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March 2023
In/Between 2023: Lush Friction Exhibition
New York Live Arts, in partnership with NYFA, presents exhibition In/Between 2023: Lush Friction on view from March 17-April 30 at the New York Live Arts Ford Foundation Live Gallery in Manhattan. The exhibition, which is curated by Yanira Castro, Martita Abril, and Zahra Banyamerian, will feature 19 immigrant artists from NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program. The Opening Reception on Friday, March 17 at 5:30 PM ET is open to the public and is free with RSVP. The Ford Foundation…
Find out more »April 2023
Making Your Dream Come True: Building and Improving Credit
Join us for this free, online workshop on how to build and improve your credit. Led by Tabby Iftikhar from Chase Bank, this workshop is open to artists and creatives of all disciplines and career stages, with content designed to serve immigrant artists who seek to learn skills for managing their money and build a financial future alongside their art career in the United States. Please click the below button to register. If you are looking for more finance literacy…
Find out more »Apply: Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants
The Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants (AWAW EAG) will distribute a total of $300,000 in funding—up to $20,000 per project—to support environmental art projects led by women-identifying artists in the United States and U.S. Territories. The AWAW EAG will support environmental art projects that inspire thought, action, and ethical engagement. Projects should not only point at problems, but aim to engage an environmental issue at some scale. Proposals should illustrate thorough consideration of a project’s ecological and social…
Find out more »2023 NYFA Hall of Fame Benefit
NYFA’s 12th annual benefit will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at Capitale in Manhattan. NYFA is thrilled to honor NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellows Marylyn Dintenfass and Carmelita Tropicana, as well as Commissioner of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) Anne del Castillo, and patron of the arts Brookfield Properties. The ticketed event will feature cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, dinner and an awards presentation, and dessert. Each guest will receive a signed limited-edition Marylyn…
Find out more »Marketing Strategies for Artists, Performers, and Creatives
NYFA is pleased to present this free, pay-what-you-wish online workshop in partnership with the Office of the Arts, City of Alexandria. Whether you’re an artist, performer, musician, or creative, marketing is an essential part of your work. Yet the process is often difficult: what is the best use of your limited time and resources, and can you make sure that you’re using your channels effectively? To help you answer these questions, marketing expert Molaundo Jones, Senior Director of Communications and…
Find out more »Apply: Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants
This program, funded by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 to professional dancers in need, who are in dire financial emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences. In Cycle 8, funds may be requested for emergency expenses for up to a three-month period between December 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023. You must demonstrate an urgent and critical need for emergency support in your application, and live in the United States, the District…
Find out more »June 2023
Apply: The JGS Fellowship for Photography
The JGS Fellowship for Photography is a $7,000 cash grant open to New York State photography artists living and working outside of New York City. The Fellowship is awarded to five artists working in traditional and experimental photography or any form in which photographic techniques are pivotal. The support for this funding is provided by The Joy of Giving Something (JGS). Apply
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