Events
MFTA Gallery: “Soaring High” by Daveed Baptiste
Born 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 home away from home while navigating his cultural identity, Blackness, and queerness in this new landscape. A self-described interdisciplinary artist, Baptiste’s creative practice has evolved… Read More »MFTA Gallery: “Soaring High” by Daveed Baptiste
Sketch Night: PRIDE Edition
Join 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 night will feature live modeling by Ahmad Maksoud and Velvetina Taylor. As always, our sketch nights provide the necessary art materials for the evening, —sketch… Read More »Sketch Night: PRIDE Edition
Posters to Podcasts: Social Activism from the 20th Century to Today (Summer 2025)
Explore 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)
This 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
MFTA'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)
In this hands-on studio course, you will learn to make puppets, props, miniature sets — and more — using new techniques in creative reuse.