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IAP Interview: Daniel Gallant, Executive Director of Nuyorican Poets Cafe

“Performing on our stage is very much a baptism by fire. You quickly find out which parts of your material work and which parts don’t.” Priscilla Son of IAP recently met with Nuyorican Poets Cafe’s Executive Director, Daniel Gallant, to discuss the organization’s 43-year history, its mission and trajectory, as well as performance opportunities available…

Highlights from the September IAP Newsletter #85

Are you currently receiving our free Con Edison Immigrant Artist Program Newsletter? Here are the highlights from this month’s issue:  A featured interview conducted by our intern, Priscilla Son, with Daniel Gallant, Executive Director of Nuyorican Poets Cafe. 18 opportunities and deadlines including Culture Push’s Fellowship for Utopian Practice, a year-long fellowship seeking projects that…

IAP Interview: Terence Trouillot with artist Joana P. Cardozo

“In my work, as far as I’m concerned, I try to comply with my desires and follow my own truth and my heart. By doing that, hopefully, I might be able to produce some enlightening work.” Terence Trouillot and Joana P. Cardozo recently met as participants of the 2016 Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program. In an email…

Highlights from the August IAP Newsletter #84

Are you currently receiving our free Con Edison Immigrant Artist Program Newsletter? Here are the highlights from this month’s issue:  A featured interview conducted by 2016 Immigrant Artist Program mentor Terence Trouillot with mentee Joana P. Cardozo, co-curator of The Future Perfect. Professional development resources such as the EFA Robert Blackburn Painterly Print Workshop, a…

IAP Featured Report: Top 9 Tips for Thriving in New York City

IAP volunteer, educator, and blogger Kendra Howard reports tips and advice for working in the arts and navigating opportunities in New York City. On Tuesday, July 12, more than 60 of the Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program’s current participants, mentors, and alumni from 2007 and onwards met up at the annual Alumni Mixer to hear from…