Events

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 States

Join 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

Free

MFTA Summer Movies: “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (1971)

Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

Come to MFTA for our film viewing of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (1971) and you’ll be in a world full of pure imagination ✨ 🍭🍫🍬✨ Join us for an evening of saccharine merriment for this Gene Wilder classic that will feature a Q&A with MFTA’s Artist-in-Residence Machine Dazzle!  Attendees will also have the… Read More »MFTA Summer Movies: “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (1971)

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“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 States

Come 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!

Free

Masked Marvelous 2023

Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

Friends 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

$175.00 – $350.00

Election Day Educator Professional Development: “We Tried to Warn You!”

Poster House 119 W 23rd St, New York, United States

Date: 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!”

MFTA Gallery Opening: “FORMALITIES” by Machine Dazzle

Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

Materials for the Arts is pleased to present “FORMALITIES,” a solo exhibition by MFTA Artist-in-Residence Machine Dazzle. Renowned costume designer and artist Machine Dazzle has graced stages across New York City and beyond with awe-inspiring designs and performances for decades.

Free

The Secret Life of Musical Instruments with Bash the Trash

Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

Materials for the Arts is pleased to present “FORMALITIES,” a solo exhibition by MFTA Artist-in-Residence Machine Dazzle. Renowned costume designer and artist Machine Dazzle has graced stages across New York City and beyond with awe-inspiring designs and performances for decades.

Free

A Formal Farewell: MFTA Artist-in-Residence Machine Dazzle’s Closing of “FORMALITIES” Exhibition

Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

Materials for the Arts is pleased to present “FORMALITIES,” a solo exhibition by MFTA Artist-in-Residence Machine Dazzle. Renowned costume designer and artist Machine Dazzle has graced stages across New York City and beyond with awe-inspiring designs and performances for decades.

Free

Exhibition Celebration: “The Warehouse” by Woomin Kim

Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

Materials for the Arts is pleased to present “FORMALITIES,” a solo exhibition by MFTA Artist-in-Residence Machine Dazzle. Renowned costume designer and artist Machine Dazzle has graced stages across New York City and beyond with awe-inspiring designs and performances for decades.

Free

Raw Fibers: The Art of Fabric (2024)

Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

This 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)

$240.00

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 States

Join 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!

Free