Materials for the Arts Gallery is pleased to present "Feared & Revered" by Spring 2022 Artist-in-Residence Nicole Awai. Born in Trinidad, Awai creates multi-media assemblage works using found objects. Through repurposing fabric, frames, photographs, beads, plexiglass, and decorative paper, "Feared & Revered" is Awai's exploration of a powerful female Caribbean folklore entity - Soucouyant, who… Read More »On View: “Feared & Revered” by Nicole Awai
Join us on Tuesday, September 27 at 2:00pm EST for an Instagram LIVE tour of artist Henrike Naumann's exhibition Re-Education on view at SculptureCenter. While creating the exhibition's works, Naumann made several trips to Materials for the Arts for supplies and inspiration. Through installations of furniture and found objects, Naumann examines ideas of consumerism, socioeconomic discontent, and antagonistic political… Read More »Instagram Live Tour of “Re-Education” by Henrike Naumann
We invite you to join us on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 6:30pm for our annual gala, Masked Marvelous, hosted by Friends of Materials for the Arts. With the theme "A Love Letter to New York City," this event will celebrate Materials for the Arts’ impact on arts and culture in New York City and honor… Read More »Masked Marvelous 2022
Registration for this course is open! Dates: 11/5 – 12/17 (Saturdays) Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm Credits: 3 P-Credit/45 CTLE hours* Instruction: Session 1-3: In-Person at MFTA 11/5, 11/12 & 11/19 Session 4-6: Zoom; synchronous & asynchronous 12/3, 12/10 & 12/17 Course Description: This course is designed for teachers to integrate music into the classroom… Read More »Music: The Sounds of Math, Science & Social Studies (Fall 2022)