Weaving Workshop with Elodie Blanchard
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY, United StatesJoin fiber artist Elodie Blanchard on Thursday, May 15, from 6:30 — 8:30pm, for an evening workshop exploring weaving with upcycled textiles at the Materials for the Arts warehouse! Participants… Read More »Weaving Workshop with Elodie Blanchard
MFTA Gallery: “Soaring High” by Daveed Baptiste
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY, United StatesBorn in Port au Prince, Haiti, Baptiste immigrated to Miami, Florida at a young age alongside his two siblings. Immersed in a heavily Haitian community in Miami, Baptiste found a… Read More »MFTA Gallery: “Soaring High” by Daveed Baptiste
Opening Reception: “Soaring High” by Daveed Baptiste
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY, United StatesJoin us on Thursday, June 12, 2025, from 6:30 — 8:30pm for Materials for the Arts’ first ever fashion exhibition “Soaring High” designed by MFTA Designer-in-Residence Daveed Baptiste. Baptiste’s solo… Read More »Opening Reception: “Soaring High” by Daveed Baptiste
Sketch Night: PRIDE Edition
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY, United StatesJoin us on Thursday, June 26, 2025 at the Materials for the Arts warehouse for our PRIDE edition of Sketch Night! Curated by Anthony Kieren and Machine Dazzle, this sketch… Read More »Sketch Night: PRIDE Edition
Posters to Podcasts: Social Activism from the 20th Century to Today (Summer 2025)
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY, United StatesExplore the artmaking techniques of 20th and 21st century social activism – zines, posters, and more. In partnership with New York Historical Society.
Raw Fibers: The Art of Fabric (Summer 2025)
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY, United StatesThis studio class will take a single product — fabric — and work out its historical, scientific, social and mathematical properties through hands-on art making.
Summer Family Night 2025
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY, United StatesMFTA's third annual Summer Family night will be Thursday, July 17th! Join us for a lively night of artmaking.
Props, Puppets and Set Design (Summer 2025)
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY, United StatesIn this hands-on studio course, you will learn to make puppets, props, miniature sets — and more — using new techniques in creative reuse.
Closing Reception: An Artist Talk with Daveed Baptiste
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY, United StatesJoin us on Thursday, August 7, from 7:00 — 8:30pm for an evening with MFTA Designer-in-Residence Daveed Baptiste as he reflects on his solo exhibition, “Soaring High,” during a special… Read More »Closing Reception: An Artist Talk with Daveed Baptiste
August Third Thursday: Black Dye Event Led by Victor Pearlman
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY, United StatesJoin us on Thursday, August 21, from 6:30 — 8:30pm at the Materials for the Arts warehouse for a Black Dye Event led by MFTA Designer-in-Residence Victor Pearlman! Attendees are… Read More »August Third Thursday: Black Dye Event Led by Victor Pearlman
MFTA Gallery: “Temporal Belonging” by Natsuki Takauji
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY, United States"Temporal Belonging" by MFTA Artist-in-Residence Natsuki Takauji is on view Mondays through Fridays from 9:30am to 4:30pm.
Opening Reception: “Temporal Belonging” by Natsuki Takauji
Materials for the Arts 33-00 Northern Blvd, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY, United StatesJoin us on Thursday, September 18, 2025, from 6:30 — 8:30pm for the solo exhibition opening of "Temporal Belongings" by MFTA Artist-in-Residence Natsuki Takauji.