TOUR, EXPLORE, CREATE: Materials for the Arts offers group visits for participants of all ages and abilities.Materials for the Arts, New York City's first municipal reuse program, is pleased to open its facility for scheduled group visits. Participants learn the "art of reuse" firsthand as they tour the warehouse, explore art made from sustainable materials and use their creativity to make artwork to take home. All two-hour group visits include: - A tour exploring the variety of materials in the MFTA warehouse
- A gallery program examining art that incorporates reuse
- A studio session with a teaching artist, when participants reuse materials to make a sustainable art piece to take home
Sample art projects for studio sessions: Books, puppets, musical instruments, weavings, masks, hats and custom projects* *MFTA teaching artists can customize your group visit and studio session to incorporate and reinforce classroom topics, contact Education staff for more information. Visits for a maximum of 30 participants are available Monday through Friday and last approximately two hours, which can include time for lunch. Most visits are scheduled from 10:30 am-12:30 pm; other timeslots can be arranged if available. Groups must be accompanied by a chaperone, teacher or program representative at all times. Group visit programs (two hours), $175 for 30 participants and necessary chaperones, special prices are available for Title I schools.Call 718-729-2165 for more information or to book a group visit.John Cloud Kaiser, Education Director education@mfta.nyc.gov tel: 718-729-2165 - fax: 718-729-2823 33-00 Northern Boulevard, 3rd Floor Long Island City, NY 11101 Educational programming at Materials for the Arts is made possible
by support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Peter and
Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation and the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation.
Support also comes from TD Bank, through the TD Charitable Foundation,
Waste Management of New York and Con Edison. |
