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Artists’ Fellowships “How to Video,”2015

An instructional video on completing NYFA’s 2015 Artists’ Fellowship Application  Running Order:0:00 – Introduction to Artists’ Fellowships 5:24 – Application Process (Creating a New Application, Applicant Information, Work Statement) 11:22 – Application by Category11:45 – Fiction13:32 – Folk/ Traditional Arts16:33 – Interdisciplinary Work 19:46 – Painting22:54 – Video/Film26:48 – Formatting Work Samples26:49 – Digital Images29:50…

“How to Make Your Grant Proposal Better than the Rest” Workshop on February 26

Grants Workshop Thursday February 26, 6-8 PM with Mary Kerr Presented by Mary Kerr, documentary film producer and Professional Development Program Manager at Creative Capital Foundation Mary Kerr has sat on both sides of the funding table: writing grants proposals for documentary film projects and non-profit media organizations, and participating in funding panels for the NEA, NYSCA,…

Applications Open for 2015 NYFA Artists’ Fellowships

Apply for fellowships in Fiction, Folk/Traditional Arts, Interdisciplinary Arts, Painting, and Video/Film. NYFA Artists’ Fellowships are $7,000 cash awards made to individual originating artists living and working in the state of New York and/or Indian Nations of New York State for unrestricted use. Grants are awarded in 15 artistic disciplines with applications accepted in 5 categories…

Workshop: Transformers, Fair Use for Media Artists

Thea Kerman presents a guide to fair use for media artists on October 30. “Fair Use” refers to situations when it is permissible to use copyrighted material such as photographs, music, and film clips without permission.  Join us on Thursday, Oct. 30, to learn about the practical application of the Fair Use provision of the…

Events: Seize The Future: How to Design a Winning Film Distribution Strategy

Professional Development for Filmmakers with Peter Broderick on September 18 SEIZE THE FUTURE:How to Design a Winning Distribution Strategy Presented by Peter Broderick Thursday, September 18, 20146:00 PM, at New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Distribution guru Peter Broderick will reveal the state-of-the-art techniques filmmakers and other artists are using to succeed in the New World…