{
  "id": 14038006,
  "title": "NYC to Provide Free Art Supplies to Grantees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/nyc-to-provide-free-art-supplies-to-grantees",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T20:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hyperallergic",
    "slug": "hyperallergic",
    "url": "https://hyperallergic.com/nyc-to-provide-free-art-supplies-to-grantees/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Materials for the Arts (MFTA) is set to launch a new free shopping program for artists receiving city-funded grants on October 19, following Mayor Zohran Mamdani's announcement that grants for individual artists and small nonprofits in New York City will be doubled. The program, which operates from the MFTA warehouse, a 35,000-square-foot facility, will provide artists with up to $10,000 in city-funded grants, an increase from the previous $5,000 cap. The warehouse, with its vast supply of materials, will be open to artist grantees every second Monday of the month, excluding federal holidays, from 3 pm to 6 pm. Items available include leather spools, visual arts tomes, and dinosaur masks. The initial program will commence on October 19. MFTA's executive director, Tara Sansone, highlighted the initiative's aim to ensure more artists, changemakers, and New Yorkers can access the city program through these shopping days.",
  "summary": "Winners of the city's recently doubled grant for artists can also enjoy unlimited supplies from Materials for the Arts.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}