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“Pleased to Meet You” : The Art of the MFTA Staff
If you’ve visited Materials for the Arts before, you’re aware of the treasures lurking in our warehouse, and you know about our educational programs spreading the word about creative reuse. You have heard about or even attended the Third Thursday open … Continue reading
Posted in DIY Projects, Events, Reuse Art
Tagged art, crafts, creative reuse, Found Objects, Long Island City, MFTA Gallery, reuse, reuse art, Sculpture, sustainability
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Making Room for Creativity
CUP (Center for Urban Pedagogy), an MFTA member since 2005, is known for their “Urban Investigations” — experiential semester-long projects with public high school students, where they give students the tools to investigate their own communities and use art and … Continue reading
Posted in Community Projects, DIY Projects, Education Center, News, Recipient Spotlight, Reuse Art
Tagged adAPT NYC, Center for Urban Pedagogy, city's micro-unit competition, collage, competition, creative reuse, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, New York City, NYC, recycling, reuse art, schools, sustainability, The Academy of Urban Planning
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DIY with Harriet Taub
Nowadays it’s easy to find DIY goods and community driven art collectives on any number of social media sites and in trendy boutiques. Back in the 60’s and 70’s, DIY appeared in the form of Better Homes & Gardens and … Continue reading
Posted in DIY Projects, News
Tagged community driven art collectives, creative reuse, diy, etsy, fabric, PS 110M, schools
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From Green to Gold… Compost is the Way to Go!
You already know you can donate some of your unwanted items to MFTA, but what do you do with your unwanted and inedible food waste and scrap vegetation? We have one word for you: COMPOST! Let’s face it, to the … Continue reading
Posted in Community Projects, DIY Projects, Education Center, Group Visits, News, Recipient Spotlight
Tagged administrators, compost, ecology, gardening, Golden Apple Awards, NYC Compost Project, NYC Department of Sanitation’s Bureau of Waste Prevention, parent volunteers, Recycle Field Trip, recycling, Reduce, reuse, Reuse and Recycling, teachers, The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, urban gardening
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Salvaged Scrabble
We’re submitting our proposal “Salvaged Scrabble” for World Maker Faire New York 2012 today! SALVAGED SCRABBLE WITH MFTA Spell your way through NYC’s waste stream. Use paper and fabric collected from the city’s most creative companies to make unique letter … Continue reading
Posted in Community Projects, DIY Projects, Education Center
Tagged CD cases, diy, Scrabble
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Around the world on two wheels
Once known as “hobby-horses,” “high-wheelers,” and “bone-shakers,” bicycles started out as a dangerous sport for young men before being used and enjoyed by women and children alike. Even called a “freedom machine” by activist Susan B. Anthony, their symbolism and … Continue reading
Posted in DIY Projects, News, Recipient Spotlight, Reuse Art
Tagged activism, bicycle, bike safety, environmentalism, inventor, Izhar Gafni, jewelry, NYC, Queens, recycle, Recycle-A-Bicycle, Susan B. Anthony, velocipede
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DIY: No-sew T-shirt scarf
Enjoy the thought of making wearable art pieces but lack confidence in your sewing capabilities? No problem! MFTA’s own Jenny Kraft has found a way to take any old shirt and transform it into a fun scarf without any needle … Continue reading
Posted in DIY Projects, Education Center, Reuse Art
Tagged cloth, creative reuse, diy, fabric, fashion, Jenny Kraft, MFTA How Tos, MFTA's How To, MFTA's How Tos, no-sew, project, reuse, scarf, transform, tshirt
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Upping the cycle of reuse
MFTA member Artfully Unforgotten (AU), is a collective of artists and activists on a mission to build community through collaborative art projects. Their latest partnerships include Sure We Can, a recycling facility, and Musgo, a food justice group, to create … Continue reading
DIY project: CD calendar
With the rise in popularity of portable gadgets that have more than one function (my phone can play music, take pictures, do math, etc.), people have basically stopped using CDs–not to mention cassette tapes and records. Instead of throwing obsolete … Continue reading
Posted in DIY Projects, Education Center, Reuse Art
Tagged art, calendar, calendar stand, CD cases, CDs, creative reuse, diy, MFTA How Tos, MFTA's How Tos, paper, posters, recycle, reuse, scrap paper, simple project, stand, transform
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