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FELLOWS AT 30: INTERVIEW WITH JAMES CARPENTER

The goal is to integrate, within even the most urban environments, a powerful collective experience of light On Thursday August 13 NYFA continues its 30th Anniversary celebration with the opening of Triacontagon: A Celebration of 30 Years of the Artists’ Fellowship Program. To highlight Triacontagon, exhibiting artist and NYFA Fellow in Crafts ‘90 James Carpenter spoke to…

RICA TAKASHIMA, ALIENS AND OTHER EXTRATERRESTRIAL BEINGS

I still can’t forget how I thought, “we are like lonely Martians or something, huh.” Visual Artist Rica Takashima is the recent recipient of a NYFA Opportunity Grant and an alumna of NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Program (IAP). Since moving to the United States from Japan, Takashima has worked tirelessly to share her work with new…

NYFA ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL COHORT OF ITS ARTS BUSINESS INCUBATOR (ABI) PROGRAM

Seven NY arts businesses start their #artsbizinc journey NYFA is pleased to announce the selection of the inaugural cohort of participants in the Arts Business Incubator (ABI) program, made possible through the generous support of the Scherman Foundation’s Katharine S. and Axel G. Rosin Fund. The following seven businesses were selected from a pool of…

CREATIVE CAREERS: DIRECTORS ROUNDUP

Add your resume to the list of candidates applying at The Public Theater, FringeArts, Hammer Museum, and more. Do you have compelling professional experience? Are you ready to broaden the scope of your responsibilities? It may be time for you to lead an organization or team as a Director. In becoming a Director you can…

ASK #ARTISTHOTLINE: SPONSORSHIPS

NYFA’s #ArtistHotline kicked off last month with a lot of insightful questions and much needed artist conversations. Discussions ranged from selling your artwork to starting a non-profit. You can read the whole recap here. A few questions needed more than 140 characters to answer, so we’re delving into our Twitter feed to see how we…