Highlights from the April IAP Newsletter #80

April 27, 2016byAmy Aronoff

Highlights from this month’s issue include:

An interview featuring Immigrant Artist Program Alumni and the creator of Mextasis, Olivié Ponce (IAP ‘09). Olivié discusses Mextasis, a symposium in Bushwick, Brooklyn and the contemporary view of Mexicans.
Professional development resources such as Beyond Orientalism: The Forum, presented by Fordham University, which features guest artists and leaders as they advocate for diverse representation of Asian Americans, and Queens Writer’s Lab Meeting presented by Queens Council on the Arts’.
22 opportunities and deadlines including the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, including a $25,000 prize and distribution of the winning book, Con Edison Composers Residency which provides a rehearsal space for a six-month period for 5 NYC-based composers, and the French-American Jazz Exchange’s $25,000 award for projects that take place in the United States or France.
3 featured events including Selebrasyon!, a celebration of Haitian art, presented by the Haiti Cultural Exchange, the South Bronx Culture Trail Fusion Fest 2016: Lookin’ Up in the Boogie Down, a festival including afro-latin jazz and african art, and the 7th annual New York City Multicultural Festival.
IAP Alumni news featuring literary artists Jhon Sanchez (IAP ‘12) and Chialun Chang (IAP ‘15).
8 featured job opportunities around the country from NYFA Classifieds.
And more!

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