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Ida Applebroog, Peggy Cooper Cafritz, Christopher d’Amboise, and Lynn Nottage to be Inducted into NYFA Hall of Fame

Applebroog, Cooper Cafritz, d’Amboise, and Nottage will be celebrated on April 4, 2017 at NYFA’s annual benefit. NYFA is celebrating the induction of these four arts luminaries into its Hall of Fame during its annual benefit on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at 583 Park Avenue. The glamorous ticketed event will begin with cocktails and art…

Featuring: NYFA Hall of Fame Honoree Lynn Nottage

Nottage will be honored at our Hall of Fame Benefit on April 4, 2017 Lynn Nottage (Fellow in Playwriting/Screenwriting ‘94 & ‘00) is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter whose plays have been produced widely and throughout the world. Her playwriting credits include By the Way, Meet Vera Stark; Ruined; and Intimate Apparel. Her latest play, Sweat,…

Immigrant Artist Town Hall with Cultural Affairs Commissioner Tom Finkelpearl

Join us for a conversation with New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner about the most pressing issues facing immigrant artists in the five boroughs.  As part of CreateNYC, the city’s first-ever cultural plan, NYFA is pleased to host a CreateNYC: Office Hours event with the Cultural Affairs Commissioner, Tom Finkelpearl specifically for immigrant artists on…

Featuring: NYFA Hall of Fame Honoree Peggy Cooper Cafritz

Cooper Cafritz will be honored at our Hall of Fame Benefit on April 4, 2017 Peggy Cooper Cafritz, Patron of the Arts and former president of the District of Columbia Board of Education, began collecting art as a law student. She’s known for championing contemporary and emerging African American artists, with The New York Times describing…

NYSCA/NYFA Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp Program, Presented by NoMAA

Applications open for the NYSCA/NYFA Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp, presented in partnership with the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA). New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts’ State & Local Partnerships program, is pleased to announce the second year of the NYSCA/NYFA Artist as…