Virtual Gallery Exhibition Opening – “Contemporary Reuse 2020”
MFTA invites you for a virtual guided tour of “Contemporary Reuse 2020” and an interactive online Q&A discussion with participating artists.
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MFTA’s Online Education Center
Visit our new online education page filled with resources for projects and lesson plans across the curriculum.
Postponed – Contemporary Reuse 2020 – Exhibition Opening & Artmaking Night
Join us for the exhibition opening of “Contemporary Reuse 2020.” This year’s exhibition will feature the unique works of six artists: Cecile Chong, Lars Fisk, Howard Lerner, Tijay Mohammed, Carolina Piñafiel, and Jason Rohlf, who reuse materials in a various ways.
“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…”
PAPER MAKER- STEAM Across Curriculum Designing and Constructing with Paper (Spring 2020)
SOLD OUT TO NEW PARTICIPANTS. If you have already registered for this course at ASPDP, then please enter the correct password to pay for your MFTA Registration Fee.
Props, Costumes and Set Design for Oral Presentations across the Curriculum (Spring 2020)
This course is designed to enhance oral presentations in the classroom through the use of project based learning to create props, costumes and set designs made from reusable materials. Through guided art instruction, participants create hands-on art projects that integrate differentiated instruction into various learning modalities and multiple subject areas, providing critical thinking skills to enhancing rigor in the classroom.
Dance Performance and Artmaking
Explore the connection between performance and design with Valerie Green/Dance Entropy. Make your own head sculpture inspired by VG/DE’s contemporary performance Utopia…
Notice – MFTA Closing Dates – October 2019
Please be aware that MFTA will be closed for a few dates in October to train staff on our new website and database…
Chancellor’s Conference Day: Creative Reuse Workshop (CTLE)
Election Day/Chancellor’s Conference Day for Staff Development. Learn to create percussion instruments using found objects from our warehouse. Immerse yourself in global rhythms while learning how to integrate them into your classroom curriculum…
Chancellor’s Conference Day: Creative Reuse Workshop
Election Day/Chancellor’s Conference Day for Staff Development at Materials for the Arts. Learn to create percussion instruments using found objects from our warehouse. Immerse yourself in global rhythms while learning how to integrate them into your classroom curriculum…
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