NYFA Coaching and Consulting

Career Planning for Literary Artists

Andrea consults with choreographers, performance artists, and theater artists on creative projects and career planning, using decades of experience in the NYC performance community to advise artists on developing sustainable careers. In this session, she can help you identify your core values and the supportive structures to nurture your work, as well as provide feedback on artist statements, grant proposals, project descriptions, and press releases

$80.00 / 40 minute session

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About the Coach

Andrea Kleine

Program Officer, NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship

Andrea Kleine, Program Officer, NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship

Andrea Kleine is a published author, performance artist, and arts advocate who can offer insights and strategies on:

Career Advice
Project Planning
Grant Proposals/Query letters
Artist Statements
Navigating the Literary World
Navigating the Performance World

Andrea Kleine is a writer and a performance artist with decades of experience in the New York City arts community. At NYFA, she works with artists in the Fiscal Sponsorship program, collaborates on public programming, and coaches artists across disciplines. She is also a freelance editor, writing coach, and workshop instructor.

Andrea is the author of the critically acclaimed novels, Calf, a Publishers Weekly “Best Fiction Book of 2015,” and Eden, a finalist for the Publishing Triangle Award in LGBTQ fiction. Her work includes fiction, essays, performances, and most recently, films. She is a five-time Macdowell fellow, a NYFA fellow, and the recipient of numerous grants and awards. Her recent evening-length performance works have been commissioned by The Chocolate Factory Theater and New York Live Arts. Her feature film, The End Is Not What I Thought It Would Be, created in isolation during the pandemic, premiered in 2022 and is streaming now.

When you book your session

On the next page, you’ll be prompted to share information with your coach. Consider: what would you like to discuss? What are your goals for the session? When you book, you’ll have the opportunity to provide this context and/or share any relevant materials you'd like your coach to look over. They will then review these in advance, and provide feedback during your conversation. Your session will take place virtually over zoom in Eastern Time (ET). Once you book, you will receive a confirmation email with the zoom link.

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