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City Year helps us out
Have you noticed that our hallways are looking a little bit brighter? You can thank City Year for that! On Friday, October 5, City Year corps members from almost a dozen public schools in Harlem, East New York, Long Island … Continue reading
Posted in Volunteer Spotlight
Tagged City Year, paint, schools, service projects, trim, volunteers, warehouse
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Gracie Mansion hosts the Divine Miss M
In New York City, there are celebrities and then there are stars. Last week Executive Director Harriet Taub had the pleasure of being in the audience when Mayor Michael Bloomberg awarded the Doris C. Freedman Award to Bette Midler for … Continue reading
Recycling Olympics with reused prizes
Alyson from GrowNYC shared their work from the South Bronx Earth Fest last month. For the event, they launched the Recycling Olympics. Teams balanced milk cartons on strings, shot hoops with soda cans, hunted for recyclables while blindfolded, sprinted materials to the proper bin, and learned … Continue reading
Posted in Recipient Spotlight
Tagged craft items, GrowNYC, South Bronx Earth Fest, trim
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Masks and fractions
Esther from PS 48 in Staten Island shared these images of projects she made from previous trips to the warehouse. Over the winter, Esther picked up trim and craft items to make the masks, and during her last trip in … Continue reading
A reuse Van Gogh
Hannah from wonderful MFTA volunteer group New York Cares shared this photo of a reuse version of Van Gogh’s famous The Starry Night. Here are Hannah’s words explaining how the famous post-impressionist painting became a reuse mural: We started by … Continue reading
Posted in Recipient Spotlight
Tagged canvas, crafts, New York Cares, screens, ties, trim, Vincent Van Gogh
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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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Moody Masks from Millenium Art Academy
Laura Blau from Millennium Art Academy in the Bronx sent these photos from a project she did with high school students. She recently used items from the warehouse in a historical and cultural art project in which students created masks from … Continue reading
Posted in Recipient Spotlight
Tagged beads, Millennium Art Academy, paint, paper, students, trim
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Children of the Future Age reuse materials
Kate of Calliope Theatre Company sent these photos of the wonderful set made from MFTA materials. The organization used carpet samples, rolls of fabric, and trim to decorate the stage and set the mood for Children of the Future Age, written and … Continue reading
Posted in Recipient Spotlight
Tagged Calliope Theatre Company, carpets, creative reuse, fabric, Knud Adams, trim
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Plenty of love at an anti-Valentine’s Day benefit
Allyson from the newly-accepted and interestingly-named organization F*It Club sent over photos from a benefit a few weeks ago, entitled F Love: An (Anti) Valentine’s Day Party. During their very first trip to the warehouse, the group was able to find … Continue reading
Posted in Recipient Spotlight
Tagged costumes, F*It Club, fabric, paper, trim, Valentines day
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Celebrating diversity through puppet-making
Charley from the NYC Family Justice Center in Brooklyn shared a few photos from an anti-bullying project along with these kind words: I can’t begin to tell you how exciting it was to visit Materials For The Arts on February … Continue reading
Posted in Recipient Spotlight
Tagged art therapy, NYC Family Justice Center, paper, trim
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