Huanjie Li from MinKwon Center talks about efforts to restore “Our City, Our Vote (OCOV)” legislation, its impact, and how artists can help. “Our City, Our Vote (OCOV),” a law permitting non-citizen New Yorkers with work authorizations to vote in city-level elections, was set to go into effect in 2023, but now it’s at risk.…
Lily & Honglei talk about their new public art piece commissioned by More Art and their biggest asset as immigrant artists. Asian American artist collaborative Lily & Honglei’s augmented reality-based artwork The Red String is on view in public parks in Chinatown, Manhattan and Flushing, Queens until mid-December (if in New York City, check it out!).…
Garcia reflects on colonialism in the context of immigration, and shares tips on locating and applying for opportunities in the arts. A 2021 New York Artadia Awardee, a commissioned artist at The Shed and The Sydney Opera House, and a NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program mentee, interdisciplinary artist Caroline Garcia shares her tips on selecting…
Prada, a Miami-based teaching artist, talks about working with youth in diverse communities, and how her art curriculum empowers students to be the best version of themselves. Laura Prada has been working with students and families as a teaching artist placed in libraries in Miami, FL, as one of ProjectArt’s resident artists. Chosen by a…
NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program tours two spaces that support individual artists and foster community. As part of NYFA’s extended support for 2021-22 Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program (IAP Program) artists, we organized an opportunity for participants to connect in-person through a Lower East Side (LES) gallery tour. The cohort visited Kates-Ferri Project’s first solo exhibition,…
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