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Artist News | Immigrant Artists Collective at “Boogie on the Boulevard”

Join six former participants of NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: Social Practice on September 10 Immigrant Artists is a collective of six immigrant artists, working in different disciplines in New York City. The project is a response to the current political climate and the increase in negative attitudes towards immigrants.  The collective’s goal is to…

Creative Careers  | Labor Law Updates

With Labor Day coming up, learn about recent labor law updates.  In order to keep NYFA Classifieds a reliable resource full of valuable opportunities for the creative communities we serve, our team stays up to date on recent labor laws. When reviewing listings, we keep in mind the helpful labor laws put in place to…

Artist News | September

NYFA is happy to kick off September with an amazing line-up of artists exhibitions, screenings, artist talks, and performances! Attend and share your story tagging @nyfacurrent on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. We will see you there!   Things to do & see in NYC: Fay Ku (Fellow in Printmaking/Drawing/Artists’ Books ‘09)The Lodge Gallery is proud…

Apply Now | The Deadline for NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship is September 30

The crisp air of fall is coming. Turn a new leaf and jump-start your projects with NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship! NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship expands the fundraising capacity of individual artist projects and emerging arts organizations by allowing them to utilize NYFA’s 501c3 tax-exempt status. To be eligible, a project or organization must include a public benefit…

Conversations | Jodi Savitz on “Girl on Girl” and Femme Invisibility

We talk with the Fiscally Sponsored filmmaker about her feature-length documentary that follows the stories of feminine lesbians. There were moments in my late teens when I would occasionally wear Abercrombie distressed jeans with a ribbed tank-top in order to feel a bit ‘gayer’ […] it was never a style I wholly embraced or felt…