NYFA Announces Participants in the Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp for Artists of Color
Through the support of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, NYFA is pleased to announce the participation of 44 artists of all disciplines for the upcoming Artists as Entrepreneur Boot Camp for Artists of Color.
Customized to fit the needs of participants and partners, this boot camp will delve into the fundamental principles of sustainability in the arts, providing a space for artists of color to work through the themes of finance, law, marketing, fundraising, and community sustainability.
NYFA has offered the Artists as Entrepreneur Boot Camp to artists and arts administrators for the past seven years. This is the first time it is for artists of color specifically and is coordinated in collaboration with artist and NYFA board member Elia Alba and her project, The Supper Club. Through this program, NYFA makes an investment in the cultural infrastructure that ultimately benefits the entire field by building stronger connections, shared knowledge and experiences between artists.
There was an overwhelming and impressive response in applications and after careful review, NYFA is pleased to announce the following participants of the Spring and Summer 2017 sessions:
Spring 2017
- Nancy Agabian Literary
- Esoteric Ayanna Performing
- Miguel Ayuso Hernández Visual
- Ann Bennett Media Arts, Film
- Jennifer Cendana Armas Performing
- Kiran Chandra Visual
- Roohi Choudhry Literary
- Francina Connors Performing
- Anjali Deshmukh Multidisciplinary
- Felix Endara Multidisciplinary
- Gethsemane Herron-Coward Performing
- Anders Jones Multidisciplinary
- Tamara Kostianovsky Visual
- Joseph O. Legaspi Literary
- Taja Lindley Performing
- Shilpa Mankikar Media Arts, Film
- Diana McClure Multidisciplinary
- Maia Cruz Palileo Visual
- Damon Postell Multidisciplinary
- Larry Weekes Visual
- Ryan Wong Literary
- Cathie Wright-Lewis Literary
Summer 2017
- Vandit Bhatt Performing
- Leenda Bonila Multidisciplinary
- Barbara Calderon-Douglass Multidisciplinary
- Antonio Clark Visual
- Marco DaSilva Visual
- Mashuq Deen Performing
- Monique Duncan Visual, Literary
- Ilana Harris-Babou Visual
- Jon Henry Visual
- Sarita Khruana Media Arts, Film
- Tulani Kinard Performing
- Theresa Loong Media Arts, Film
- Wangui Maina Visual
- Chee Wang Ng Visual, Multidisciplinary, Media Arts, Film
- Paige Polk Media Arts, Film
- Natali Rivers Literary
- Sarah Stephens Performing
- Riki Stevens Performing
- Heather Stokes Literary
- Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie Literary
- Eartha Watts-Hicks Literary
- O Zhang Visual, Literary
This program is made possible with support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Thank you to Shelley and Donald Rubin, who are graciously sharing their gallery and event space, The 8th Floor. Our thanks to NYFA Board Member Elia Alba for her generous support.
Image: The Supper Club as part of Artists as Entrepreneur Boot Camp for Artists of Color at The 8th Floor, February 2017; Photo by Judy Cai
