NEW FEATURE FROM THE CON EDISON IMMIGRANT ARTIST NEWSLETTER NO. 64 This month IAP highlights the Chen Dance Center (CDC), which is comprised of a company, school, and theater serving the Lower East Side/Chinatown community as well as New York City dancers and audiences. Since its inception in 1978, CDC has become the nation’s largest Asian American performing…
New Feature from the Con Edison Immigrant Artist Newsletter No. 63 Currently on view at NYFA’s gallery is G.E.T. 1 (Group Ego Trip 1), a group exhibition by the Irish-based idir arts collective curated by NYFA’s Director of Programs/Curator, David C. Terry. The artists originally connected at one of NYFA’s Boot Camps that took place in October 2013 with…
Special Report: LMCC’s Workspace Program The Con Edison Immigrant Artist Newsletter provides artist opportunities on a monthly basis. From our research, one of the most popular categories is residency programs. Artist and Mentor Liene Bosquê arranged for Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program participants to meet with Will Penrose, Program Manager, Artists Residencies, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC);…
Featured Interview with artist Denise Iris Revisiting: “digital immigrant: being a foreigner all over again” Denise Iris is a digital media artist and filmmaker whose videos, installations and photographs celebrate the blur between ordinary life and the world of the imagination. A three-time NYFA Fellow, two-time NYSCA grantee, and MacDowell Fellow, her work has been screened…
Featured Interview: Christopher Mulé, Folk Art Director, Brooklyn Arts Council Christopher Mulé earned a master’s degree in Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University, Bloomington. Prior to formally joining Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC), he served as the Deputy Director and Director of Folklife at Staten Island Arts (formerly COAHSI). In addition to his work at BAC,…
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