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Shivani, very ill, is doing her best to sit on a stool in a bedroom at her parents' house on Long Island, NY.

Announcing the 2024 JGS Fellowship for Photography Recipients

The JGS Fellowship for Photography is an $8,000 cash grant open to New York State photography artists living and working outside of New York City. The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) has announced Nando Alvarez-Perez, Eric T. Kunsman, Jiatong Lu, Susannah Sayler, and Allie Tsubota as the recipients of the 2024 JGS Fellowship…

Ceramic and glass work by Ghislaine Sabati

Integrating Perspectives through Creativity: A Conversation with NEW Immigrant Artist Consultant Ghislaine Sabiti

Interdisciplinary artist and Urban Glass’s Bead Project Director Ghislaine Sabiti joins the NYFA consultant roster providing 1-on-1 career consultations. Here, she shares how her multifaceted experience and cultural background inform her consulting practice. Born in Congo, raised on the outskirts of Paris, and now based in New York and cultivating her arts practice, Ghislaine Sabiti…

Still frame 1 of video performance "FLOOD". Shot in Queens.

A Preparedness Guide for Performing Artists

A collaborative article from NYFA, National Coalition for Arts Preparedness and Emergency Resources (NCAPER), MusiCares, Performing Arts Readiness, and ICA-Art Conservation. “Peace of mind.” That’s how one artist described having finally crafted a readiness plan. And it’s true. By considering the things that might impact or interrupt your creative practice, what you can do proactively…

Ethereal pigmented linen pulp paint and cheesecloth fabric on handmade paper work by Nazanin Noroozi

Displaced in Fragmented Narratives: A Conversation with Nazanin Noroozi

Multidisciplinary artist Nazanin Noroozi shares her experience establishing her career in the U.S. and her new project addressing notions of displacement and collective memory. Nazanin Noroozi, a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow (2021) and IAP Mentee (2018), explores the fragile idea of home that never materializes by working with imperfect archival materials. She shared challenges she faced…

Two individuals smile, posing for a photographer in a gallery setting

Apply Now: Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program for Visual and Multidisciplinary Artists 2025

The deadline to apply to this competitive NYC-based program is Monday, October 21, 11:59 PM ET. Are you an immigrant artist working in the Visual or Multidisciplinary Arts? Do you live in New York City or within commuting distance of the New York City Metropolitan area? If yes, consider joining New York Foundation for the Arts’ (NYFA)…