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Every day is Earth Day at MFTA, but we go particularly hard in April
Materials for the Arts celebrates Earth Day all year long, but with a particular intensity in April. This April, MFTA artists and educators were out around the city showing businesses, schools, artists, and the public how they can bring creative … Continue reading
Posted in Community Projects, Education Center
Tagged art, Asset Recovery, butterflies, coral reef, creative reuse, Earth Day, Earth Month, Flushing Town Hall, hybrid animals, ISES Sustainability Summit, mosaics, MTA, New York City Transit, plastic bags, Redbird, Rubin Museum of Art, South Bronx, South Bronx Earth Fest, St. Mary's Park, subway, Time Warner Center, trim, weaving
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Art of Reuse: Spring professional development workshop series
This spring at MFTA, learn to creatively reuse items from your recycling bin to make extraordinary art projects! While open to the public, the Art of Reuse workshop series is especially designed for community-based educators: After school providers, social service … Continue reading
Posted in Education Center, Hands-on PD
Tagged art, books, collage, creative reuse, Earth Day, envelopes, Found Objects, printmaking, professional development, schools, Sculpture, stencils, teachers
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Make every day Earth Day with these datebooks
At MFTA we encourage you to make sure every day is Earth Day, and what can be a better reminder of this than datebooks made from reused materials? Esther Smith of The Segue Foundation sent over some photos of datebooks she made using … Continue reading
Posted in Recipient Spotlight
Tagged books, Earth Day, leather, paper, Purgatory Pie Press, The Segue Foundation
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Happy Earth Day
Happy Earth Day and happy Friday from Materials for the Arts. Although every day is Earth Day here, we have a few special suggestions to celebrate the actual event. This detail (above) from Thomas Cole’s 1846 landscape “The Pic-nic” depicts … Continue reading
Posted in Community Projects, Education Center, Events
Tagged Brooklyn Museum, creative reuse, Earth Day, Queens County Farm Museum, wine
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MFTA in the community
You will see teaching artists from Materials for the Arts hosting art-making booths at a number of Earth Day events in April. The first of these events, GreenThumb’s 27th Annual GrowTogether, took place last Saturday at Hostos Community College in … Continue reading
Learning art projects for Earth Day at MFTA
Humankind has always looked to the Earth to provide inspiration and materials for its artistic and cultural pursuits. From some of the first tools created by humans, like this hand axe (1.2 million years old!) from the British Museum’s collection, … Continue reading
Free Screening of “No Impact Man” at MFTA!
Happy Earth Day everyone! Here at Materials for the Arts, we like to think that everyday is Earth Day. Donating your gently used things is one of the easiest ways to be green and have an impact on your community. … Continue reading
Sharon Lowenheim – Recycling 101
The following information was posted by Sharon Lowenheim on the NY Organizing Examiner. In her article she lays out the all important do’s & don’ts of being green in the Big Apple. Recycling information is always good to have around so … Continue reading
Come join us at the 2nd Annual “South Bronx Earth Fest”
Get Green: South Bronx Earth Fest Saturday, April 25, 2009 from 12pm – 4pm St. Mary’s Park , St. Ann’s Ave b/t E. 146th and E. 148th Streets The 2nd Annual “South Bronx Earth Fest” is a family celebration … Continue reading
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