“Just as every performance needs rehearsals, so does a Zoom talk. Practice makes everything go smoothly.” — Han Qin In December 2020, NYFA presented its first Virtual Artist Salon with a group of Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program (IAP) Alumni that included Juan C. Escobedo (IAP ’19), Tanika I. Williams (IAP ’19), Han Qin (IAP ’17),…
“I was told along the way of making this book, ‘don’t tell an immigrant story—it’s been done…’ Well okay, not by me though. And here we are.” – Marwa Helal Chinese writer Ge Gao (Fellow in Nonfiction ’20) is at work on a book of essays about her cross-cultural coming-of-age story. Born in Egypt, Marwa Helal…
Kick off your week with Monday Motivation! Tip of the week Not all job listings will give you specific instructions about to whom your application materials should be addressed. If that is the case, research online—LinkedIn is a great place to start—to find out the name of your potential supervisor and, if you can’t find…
Artists living and working in the counties of Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany are invited to join this free online entrepreneurial program presented by Arts Services Inc. (ASI) in March 2021. Applications are now open for the NYSCA/NYFA Artist as Entrepreneur Program. This professional development program, which will take place online in March 2021…
Kick off your week with Monday Motivation! Tip of the week If you’re an artist, you’ve probably been asked for a bio before; either when applying to an open call, joining a panel, or attempting to get press coverage for an event. But not only artists should spend time crafting a good bio; arts administrators…
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