Materials For The Arts
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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.


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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?
Become a Materials Donor

Have something large like a piano or refrigerator to donate?
Make a Direct Donation

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Educational Programs

Get ideas for how to use MFTA art materials in your program.

Creative Infusion: Art and Reuse in the Classroom

Creative Infusion: Week One (July 7 - 11)

July 7, 2008, 9:30 am - July 11, 2008, 4:30 pm

Creative Infusion (formerly the Summer Institute) is a week long course, offered 3 times during the summer.&n...

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Welcome Orientation

July 7, 2008, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Monday, July 7, 2008 2:00 - 3:00pm “Welcome Orientation” for new groups and new staff members of...

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Evening Shopping by Appointment Only

July 7, 2008, 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Materials for the Arts has extended evening shopping hours. Please call in advance to schedule an appointment....

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Latest News

Materials for the Arts receives special recognition from Coler Goldwater

Recipient Member Coler Goldwater Specialty Hospital & Nursing Facility thanks MTFA “for many years of support and donated materials and inspiring expression in our Patients, Residents ...
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Theater on the Cheap

Thank you to everyone who attended our “Theater on the Cheap” workshop series. The reactions and results turned out better than we expected. On both Tuesday and Wednesday the classrooms w...
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Worshops on Fabric Books

An enthusiastic group gathered in March to attend the two session workshop on Fabric Books led by MFTA's teaching artists Jane Broaddus and Deborah Jane Slavitt. This workshop brings together a wide ...
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Wireless Electronic Donation Drive

Throughout the month of April, in celebration of Earth Day, the Experiential Agency (XA) will be hosting a Wireless Electronic Donation Drive. In cooperation with Recycling for Charities (RFC),...
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