Materials For The Arts
Realize, Provide, Enhance.

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.

Events
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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?

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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

TEST -FOMA

March 10, 2010, 8:00 am - 10:00 am



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Flexigons + Magic Wallets With Renowned Book Artists, Esther K. Smith

March 11, 2010, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Math meets art at this exciting MFTA workshop with artist, Esther K. Smith. Sign up today! Esther will share two projects from the toy section of her ...

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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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Latest News

Giant Puppet Fieldtrips!

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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Materials for the Arts and a new citywide initiative - CleanUp NYC

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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Family Art Night at PS/IS 87

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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MFTA Up-to-Date!

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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