Upcoming at NYFA



See “Queen of Katwe” by Mira Nair

“If there is anyone out there capable of remaining unmoved by this true-life triumph-of-the-underdog sports story, I don’t think I want to meet that person.” –  A. O. Scott, the New York Times Queen of Katwe, the latest film by director Mira Nair, premiered on Friday, September 23, and has been named a New York Times…

Fellows at 30 / Fiscal Sponsorship: Andres Serrano

“In answer to your question, how do artists create space for discourse, I’m still trying to figure it out.” Andres Serrano is a 1987 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Photography and his recently released book, Salvation: The Holy Land, as well the work “Residents of New York,” are both fiscally sponsored by NYFA. Serrano, born in…

Congratulations to NYFA Fellow Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on winning a 2016 MacArthur Fellowship

“Jacobs-Jenkins’s subversive, fearless, and risky approach is challenging audiences to reconsider the integrated spaces we share and to reflect on opportunities for sympathetic connection.” – The MacArthur Foundation NYFA is delighted to congratulate Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Fellow in Playwriting/Screenwriting ‘10) on being awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the…

Meet the Artist Advisory Committee

Welcome New Members & Learn about Current Advisors NYFA’s Artists’ Fellowship Program is governed by an Artist Advisory Committee. Members of NYFA’s Artist Advisory Committee oversee the panel review process, advise NYFA on the state of affairs for all artists in all regions of the state, and act as ambassadors of NYFA and NYSCA throughout…

Decensortized:  A Safe Space

Opening Reception: Friday, August 5, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Curated by David C. Terry, Director of Grants & Exhibitions, NYFA Curatorial proudly presents the exhibition, Decensortized: A Safe Space, hosted at Westbeth Gallery. Decensortized: A Safe SpaceOpening Reception: Friday, August 5, 2016, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMExhibition Dates: Saturday, August 6, 2016 – Saturday,…