Event
Artist Workshop w/ Cecilia André | Thursday, November 10th
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesJoin MFTA’s Artist in Residence, Cecilia André, for an evening in the warehouse! Visit her studio, gather materials, and enjoy the opportunity to work on an art project and learn ways to partner and connect with MFTA. Bring your out-of-use art materials and other random items for reuse! Date: Thursday, November 10th Time: 5:00PM - 7:00PM… Read More »Artist Workshop w/ Cecilia André | Thursday, November 10th
A Conversation with Anna Sacks “The Trash Walker”
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us at the Materials for the Arts warehouse for a LIVE show recording of the podcast Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen, which engages famous writers, actors, performers, artists, thinkers, and creatives in intimate conversations as they discuss one person, one place, and one thing that are important to them. At this special event, Cohen will… Read More »A Conversation with Anna Sacks “The Trash Walker”
MFTA Gallery: “A Kaleidoscope of Lines/ Forms/ Patterns” by Sui Park
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesMaterials for the Arts is pleased to present “A Kaleidoscope of Lines/ Forms/ Patterns” by MFTA Artist-in-Residence Sui Park. Park is a New York-based artist born in Seoul, Korea. Her work involves creating 3-dimensional organic forms in biomorphic shapes that are both illusory and mystical. Park’s creations are often made with mass-produced industrial materials, in particular, Monofilament cable sleeving and… Read More »MFTA Gallery: “A Kaleidoscope of Lines/ Forms/ Patterns” by Sui Park
A Conversation with Actor BD Wong
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us at the Materials for the Arts warehouse for a LIVE show recording of the podcast Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen, which engages famous writers, actors, performers, artists, thinkers, and creatives in intimate conversations as they discuss one person, one place, and one thing that are important to them. At this special event, Cohen… Read More »A Conversation with Actor BD Wong
Summer Family Night
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesBring your family to celebrate the Summer with a night of artmaking at the MFTA warehouse! All ages welcome. Discover creative ways to reuse discarded materials. Art stations will be facilitated by MFTA teaching staff & special guest artists—and there will be music, drinks and food! Thursday, July 20th 5:00PM - 7:30PM Free! 33-00 Northern… Read More »Summer Family Night
Collaborative Artmaking Workshop “Trees of America” led by Bel Falleiros and Renata Cruz With Art Exhibition by Public Artist-in-Residence Modesto Flako Jimenez
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us on Thursday, August 17 for an opportunity to participate in a hands-on art making activity with ÁRVORES DA AMÉRICA (Trees of America), led by Bel Falleiros and Renata Cruz where attendees are invited to create an installation with paper banners and earth pigments. These banners will be painted with phrases from individuals that bring us… Read More »Collaborative Artmaking Workshop “Trees of America” led by Bel Falleiros and Renata Cruz With Art Exhibition by Public Artist-in-Residence Modesto Flako Jimenez
“Pre-Texts” Workshop Led By Harvard Professor Doris Sommer and Director of NYU Drama Therapy Program Nisha Sajnani Featuring An Appearance From Fuzzy Friends at LIC Feral Feeders!
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesCome explore the Materials for the Arts warehouse! We're excited to host a Pre-Texts tour by Doris Sommer, Director of the Cultural Agents Initiative at Harvard University, and Nisha Sajnani, Director of NYU Drama Therapy Program. Participants will read a text aloud and then explore the warehouse to find objects that help them reflect deeper… Read More »“Pre-Texts” Workshop Led By Harvard Professor Doris Sommer and Director of NYU Drama Therapy Program Nisha Sajnani Featuring An Appearance From Fuzzy Friends at LIC Feral Feeders!
Masked Marvelous 2023
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesFriends of Materials for the Arts (FOMA) is excited to host the Masked Marvelous Cocktail Party at our warehouse in Long Island City for the first time since 2019! Please join us on Tuesday, October 24th from 6:00-10:00 pm as we celebrate this year’s theme “A Homecoming - Back to the Warehouse.” This celebration will also… Read More »Masked Marvelous 2023
Election Day Educator Professional Development: “We Tried to Warn You!”
Poster House 119 W 23rd St, New York, United StatesDate: November 7, 2023 Time: 9:30am–2:30pm Location: Poster House 119 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011 Price: $25 / $20 For Poster House Educator Members Join Poster House for its first Election Day PD, with special guest Materials for the Arts! This teacher professional development will focus on Poster House’s new exhibition, We Tried to… Read More »Election Day Educator Professional Development: “We Tried to Warn You!”
Raw Fibers: The Art of Fabric (2024)
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesThis course is full. Please join our Professional Development mailing list to be notified about future courses! Dates: Saturday, February 17th Saturday, February 24th* (Virtual) Saturday, March 2nd Saturday, March 9th Saturday, March 16th Saturday, March 23rd *All sessions are in-person at MFTA, except for Saturday, 2/24 which will be virtual. Time: 9:00AM - 5:00PM Credits:… Read More »Raw Fibers: The Art of Fabric (2024)
March Third Thursday: Oboe-Making led by Skip Laplante Featuring Anthony Sertel Dean’s Lamp Camp!
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us next Thursday for our March Third Thursday programming featuring an oboe-making activity led by former MFTA teaching artist Skip Laplante. La Plante invents, builds, composes for, performs on and teaches with musical instruments built from trash. Alongside Bash the Trash, he’s presented nearly 2,000 programs about acoustics in schools across the nation. For… Read More »March Third Thursday: Oboe-Making led by Skip Laplante Featuring Anthony Sertel Dean’s Lamp Camp!
Sketch Night Curated by Machine Dazzle & A.E. Kieren
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us Thursday, April 4, 2024, from 6:30pm — 8:30pm at the Materials for the Arts warehouse for a special night curated by Spring 2023 Artist-in-Residence Machine Dazzle and sketch artist A.E. Kieren. The evening will feature nude posing by former Broadway dancer Kenneth Ard and multi-hyphenate artist Darlinda Just Darlinda for attendees to sketch.… Read More »Sketch Night Curated by Machine Dazzle & A.E. Kieren