The Foundry
Chancellor’s Conference Day: Creative Reuse Workshop
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesElection Day/Chancellor's Conference Day for Staff Development at Materials for the Arts. Learn to create percussion instruments using found objects from our warehouse. Immerse yourself in global rhythms while learning how to integrate them into your classroom curriculum...
New Member Orientation: November 2019
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesThe Welcome Orientation on Monday, November, 4 from 12:00 – 1:00pm at Materials for the Arts is for newly accepted organizations and new staff members of already registered...
Make Masked Marvelous Decorations with Shelton Lindsay
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesJoin us to make decorations with the extraordinary artist, designer, and performer, Shelton Lindsay. This year, Lindsay is the designer and curator of our annual fundraiser, Masked Marvelous...
New Member Orientation: October 2019 (Canceled)
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesThis event has been canceled. Please visit see our November orientation scheduled for Monday, November 4.
Creative Infusion: Art and Reuse in the Classroom (Fall 2019)
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesThis course teaches teachers curriculum integration by giving them an understanding of Creative Reuse art techniques that they can use to teach literacy, math, science and social studies.
On View at the MFTA Gallery: Unknown Numbers
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesMaterials for the Arts is pleased to present Unknown Numbers by MFTA Artist-in-Residence, Roberto Visani.
Gallery Exhibit Opening: “Unknown Numbers” & Artmaking
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesJoin us for the exhibition opening of "Unknown Numbers" by Roberto Visani. Visani will be showing new sculptures, photographs, and drawings created during his Spring residency at Materials for the Arts. Inspired by traditional African figurative sculpture...
New Member Orientation: September 2019
The Foundry 42-38 9th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesThe Welcome Orientation on Monday, September 9, from 12:00pm – 1:00pm at Materials for the Arts is for newly accepted organizations and new staff members of already registered...
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.
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...
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...
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...