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May 2022
Exploring our Waste: A Creative Workshop with Artist sTo Len
Join us for a workshop exploring our relationship to waste and the workforce that keeps our city clean and thriving with sTo Len, Public Artist in Residence for the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY). Alongside DSNY and the Department of Cultural Affairs, Len is launching the Office of In Visibility (OOIV), a multidisciplinary public art project that brings attention and understanding to DSNY’s critical but often invisible workforce.Enjoy an evening of art-making at Materials for the Arts as Len leads a series of creative prompts,…
Find out more »April 2022
Project Based Learning; Making Books, Games and Props to Animate for Multi Media Presentations (Online: Spring 2022)
This course is designed for teachers who are interested in offering their students a deeper investigation of STEAM through project-based learning by using reusable materials and technology. Through guided art and technology instruction...
Find out more »March 2022
MFTA Gallery Opening | “Everything and Nothing at All” by Barak Chamo
Join us at Materials for the Arts for the exhibition opening of "Everything and Nothing at All" by MFTA Artist-in-Residence Barak Chamo.
Find out more »“Gateways to Galleries” Exhibition Opening
The NYC Department of Correction (DOC) and Materials for the Arts (MFTA) are pleased to present “Gateways to Galleries,” an exhibition of artwork created by people in DOC custody on view in the MFTA Gallery through March 14.
Find out more »February 2022
MFTA Gallery – “Gateways to Galleries”
The NYC Department of Correction (DOC) and Materials for the Arts (MFTA) are pleased to present “Gateways to Galleries,” an exhibition of artwork created by people in DOC custody on view in the MFTA Gallery. DOC has partnered with Materials for the Arts to bring the “Gateways to Galleries” program to Rikers Island, allowing individuals at DOC to participate in an advanced drawing course with wraparound support on how to prepare an artist statement, present a cohesive portfolio of artwork,…
Find out more »Artist Talk with Armita Raafat
Join us online for a conversation with MFTA Director of Education John Cloud Kaiser and Armita Raafat, a contemporary New York-based artist who grew up in Tehran, Iran. Inspired by traditional Iranian architecture, Raafat blends her exploration of repeating geometric patterns with contemporary materials, bringing them into new cultural and historical contexts. Learn more about Raafat's artistic practice as she transforms found tiles, mirrors, glass, styrofoam, mesh, and fabric into works of art. Armita Raafat has exhibited nationally and internationally…
Find out more »Protected: Creative Infusion: Art and Reuse in the Classroom (Online: Spring 2022)
Creative Infusion is an introduction to a wide range of ideas, techniques and methods used for integrating art made with reusable and recycled materials across the curriculum...
Find out more »January 2022
Opening Event: “Everything and Nothing at All” by Barak Chamo
Join us at Chashama's gallery at Union Square for the exhibition opening of "Everything and Nothing at All" by MFTA Artist-in-Residence Barak Chamo. Using supplies from the MFTA warehouse, Chamo has transformed discarded technologies and relics of endless consumption into installations reflecting on the ways technology manifests in our daily lives. Chamo's practice is informed by his early career in engineering, and his work explores a wide range of topics, from mass surveillance to online misinformation and mechanical automation. MFTA…
Find out more »December 2021
Exhibition Opening: “Co-creating The People’s Bus” by Yazmany Arboleda
Join us in person for the exhibition opening of “Co-creating The People's Bus,” an exhibition showcasing Yazmany Arboleda's Public Artist in Residence project created in collaboration with the NYC Civic Engagement Commission and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.
Find out more »“Co-creating The People’s Bus” by Yazmany Arboleda
“Co-creating The People's Bus,” an exhibition showcasing Yazmany Arboleda's Public Artist in Residence project created in collaboration with the NYC Civic Engagement Commission and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. Created by Arboleda, "The People's Bus" is a retired city vehicle that has been transformed with input from New Yorkers into a community center on wheels to engage people in NYC’s civic life through beauty and joy. The exhibition at MFTA features works that trace Arboleda's original designs of the…
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