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Business of Art | Strategies for Submitting A Strong Performing Arts Application

What you need to know before submitting your next application, from interdisciplinary artist Pelenakeke Brown. Pelenakeke Brown, also known as Keke Brown, is a Samoan/Pakeha disabled artist from Aotearoa (New Zealand) whose interdisciplinary practice spans visual arts, writing, and performance. During her six and a half years living in New York City, Brown participated in…

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Announcing | 2021 Tomorrowland Projects Foundation Awards $7,000 Grant to Danielle Dean

Award administered by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA). The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is pleased to announce that Los Angeles and San Diego-based artist Danielle Dean was selected as the 2021 recipient of a $7,000 cash grant awarded through the Tomorrowland Projects Foundation.  Dean was selected by a panel…

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Introducing | 2021 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellows, Finalists, and Panelists

$616,000 Awarded to 92 New York State Artists Working in Fiction, Folk/Traditional Arts, Interdisciplinary Work, Painting, and Video/Film The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) has announced the recipients and finalists of the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship program, which it has administered for the past 36 years with leadership support from the New York State…

Monday Motivation | Let Your Personality Shine!

Kick off your week with Monday Motivation! Tip of the week Does your personality shine through in your cover letter? Though it isn’t easy for people to evoke emotion through writing, it is a helpful way to show who you are and share your voice. Re-read your work after you’ve written it, and run it…