Artists News: Hello February!
Can’t believe January is over?
Neither can we, but now it’s time to get excited for February! NYFA affiliated artists will be really busy this month and we invite you to attend exhibition openings, video screenings and more. Check out the list below for upcoming events this month:
Lori Nix (Fellow in Photography ‘04)
In an interview with Feature Shoot she tells us all about her process and her daily routine in her apartment/studio.
Where? Click here to read the interview.
Coco Fusco (Fellow in Nonfiction ’91, ’14)
Has an exhibition at Alexander Gray Associates coming up. Screenings of her seminal videos which she created throughout the last 20 years will be included.
Where? 510 West 26 Street, New York NY 10001
When? January 9 – February 6, 2016
Edwin Torres (Fellow in Poetry ’01)
Is one of four artists who are part of Memories Un-Remembered: Thinking of Home (Longing) at Bronx Music Heritage Center Laboratory which is partnering with BxArts Factory. The exhibition will open this Saturday at 6:00 PM. For more info on the opening reception click here.
Where? 1303 Louis Nine Blvd, Bronx, New York 10459
When? February 6 – March 26, 2016
Wendell Castle (Fellow in Crafts ’86)
The sculptor and furniture maker is showing his works in the exhibition Wendell Castle Remastered at the Museum of Art and Design.
Where? 2 Columbus Cir, New York, NY 10019
When? Open through February 28, 2016
Mark Dean Veca (Fellow in Painting ’98,’02,’08)
Is featured in the 3rd Annual POW! WOW! Exploring The New Contemporary Movement exhibition at the Honolulu Museum of Art School in Hawaii. The opening reception will be this coming Sunday, February 7 at 6:00 PM.
Where? 1111 Victoria St, Honolulu, HI 96814
When? February 7 – 15, 2016
Mary Ting (Fellow in Printmaking/Drawing/Artists’ Books ’01, ’07)
Will be part of INSECTA, a group-exhibition on the topic of microcosms of crawling and flying insects on the earth at Haber Space at Central Booking in Brooklyn.
Where? 21 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002
When? February 11 – March 27, 2016
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Fellow in Playwriting/Screenwriting ‘10), Lynn Nottage (Fellow in Playwriting/Screenwriting ’94) and Qui Nguyen
Are finalists for the Edward M. Kennedy Prize at Columbia University. We want to congratulate all of you and wish you the best of luck!
Chinatown Soup (NYFA Fiscally Sponsored Organization)
Is hosting a night to celebrate the launch of Gersten’s Custom Melodies, an interactive, multimedia, web-art piece with over 100 songs.
Where? 16 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
When? February 5, 2016, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Susan Botti (Fellow in Music Composition ’88, Music/Sound ’13)
For the second NYFOS Next event composers Susan Botti and Richard Danielpour will host a night filled with songs by the Manhattan School of Music composition department. The event will take place at the National Opera Center in Manhattan.
Where? 330 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001
When? February 11, 2016, 7:00 PM
Shalom Gorewitz (Fellow in Video ’87)
Is participating in Carmine Street Metrics, a poetry reading series. There will be a screening of her work Other Truths (Greece Under Water) at Otto’s Shrunken Head.
Where? 538 E 14th St, New York, NY 10009
When? February 7, 2016, 3:00 PM
Follow the work of past and present NYFA Fellows on Twitter and Instagram through the hashtag #NYFAFellows30 and find out more about the activities planned for our 30th Anniversary on our website. NYFA’s Artists’ Fellowship Program awards $7,000 grants to individual artists living and working in New York State.
– Charlotte Jansen
Image Credits: Mark Dean Veca (Fellow in Painting ‘08), Oedipus Wrecked, Acrylic on canvas, 2002
