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Materials for the Arts, NYC helps artists realize their visions, provides students with a richer educational experience, and furnishes businesses with a simple and efficient way to enhance the cultural life of their city while promoting environmental awareness and reuse.
"Materials for the Arts is a successful and very exceptional program of great
benefit to the non-profit artistic community."
Ted Minos
Producing Artistic Director, Moose Hall Theatre Company
As of July 27th, 2009 our phone numbers and e-mails have changed. We are in the process of setting up our voice mail boxes so please call us at 718-729-3001 if you need to reach us and leave a message in the general mail box. Our e-mail addresses have all changed to @mfta.nyc.gov. Thanks for your patience and understanding.
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Recipient Membership
Are you in need of art materials for your non-profit organization or public school?
Could you make use of surplus home, office equipment and furniture, materials, fabric, paint, paper and other industrial cast-offs?
Do you Qualify?
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Donor Membership
Do you want to trade the clutter in your warehouse or even just your closet for a tax deduction?
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Educational Programs
Get ideas for how to use MFTA art materials in your program.
Welcome Orientation
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Welcome Orientation
April 5, 2010, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Welcome Orientation for new groups and new staff members of previously registered groups. Seating is limited, please keep your registration to 2 p...
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Mobiles and Windchimes
April 13, 2010, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
An artistic endeavor, a musical instrument, a study in mass, a kinesthetic creation - what else can mobiles be be? Explore balance and the...
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Crochet Jewelry via the Hyperbolic Plane
April 15, 2010, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Calling all crafters- reuse masters- jewelry fanatics- and math wizzes, this workshop is for you! Using the hyperbolic crochet model and other meth...
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Fifth grade classes from PS 87 Queens recently visited MFTA for a Giant Puppet-making fieldtrip. Working in small groups, students share their strengths towards their character’s creatio...
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In October, Materials for the Arts was contacted by NYC Community Cleanup a project of the Center for Court Innovation which is responsible for a new citywide initiative called CleanU...
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Wednesday night I was lucky enough to be at PS/IS 87 in Queens for a Family Art Night. Parent Coorordinator Nick Dagnell had hired Materials for the Arts to come in and work with his school. My partn...
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Want a heads up on recent stellar donations? Wondering where our outreach programs are reaching? Seeking inspiration on what to do with the hundreds of (insert item he...
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