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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

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Are you too old to jump in? MFTA’s take on playpens

A couple of months ago, MFTA recipients were bombarded by these brightly colored orbs in the warehouse–almost like the streets of San Francisco were in this famous Bravia commercial, which you can see after the jump.

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Jacob Lawrence in Times Square: New York City’s heavily trafficked public art

Since we are a program that aims to encourage art and cultural expression in New York City, we will be posting about NYC public art and ways we interact with these works in the coming weeks. An earlier post mentioned … Continue reading

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