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Nancy Cohen and Alonzo Davis Receive 2022 Murray Reich Distinguished Artist Awards

$12,000 unrestricted cash award recognizes mature visual artists with a long history of creative practice. New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) has announced multimedia artists Nancy Cohen and Alonzo Davis as the 2022 recipients of its Murray Reich Distinguished Artist Award. The $12,000 award, which was established in 2015, recognizes artistic excellence and provides…

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“Ask the Artists” Part 3: What is the Most Valuable Career Advice You’ve Ever Received?

Hear from Maia Cruz Palileo, Sarah Hennies, Geoffrey Chadsey, Kyle Abraham, and more. In our “Ask the Artists” series, we asked NYFA-affiliated literary, performing, and visual artists a series of questions about the creative life. We hope their answers empower you to keep pushing forward in your careers. The latest installment features responses from artists…

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Fiona Alison Duncan, Maud Madsen, and Maryam Mir Receive 2022 Canadian Women Artists’ Awards

Award offered by NYFA with funding from the Canadian Women’s Club of New York. New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) has announced author Fiona Alison Duncan, painter Maud Madsen, and filmmaker Maryam Mir as its 2022 Canadian Women Artists’ Award recipients in Literary Arts, Visual Arts, and Media & Design, respectively. The $5,000 award…