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A Preparedness Guide for Performing Artists

A collaborative article from NYFA, National Coalition for Arts Preparedness and Emergency Resources (NCAPER), MusiCares, and Performing Arts Readiness. “Peace of mind.” That’s how one artist described having finally crafted a readiness plan. And it’s true. By considering the things that might impact or interrupt your creative practice, what you can do proactively to limit…

Ethereal pigmented linen pulp paint and cheesecloth fabric on handmade paper work by Nazanin Noroozi

Displaced in Fragmented Narratives: A Conversation with Nazanin Noroozi

Multidisciplinary artist Nazanin Noroozi shares her experience establishing her career in the U.S. and her new project addressing notions of displacement and collective memory. Nazanin Noroozi, a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow (2021) and IAP Mentee (2018), explores the fragile idea of home that never materializes by working with imperfect archival materials. She shared challenges she faced…

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Apply Now: Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program for Visual and Multidisciplinary Artists 2025

The deadline to apply to this competitive NYC-based program is Monday, October 21, 11:59 PM ET. Are you an immigrant artist working in the Visual or Multidisciplinary Arts? Do you live in New York City or within commuting distance of the New York City Metropolitan area? If yes, consider joining New York Foundation for the Arts’ (NYFA)…

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Apply Now: NYSCA/NYFA Artist as Entrepreneur in Batavia, NY

Program to Presented by GO ART! (Genesee-Orleans County Regional Arts Council) from November 7-10. Artists of all disciplines living and working in Genesee or Orleans Counties, NY are encouraged to apply to participate in this free entrepreneurial program to be presented by GO ART! in Batavia, NY from November 7-10. Apply by Monday, September 23, 11:59…

Mayerli, a peasant farmer, transplants dying orchids from the forest to her sacred tree where she is creating a labyrinth of orchids.

Anonymous Was A Woman and New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Announce 2024 Environmental Art Grants Recipients

$308,000 Awarded to 19 Projects Led by Women-Identifying Artists in the United States and U.S. Territories Anonymous Was A Woman (AWAW) and The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) have announced the recipients of the Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants (AWAW EAG) program, which provides one-time grants of up to $20,000 to…