Announcing | Participants in the 2018 Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: San Antonio
NYFA is excited to announce the latest cohort of our Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program.
Through the support of Ford Foundation, the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is pleased to announce the participants in the 2018 NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: San Antonio, presented in collaboration with San Antonio local partners SAY Sí, Blue Star Contemporary, Artpace, City of San Antonio – Department of Arts and Culture, and National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures.
The program combines two of NYFA’s professional development programs: the Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program, in which NYFA provides access to artist mentors and art professionals via panels and workshops, and NYFA’s Artist As Entrepreneur Boot Camp Program, which provides artists with the fundamental principles of sustainability in the arts.
2018 Participants and Disciplines:
Mentee Andrea Rivas, Visual (Honduras/ United States), paired with Mentor Ashley Mireles, Visual (United States).
Mentee Ernesto Ibanez, Visual (Mexico), paired with Mentor Claudio Aguillon, Visual (Mexico).
Mentee Merle Mory, Visual (Venezuela), paired with Mentor Lorena Angulo, Art Jewelry (Mexico).
Mentee Sergio Mata, Visual (Mexico), paired with Mentor Ana Fernandez, Visual (United States).
Mentee Hayfer Brea, Visual (Venezuela), paired with Mentor Guillermina Zabala, Multidisciplinary (United States/Argentina).
Mentee Jorge Villarreal, Visual (Mexico), paired with Mentor Guillermina Zabala, Multidisciplinary (United States/Argentina).
Mentee Carolina Quiroga, Performing (Colombia), paired with Mentor Marisela Barrera, Performing (United States).
Mentee Karola Rotter, Visual (Germany), paired with Mentor Kim Bishop, Visual (United States).
Mentee Jose Balli, Visual (Mexico), paired with Mentor Luis Valderas, Visual (United States).
Mentee Naomi Gakunga, Visual (Kenya), paired with Mentor Deborah Mersky, Visual (United States).
Mentee Jonathan Rocha, Performing (Mexico), paired with Mentor Gregg Barrios, Performing (United States).
Mentee Barbara Minarro, Visual (Mexico), paired with Mentor Jennifer Datchuk, Visual (United States).
Mentee Jesse Jinna Ruiz, Visual (South Korea), paired with Mentor Ricky Armendariz, Visual (United States).
Mentee Julya Jara, Multidisciplinary (Latvia), paired with Mentor Sarah Fisch, Visual (United States).
Mentee Francisco Cortés, Visual (Mexico), paired with Mentor Anne Wallace, Visual (United States).
Mentee Anastassia Rabajille, Visual (Chile), paired with Mentor Claudia Zapata, Visual (United States).
Mentee Jesus Ravelo, Visual (Mexico), paired with Mentor Claudia Zapata, Visual (United States).
Mentee Maria Linan, Folk Art (Peru), paired with Mentor Anel Flores, Visual and Literary (United States).
This program is made possible with the support of the Ford Foundation.
Thanks to our cultural partners in San Antonio: SAY Sí, Blue Star Contemporary, Artpace, City of San Antonio – Department of Arts and Culture, and National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures.
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Image: Mentees from the 2018 Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: San Antonio at SAY Sí, Photo Credit: NYFA
