Highlights from the November IAP Newsletter #87

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• A featured interview conducted by Priscilla Son, with Alicia Ehni, the new editor of IAP Newsletter. Alicia previously worked as Gallery Director of Frederico Seve/Latincollector in New York and her work is represented by Galeria Lucia de la Puente in Lima.
• Professional development resources such as NYFA Doctor’s Hours for Visual Artists in Spanish, a great opportunity to get practical, professional and tailored advice from a Spanish-speaking arts professional; and The Mayor’s Office of Immigration Affairs, that provides legal services and support for citizenship, deferred action, deportation, and discrimination regardless of immigration status.
• A featured open call from The Czech Center New York, a nonprofit cultural center on the Upper East Side dedicated to strengthening cultural ties between the Czech Republic and the United States. As part of the Thomas M. Messer Bohemian Creative Hub, the center is now offering an opportunity for visual and performing artists
• 15 opportunities and deadlines including Tupelo Press’ call for full-length manuscripts by poets living in the U.S. for the 2016 Dorset Prize; the Van Abbemuseum and GGze (Mental Health Care Institute Eindhoven) invitation to national and international artists working in socially engaged art or related fields to apply for a two-month residency; Sculpture Space hosting of 20 sculptors from around the world to come to Utica to live and create work.
• Ranbir Singh Sidhu’s (IAP ‘09) new book Object Lessons (in 12 Sides w/ Afterglow) recent launching on November 17; Pavel Kraus’ (IAP ‘16) retrospective at Project:ArtSpace; and other IAP Alumni news.
• November’s Featured Subscriber Maria Fernanda Hubeaut, from Argentina, talks about her Egao performance.
• A Save the Date for the NYFA Hall of Fame Benefit on April 4, 2017. 
• 8 featured job opportunities around the country from NYFA Classifieds.
• And more!

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Image: Jodie Lynkee Chow, Egao by Maria Fernanda Hubeaut