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New York City to Offer Free Art Supplies to Grant Recipients
New York City artists who receive city-funded grants will be able to get free art supplies from Materials for the Arts, or MFTA.
The program is for artists selected for city grants and will begin on October 19.
The city recently doubled the maximum grant for individual artists and small nonprofits to $10,000, up from $5,000.
MFTA will open its 35,000-square-foot warehouse to these grantees on the second Monday of each month, except federal holidays.
Visitors will be able to choose from donated materials, including leather, art books and dinosaur masks.
The program gives grant recipients another way to access materials for their work.
MFTA has not described any further changes to the program.
Materials for the Arts will launch a free shopping program for New York City artists who receive city-funded grants.
The program begins on October 19 and will give selected artists access to supplies at the organization’s warehouse.
The city recently doubled grants for individual artists and small nonprofits, raising the maximum award from $5,000 to $10,000.
The warehouse will open to artist grantees on the second Monday of each month, except federal holidays, from 3 pm to 6 pm.
- Who
- Materials for the Arts is offering the program to artists who receive city-funded grants.
- What
- Grantees can shop for free art supplies at the organization’s warehouse.
- When
- It begins on October 19; shopping days are scheduled for the second Monday of each month, except federal holidays, from 3 pm to 6 pm.
- Where
- Materials for the Arts’ 35,000-square-foot warehouse in New York City.
- Why
- The program aims to give more artists access to the city program and its materials.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Department for Cultural Affairs announced that grants for individual artists and small nonprofits would be doubled.
Materials for the Arts is scheduled to hold the first shopping day for artist grantees.
- Maximum city-funded grant
- $10,000, increased from $5,000
- Warehouse area
- 35,000 square feet
- Shopping hours
- 3 pm to 6 pm
- Shopping schedule
- Second Monday of each month, except federal holidays
- Organization
- Materials for the Arts (MFTA)
What people are saying
By broadening our operations to offer shopping days directly targeting these art grantees, we can ensure that more artists, more changemakers, and more New Yorkers have access to our city program
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