“Just as every performance needs rehearsals, so does a Zoom talk. Practice makes everything go smoothly.” — Han Qin In December 2020, NYFA presented its first Virtual Artist Salon with a group of Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program (IAP) Alumni that included Juan C. Escobedo (IAP ’19), Tanika I. Williams (IAP ’19), Han Qin (IAP ’17),…
“I was told along the way of making this book, ‘don’t tell an immigrant story—it’s been done…’ Well okay, not by me though. And here we are.” – Marwa Helal Chinese writer Ge Gao (Fellow in Nonfiction ’20) is at work on a book of essays about her cross-cultural coming-of-age story. Born in Egypt, Marwa Helal…
How a lasting mentorship can feel like companionship and be transformative for both the mentee and mentor. New York Foundation for the Arts’ Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program is the only known program of its kind in the United States, and has provided 490 immigrants from 79 countries and regions with mentorship, community, and exposure for…
“Dare to try and collaborate with artist friends who work in other mediums and hopefully there will be some surprising outcomes.” — Jiaoyang Li Jiaoyang Li (IAP ’20) is a multimedia artist whose work is grounded in poetry. Ziyang Wu (NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Panelist ’20) works in installation, performance, interactive media, and digital video. Both…
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