Highlights from the August IAP Newsletter #72

Are you currently receiving our free Con Edison Immigrant Artist Program Newsletter? Highlights from this month’s issue include: 

• A featured interview with Rica Takashima about how her experience as an immigrant has impacted her work, her exhibition at FLOW15, and the importance of artist mentorship. 
• A spotlight with  IAP alumna Priscila De Carvalho on finding inspiration, sustaining creativity, and her permanent sculpture, Bronx: Heart, Homeland, 2015, commissioned by the MTA Arts and Design Program.
• Events to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month and end-of-summer film festivals, craft fairs, and readings. 
• 17 upcoming arts deadlines, including a book prize for immigrant and first-generation writers from Restless Books, a choreography competition with Joint Adventures, fellowships with The Field, Guggenheim Foundation, and Princeton University, NYFA’s September 30 fiscal sponsorship deadline, and a grant roundup for artists in New York City.
• Professional development events and resources, including #ArtistHotline on September 16, a discussion on copyright and fair use with Paul Dougherty, and teaching jobs from NYFA Classifieds. 
• And more…

Don’t miss next month’s issue! Sign up for free here. Find out more about NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Program (IAP).

Image: Rica Takashima, El Barrio Comes in All Colors, Shapes and Sizes, Installation view, FLOW 15, Randall’s Island. Photo credit Maria Tolios.