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Business of Art | Five Ways to Stake Your Claim in the Arts Ecosystem

Takeaways from the inaugural Art World Conference that can help you focus your creative energies to develop a more purposeful practice. Art World Conference is a new business and financial literacy conference that includes panel discussions, conversations, and in-depth workshops addressing many of the opportunities and challenges faced by artists and arts professionals. The inaugural…

Events | Immigrant Artist Program Exhibitions in Newark, New York, and San Antonio

Immigrant artists in the IAP cohort collaborate to create exhibition platforms in cities across the United States. For the past two years and through the support of the Ford Foundation, The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) has provided immigrant artists of all disciplines in Detroit, MI; Newark, NJ; Oakland, CA; and San Antonio, TX…

Monday Motivation | Keep Track of Your Work

Kick off your week with Monday Motivation! Tip of the week Write down your accomplishments on a regular basis, even if you are not actively looking for a job. Not only this will help you visualize and plan your career path better, but will also make writing your next cover letter a much less daunting…

Conversations | Techung

“Immigrant artists naturally face more challenges but they should never give up on their art and instead work toward finding possibilities.” Techung is a Tibetan folk and freedom singer/songwriter/performer living in exile and a recipient of a 2018 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Folk/Traditional Arts. Last year, he was a guest speaker at the NYSCA/NYFA Artist…

Event | Artists as Innovators Exhibition at SUNY Plattsburgh

Exhibition runs through August 9, 2019 and includes public events with NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellows. The New York Foundation for the Art’s (NYFA) Artists as Innovators exhibition commemorates three decades of NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships and is touring to SUNY campuses through Spring 2020. The landmark exhibition, which celebrates a program that has supported more than 4,000 artists in…