The Foundry
Virtual Talk: Art, Architecture & Sustainability
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesJoin 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.
Virtual Gallery Exhibition Opening – “Contemporary Reuse 2020”
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesMFTA invites you for a virtual guided tour of "Contemporary Reuse 2020" and an interactive online Q&A discussion with participating artists.
PAPER MAKER- STEAM Across Curriculum Designing and Constructing with Paper (Spring 2020)
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesSOLD OUT TO NEW PARTICIPANTS. If you have already registered for this course at ASPDP, then please enter the correct password to pay for your MFTA Registration Fee.
Postponed – Contemporary Reuse 2020 – Exhibition Opening & Artmaking Night
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesJoin 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.
Knotted Works with Whitney Oldenburg
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesJoin us to create knotted works of art with Whitney Oldenburg, MFTA’s Fall 2019 Artist-in-Residence.
Props, Costumes and Set Design for Oral Presentations across the Curriculum (Spring 2020)
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesThis 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.
Make Mitten Puppets with Author Fran Quittel
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesJoin us for an evening of puppet making and storytelling with accomplished author, Fran Quittel.
Gallery Exhibition Opening: “Loose Ends” by Whitney Oldenburg
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesJoin 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.
On View at the MFTA Gallery: Loose Ends by Whitney Oldenburg
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesNew Member Orientation: December 2019
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesThe 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...
Dance Performance and Artmaking
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesExplore the connection between performance and design with Valerie Green/Dance Entropy. Make your own head sculpture inspired by VG/DE’s contemporary performance Utopia...
Music: The Sounds of Math, Science and Social Studies (Fall 2019)
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesThis course is designed for teachers to integrate music into the classroom through fun and simple techniques, learning basic concepts found in music while designing a series of hands-on indigenous inspired instruments...