TREE-mendous news: The info you've been PINEing for. STUMPED about getting rid of your Christmas tree? With citywide composting, there's no need to take your tree down at a special time - put your "naked" tree out curbside on your compost/recycling day. on.nyc.gov/3BzSWGl

🍎 Teachers, sign up for our upcoming P-Credit courses that begin February 15 and run through May 17! 👉Register: materialsforthearts.org/current-course…

This ain’t Texas… It’s NYC’s premier creative reuse center, baby! 🤩🙌✨

Join us in celebrating New York City’s premier creative reuse center! Materials for the Arts will be hosting their new fundraiser, “Between the Aisles,” on Thursday, March 20 from 6:30 to 8:30pm, at The Shed’s Tisch Skylights in Hudson Yards! 👉Get your tickets at materialsforthearts.org.

MFTA's Young Designers application are still live! If you're a designer between the ages of 18 and 25, please consider applying before March 10, 2025. Read more about this *haute* prospect in LICPOST: licpost.com/mfta-young-des…

In observance of today’s federal holiday, our warehouse is closed and will not be accepting donations. Our regular hours of operation will resume on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.  See you tomorrow!

Join Culture Lab LIC on April 4 & 5 at 7pm for "The Hunger & The Haunt," an original theatrical recital and community resource fair exploring how the AANHPI diaspora is reclaiming connection to their heritage. Learn more! ⬇️ eventbrite.com/e/the-hunger-t…

It’s #PoemInYourPocketDay! Share your odes to the city so nice they named it twice. Show off your poetry skills this #PoetryMonth. Use #PocketPoem and #NYCulture, and we'll share our favorites! poets.org/national-poetr…

Discards find new life. Paint, fabric, books, and sequins— art blooms from the scraps. Materials for the Arts is NYC’s largest creative reuse center, providing arts nonprofits, public schools, and city agencies with access to free supplies. #PocketPoem #NYCulture

Happy Earth Day! We're all about sustainability. That’s why we’ve teamed up with NYC Cultural Affairs to give office supplies a second life as materials for the arts. Together, we’re helping keep items out of landfills and putting them into the hands of artists, students, and educators.

There’s something magical that happens when older adults sit down to paint. It awakens the imagination, keeps hands nimble, and offers a gentle, joyful way to connect. Creativity doesn’t age. It simply grows richer with time. #fundaciónyolandalaprea NYC Department for the Aging Materials for the Arts

Since partnering with NYC Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment, NYC Cultural Affairs's MFTA program has distributed 3.2 million pounds of free props and wardrobe donated by film, TV, theater, and entertainment productions valued at a total $7.4 million. "These materials, props, costumes, and furniture are now fueling

🚨 NYC FLOOD WATCH & TRAVEL ADVISORY🚨 A Flood Watch is in effect today until 8 a.m. on Friday. There is a Travel Advisory in effect through mid-day on Friday. Stay home unless you are relocating ahead of possible flash flooding. Expect street, basement, & transit flooding.

NYC is under a state of emergency due to ongoing storms. Rain will continue until tomorrow morning. Stay where you are if you can, and let our crews do their work to clear roads. If you live in a basement apartment, move to safety now. Call 911 if you need help.