staff of MFTA. It is a collection of works made by those who teach, support, and practice creative reuse every day. MFTA’s teaching artists educate students, teachers, and the public in various forms of sustainable artmaking through workshops, field trips, and… Read More »On View at the MFTA Gallery: The Artists of Materials for the Arts
Project Based Learning – Making Books, Games and Props to Animate for Multi Media Presentations (Summer 2019)
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesThis course is designed for teachers who are interested in offering their students a deeper investigation of project based learning by using reusable materials...
Raw Fibers – The Art of Fabric (Summer 2019)
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesThis studio class will take a single product, fabric, and work out the historical, economic, scientific, social and mathematical properties that are inherent in its use and production through hands-on art making...
New Member Orientation: August 2019
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesThe Welcome Orientation on Thursday, July 11th, from 12:00 – 1:00pm at Materials for the Arts is for newly accepted organizations and new staff members of already registered...
Stonewall 50: Fashion & Activism in LGBTQ History (Summer 2019)
New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West, New York, NY, United StatesHow has clothing been used as a form of expression and social activism throughout history? This two-day, one-credit course dives into the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, and explores fashion...
Artist Talk: Roberto Visani and Michael Kelly Williams
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesJoin us for a conversation with our current and former Artists-in-Residence, Roberto Visani and Michael Kelly Williams. The two will discuss their art, personal stories, creative reuse, racial identity, and politics, during this special celebration of artists.