Materials for the Arts | 785 followers on LinkedIn. Materials for the Arts is New York’s premiere reuse center, providing a way for companies and individuals to donate unneeded supplies to thousands of nonprofit organizations with arts programming and public schools. We offer a wide variety of events, workshops, and classes to help people see and experience creative reuse up close. Friends of Materials for the Arts, in collaboration with the City of New York and the creative community, is the nonprofit organization that guides and supports educational programming, warehouse operations, and other initiatives of Materials for the Arts.