“I’m very interested in connecting the different innovations, culture, and creative labs around the city and resurfacing the connective tissue that brings them together.“ Marco Castro is a well-rounded interactive designer who has experienced creative residencies at TED, Columbia, and NYU. He is an Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program Mentor and the mind behind the Bus Roots…
“In these political times, I feel that [NYFA’s] Immigrant Artist Program is even more essential and its message more urgent.” Meet Ben Hartley, NYFA Consultant for the Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program nationwide expansion, which is made possible with the support of Ford Foundation. With over two decades of experience in the international corporate and not-for-profit arenas,…
Our free Con Edison Immigrant Artist Program Newsletter delivers relevant content to immigrant artists every month. Sign up now! By signing up for the IAP Newsletter, you’ll receive monthly curated resources and opportunities that will help you thrive as an immigrant artist. Here are this month’s highlights: Alicia Ehni talked to NYFA Consultant Ben Hartley, an Australian arts administrator…
Meet our newest cohort of immigrant artists working with socially engaged art. Through the support of The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, the New York Foundation for the Arts is pleased to announce the participants in the 2018 NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: Social Practice. This program offers professional development resources for immigrant and first generation…
“I believe the role of the artist in this moment is resistance.” Paola Mendoza believes that artists have the power to open the heart of America. Her immigrant experience directly informs the stories she tells as a filmmaker, bringing light to the unsung heroes of the country. NYFA: You were born in Bogotá, Colombia and…
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