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#ArtistHotline September 16 Storify Recap

Our Artist Professional Development Day, #ArtistHotline, returned for the third time on September 16.  Check out a few popular comments & questions from the discussion: For more highlights read our latest #ArtistHotline Storify:  https://storify.com/nyfacurrent/artisthotline-september-16th Again, a big thank you to the artists and art service organizations that joined the discussion. Make sure to follow @nyfacurrent…

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with Artist Resources

“The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.” – Sonia Sotomayer Join us this fall in honoring National Hispanic Heritage Month, a four-week tribute to the history and culture of Americans with ancestral ties to Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Begun by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968 as Hispanic…

Thank you for joining #ArtistHotline!

Save the Date: #ArtistHotline returns on October 21 Thank you for joining the dynamic conversation on Twitter and using the hashtag: #ArtistHotline. We answered the following questions: How can one sustain oneself and one’s art practice in NYC with such high rent prices?  How to deal with rejection from galleries What should artists consider before…

Happening Now: #ArtistHotline is Live on Twitter

Artists, share your questions with #ArtistHotline. NYFA, along with a host of art service organizations will be on Twitter from 9:30am to 6:30pm fielding questions. Inspired by the NYFA Source Hotline, #ArtistHotline is a new initiative dedicated to creating an ongoing online conversation around the professional side of artistic practice. #ArtistHotline occurs on the third…

Ask #ArtistHotline: Debunking the notion of “Selling-Out”

In preparation for #ArtistHotline tomorrow (September 16), we’re answering @amandaheidelart’s question: Artists often find themselves fighting against two self-defeating labels. ‘Starving Artist’ and ‘Sell-Out’. Artist Robert Genn, once said the term ‘starving artist’ is “acceptable at age 20, suspect at age 40, and problematical at age 60.” After graduation, you may fall into the ‘starving…