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.

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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Educational Programs

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Welcome Orientation

March 1, 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 registrati...

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Non-Credit, Full Course Creative Infusion

March 2, 2010, 5:00 pm - June 1, 2010, 7:30 pm

This series of 12 workshops presents hands-on workshops which illustrate how to incorporate arts into established curriculum by c...

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Non-Credit, Full Course Raw Fibers

March 6, 2010, 9:30 pm - April 17, 2010, 4:30 pm

Time: Saturdays, 9:30am-4:30pm, Course Dates: 3/06/2010, 3/13/2010, 3/20/2010, 4/10/2010, 4/17/2010 ...

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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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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Recipient Membership

Donor Membership

Educational Programs

Welcome Orientation

Non-Credit, Full Course Creative Infusion

Non-Credit, Full Course Raw Fibers

Giant Puppet Fieldtrips!

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

Family Art Night at PS/IS 87

MFTA Up-to-Date!