Materials for the Arts
Materials for the Arts (in German: Materials for art ) is a program of the Cultural Office in New York (New York City Department of Cultural Affairs), which gives free material and used items to artists, nonprofit groups and public schools. The director is Harriet Taub.
Founded in 1979 by artist Angela Fremont, the New York Times wrote that it was "like a Kmart for Pee-Wee's crazy adventure ." Housed on 25,000 square feet in Long Island City, it stores items such as toasting ovens , carpets, theater curtains, threads, paints, and toothbrushes. Considering it to be one of the largest recycling centers in the country, the program distributes over $ 6 million worth of material annually, raised from donations from fashion houses, television production companies and big name companies like Estée Lauder . According to information on its own website, the program removes hundreds of tons from the waste stream every year and keeps them away from landfills in a sustainable manner for the environment and to promote reuse, thus helping to reduce waste.
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- ↑ Fernanda Santos: For Schools, Free Art Supplies, and Much More . In: The New York Times , February 28, 2011.
- ↑ Anemona Hartocollis: Warehouse Holds Trove for Artists; Need 50,000 buttons? They're Here, and Free . In: The New York Times , November 30, 2001.
- ^ Barbara Whitaker: From the Trash, a Treasure Chest for the Creative . In: The New York Times , November 14, 2005.
- ^ Cash for trash: Reuse stores make use of refuse . In: MSNBC , March 13, 2009.
- ^ Materials For The Arts Distributes Free Supplies To Artists And Public Schools . In: NY1 , July 20, 2006. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ Materials For The Arts About Us . In: Official Site . Retrieved November 1, 2012.
