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The Healing Powers of Donating
Making a donation of money or materials is an act of altruism – a way of connecting to others and helping to ‘repair the world’. An unforeseen outcome of donating is how therapeutic it can be. This is not surprising … Continue reading
Daring to do more
It is always great when people we know are publicly recognized by the press and media outlets for their good work. That happened about two weeks when the NY Times did a piece on our friend and Friends of Materials … Continue reading
Posted in News, Recipient Spotlight, Volunteer Spotlight
Tagged alumni, Anelle Miller, art, community, High School of Art & Design, MFTA, NY Times, NYC, Society of Illustrators, volunteer
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Hypnotized at Grand Central Station
Today we took an early lunch and headed over to Grand Central to see Nick Cave’s amazing performance piece – Heard NY. This combines all of our favorite art forms – dance, visual art, music, site specific performance art, creative material … Continue reading
Posted in Community Projects, News, Recipient Spotlight, Reuse Art
Tagged art, Creative Time, dance, Grand Central Centennial, Heard NY, masks, MFTA, New York City, Nick Cave, NYC, puppets, reuse, Sculpture, The Ailey School, upcycling
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A New Kind of Improv Theater
Seasoned MFTA shoppers know that meandering through our warehouse aisles leaves one susceptible to discovering unexpected treasures, a wandering imagination, and to thinking outside the box. In this particular case, we’re talking about the black box. Nestled amidst the brick … Continue reading
Posted in Community Projects, News, Recipient Spotlight, Reuse Art
Tagged 1920's, Aespo's Fables, art, Atmospheric, black box theater, cinema palace, community garden, creative reuse, Found Objects, Le Petit Versailles, Long Island City, paper, recycling, Sculpture, The Blue Balcony, upcycling
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Farewell to Nat!
It’s almost daylight savings time! While we are happy to usher in spring and more hours of sunlight, we are sad to count down the hours before bidding adieu to our beloved MFTA Education Center Coordinator, Nat Shelness. Nat plans … Continue reading
Posted in Education Center, News, Recipient Spotlight
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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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Olek – The End Is Far
Olek, the artist who crocheted the Charging Bull sculpture in the Financial District, presents The End Is Far, a solo exhibition at Johnathan Levine Gallery opening February 23 and on view for one month. Olek described the exhibition as “my most challenging and involving show…Pink, … Continue reading
Posted in Education Center, News, Reuse Art
Tagged creative reuse, crochet, dress, Johnathan Levine Gallery, Olek
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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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CRAYONS….lots of them!
DONOR SPOTLIGHT: David Stark Design and Production Since 2008, David Stark Design and Production has been donating some of the most inspiring, imaginative and useful donations to MFTA. From feathers, fabric and faux flowers, to glitter, sand and bales of … Continue reading
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