Tour the MFTA Warehouse
Take a special guided tour of MFTA and learn about our warehouse, classrooms, gallery, and Artist-in-Residence studio.
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MFTA COVID-19 Update
Shopping and all other public events at MFTA have been cancelled until further notice.
JetBlue Valentine’s Day Raffle
Warm up your winter with some travel. Enter to win a pair of round-trip JetBlue plane tickets! All proceeds support Friends of Materials for the Arts’ education and public programming.
“Bygone Buttons Fill a Hole for New York Arts Groups” – WSJ
“When Millicent Safro was shutting down her Upper East Side shop Tender Buttons last summer, she did so thinking she might find a new location for the half-century-old sewing-supply emporium…”
Explore Whitney Oldenburg’s Exhibition: “Loose Ends” on view in the MFTA Gallery
“Loose Ends” includes the largest sculpture to ever be on view in the MFTA Gallery. Oldenburg’s work will be on view at MFTA until March 6, 2020.
Spring 2020 Courses for Educators (P-Credit /+30 / CTLE)
Register for MFTA’s Spring 2020 Professional Development Courses for Educators! P-Credit/ +30/ CTLE Credits offered with additional ASPDP registration. Now Open!
Gallery Exhibition Opening: “Loose Ends” by Whitney Oldenburg
Join us for the exhibition opening of “Loose Ends” by MFTA’s Fall 2019 Artist-in-Residence, Whitney Oldenburg, and a live violin performance by Laura Ortman.
This #GivingTuesday Support Creative Reuse
Join us in continuing to enhance the mission of Materials for the Arts. Your contribution will go directly towards strengthening our many educational programs…
Big Savings for Teachers at Queens Warehouse – NBC New York
Check out our featured story with NBC New York about teachers shopping at MFTA.
Dance Performance and Artmaking
Explore the connection between performance and design with Valerie Green/Dance Entropy on Thursday, November 21…