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SUMMARY:MFTA Gallery: "Lucky Finds: Second Chances" by Scooter LaForge (Mondays - Fridays)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nMFTA is pleased to present “Lucky Finds: Second Chances\,” an exhibition of works by MFTA Designer-in-Residence Scooter LaForge. \nLaForge’s work has been exhibited at the Leslie-Lohman Museum in New York\, the Friedrichshof Museum in Vienna\, and the Spritmuseum/Absolut Art Collection in Stockholm. He also designs a celebrated line of bespoke clothing sold through Patricia Field’s ArtFashion Gallery. His pieces have been worn by artists like Rihanna\, Beyoncé\, Miley Cyrus\, he’s collaborated with Debbie Harry and Blondie\, his designs have been featured on HBO’s “The White Lotus\,” and he has created costumes for Madonna’s performances and music videos. \nIn his new exhibition at the MFTA Gallery\, LaForge utilizes his signature brightly colored painting style that incorporates pop culture imagery\, illustrations\, and found objects to create stunning artworks. By exploring and juxtaposing the different reused materials available in the MFTA warehouse\, LaForge incorporates the many imbued meanings found in everything from children’s book illustrations\, to comic books\, to plastic jack o’ lanterns\, to old couches\, to leather jackets\, and much more. \n“Lucky Finds: Second Chances” is on view through Thursday\, September 17. \nThe MFTA Gallery is open Mondays through Fridays from 9:30am to 4:30pm\, excluding federal holidays. The gallery will be closed on Monday\, September 7. \nMaterials for the Arts\n33-00 Northern Blvd\, 3rd fl.\nLong Island City\, NY 11101 \nScooter LaForge in his studio at Materials for the Arts. Photo courtesy of MFTA.\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:Materials for the Arts\, 33-00 Northern Blvd\, 3rd Floor\, Long Island City\, NY\, 11101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sketch Night
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Drop by the warehouse on Thursday\, August 20\, from 6:30 — 8:30pm for the summer edition of our highly-anticipated sketch night series. Our quarterly sketch night series hosted by A.E. Kieren and curated by Machine Dazzle returns to the warehouse. \nYou know the rules! You bring the vibes\, we provide the materials\, and let the rest be dictated by your artistic desires! \nThis event will include nude posing. \nThursday\, August 20\, 2026 | 6:30 — 8:30pm\nat the Materials for the Arts warehouse\n33-00 Northern Blvd.\, 3rd fl\nLong Island City\, NY 11101[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.materialsforthearts.org/event/sketch-night-summer-2026/
LOCATION:Materials for the Arts\, 33-00 Northern Blvd\, 3rd Floor\, Long Island City\, NY\, 11101\, United States
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SUMMARY:T-Shirt Silkscreen Workshop "Lucky Finds: Second Chances" | Exhibition Closing
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join us on Thursday\, September 3\, 2026 from 6:30 — 8:30pm for a t-shirt silkscreen workshop and closing event for “Lucky Finds: Second Chances\,” an exhibition of works by MFTA Designer-in-Residence Scooter LaForge. \nLaForge’s work has been exhibited at the Leslie-Lohman Museum in New York\, the Friedrichshof Museum in Vienna\, and the Spritmuseum/Absolut Art Collection in Stockholm. He also designs a celebrated line of bespoke clothing sold through Patricia Field’s ArtFashion Gallery. His pieces have been worn by artists like Rihanna\, Beyoncé\, Miley Cyrus\, he’s collaborated with Debbie Harry and Blondie\, his designs have been featured on HBO’s “The White Lotus\,” and he has created costumes for Madonna’s performances and music videos. \nIn his exhibition at the MFTA Gallery\, LaForge utilized his signature brightly colored painting style that incorporates pop culture imagery\, illustrations\, and found objects to create stunning artworks. By exploring and juxtaposing the different reused materials available in the MFTA warehouse\, LaForge incorporates the many imbued meanings found in everything from children’s book illustrations\, to comic books\, to plastic jack o’ lanterns\, to old couches\, to leather jackets\, and much more. \nEnjoy the last few weeks of this MFTA Gallery exhibition\, which remains on view through September 17\, 2026. \nAt Materials for the Arts\n33-00 Northern Blvd\, 3rd fl.\nLong Island City\, NY 11101 \nScooter LaForge in his studio at Materials for the Arts. Photo courtesy of MFTA.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.materialsforthearts.org/event/lucky-finds-second-chances-exhibition-closing-event/
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: Gallery Exhibition by sTo Len
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join us on Thursday\, September 24\, 2026 from 6:30 — 8:30pm for the solo exhibition opening of MFTA Artist-in-Residence sTo Len\, an interdisciplinary artist whose work has centered on ecological place-based collaborations with diverse landscapes and co-creations with communities and municipal agencies. \nThe cross-disciplinary nature of sTo Len’s practice spans printmaking\, video\, sound\, performance\, installation\, drawing\, and social practice work\, threaded together by a site-responsive process of making. Recent projects have included a Trash Museum in Kyrgyzstan\, a community pirate radio show in New Mexico\, and a series of plant-based printmaking while in residence at the Queens Botanical Garden in NY. Len was the first Artist in Residence at AlexRenew Wastewater Treatment facility in Virginia and the Public Artist in Residence at the NY Department of Sanitation from 2021-2023. \nThursday\, September 24\, 2026 l 6:30 — 8:30pm\nAt the Materials for the Arts Gallery\n33-00 Northern Blvd\, 3rd fl.\nLong Island City\, NY 11101[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.materialsforthearts.org/event/opening-reception-gallery-exhibition-by-sto-len/
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SUMMARY:Ballroom Event with Kiki Arts Collective
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join us on Thursday\, October 15\, 2026 from 6:30 — 8:30pm for a ballroom event with Kiki Arts Collective. \nThe Kiki Arts Collaborative was established in 2025\, emerging from an innovative series of events and programs initiated by co-founder and Executive Director Colby “Reign” King\, with Jaileen Pierre-Louis. The Kiki Arts Collaborative exists to leverage the transformative power of Kiki ballroom culture\, arts\, and knowledge to radically expand access\, visibility\, and opportunity for LGBTQ+ young adults and emerging artists of color. \nThursday\, October 15\, 2026 l 6:30 — 8:30pm\nAt the Materials for the Arts Gallery\n33-00 Northern Blvd\, 3rd fl.\nLong Island City\, NY 11101 \nPhoto by Dumebi Malaika Menakaya.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.materialsforthearts.org/event/ballroom-event-with-kiki-arts-collective/
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SUMMARY:Sketch Night
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Drop by the warehouse on Tuesday\, October 27\, from 6:30 — 8:30pm for the fall edition of our highly-anticipated sketch night series. Our quarterly sketch night series hosted by A.E. Kieren and curated by Machine Dazzle returns to the warehouse. \nYou know the rules! You bring the vibes\, we provide the materials\, and let the rest be dictated by your artistic desires! \nThis event will include nude posing. \nTuesday\, October 27\, 2026 | 6:30 — 8:30pm\nat the Materials for the Arts warehouse\n33-00 Northern Blvd.\, 3rd fl\nLong Island City\, NY 11101[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.materialsforthearts.org/event/sketch-night-fall-2026/
LOCATION:Materials for the Arts\, 33-00 Northern Blvd\, 3rd Floor\, Long Island City\, NY\, 11101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Third Thursday
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