Our Partnerships

The Children’s Museum of the Arts

The mission of the Children’s Museum of the Arts is to extend the benefits of the arts to all children and their communities and to secure the future of the arts by inspiring and championing the next generation of artists and art lovers.

We work to fulfill our mission by providing authentic hands-on art experiences for children with artists, both in our art-filled interactive museum, in the community, and by collecting and exhibiting children’s art.

Check out all of CMA’s offerings at www.cmany.org

Readymade

ReadyMade is a lifestyle brand inspiring the Gen X/Y community to rethink, reuse and reinvent the ordinary through Design-It-Yourself home décor, personal style, food and entertaining. 60% of our content is user generated which allows for an open dialogue between editors and our readers – a creative forum where we share tips, tricks and inspiration from our readers with our readers. ReadyMade is dedicated to the creative lifestyle – creating a vibrant forum of ideas, inspiration and exchange.

St. John’s Bread & Life

Sprinmg 2009. Bread & Life address the issues of hunger and poverty in Brooklyn and Queens. Every day they serve over one thousand meals to hungry New Yorkers. They provide this service both at their Lewis Avenue facility and through their unique Mobile Soup Kitchen. Their goal is to combat poverty and help people achieve self-sufficiency, in addition to educating the public, and increasing awareness about meals to needy New Yorkers. The {NewNew} hosted this wonderful charity during our annual Spring Handmade Cavalcade at the Bell House in Brooklyn on May 9th & 10th 2009. Our guests got to choose from two different "Thank You Gifts" created by The {NewNew} including an all inclusive zine filled with themes of Renewal, Transformation, Growth and Community, and a Surprise Box that concealed handmade goodies. If you are currently interested in making a donation, please see Bread & Life's online donation page.

Fresh Art

Summer 2008. The {NewNew} and Etsy Labs joined together to promote Fresh Art's sock monkey program.

Fresh Art is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing expanded artistic, personal development, and entrepreneurial opportunities to New York City artists with special needs. On October 28th, 2008, volunteers gathered to create sock monkeys that were then sold to raise funds to support Fresh Art's programs.

Visit the Fresh Art website for future dates of events and benefits.

National Ovarian Cancer Coalition

Winter, 2008. The {NewNew} paired up with The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition - NYC Chapter for our first ever Handmade Holiday Cavalcade at the Knitting Factory on December 6th 2009 from 10am-5pm.

The organization wrapped gifts with handmade paper printed with unique snowflake designs created by our very own members.

The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition’s mission is to raise awareness and promote education about ovarian cancer. The coalition is committed to improving the survival rate and quality of life for woman with ovarian cancer.

You can make a donation here.

Knitta Spring, 2009. Street art and craftiness combined, several {NewNew} members have joined the efforts of Knitta, who were commissioned to cover 69 parking meter poles with knitted sleeves on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights beginning April 2009. For more photos see our flickr pool.

Self described as a "yarn vandal," Knitta is known for tagging urban spaces by wrapping knitted art pieces around poles, door handles, monuments etc. Through its "crew" of knitters, Knitta's work has made its way to streets throughout the US and claims international notoriety in Paris.