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Introducing | Participants in the 2017 Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: Visual and Multidisciplinary Arts

Through the support of Deutsche Bank, NYFA is pleased to announce its newest Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program cohort. The latest addition of NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program pairs immigrant artists working in the visual and multidisciplinary arts with artist mentors who provide one-on-one support for their artistic practice.  During the program, mentors will guide their…

Artist News | Immigrant Artists Collective at “Boogie on the Boulevard”

Join six former participants of NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: Social Practice on September 10 Immigrant Artists is a collective of six immigrant artists, working in different disciplines in New York City. The project is a response to the current political climate and the increase in negative attitudes towards immigrants.  The collective’s goal is to…

Highlights from the IAP Newsletter #96

Are you currently receiving our free Con Edison Immigrant Artist Program Newsletter? Here are this month’s highlights: An interview with Spanish artist and Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program alumnus Pablo Lerma, which was conducted by Judy Cai and Alicia Ehni. Featured event Brooklyn Book Festival, one of America’s premier book festivals and the largest free literary event in New York…

Interview | The Story of “A Place to Disappear,” a Conversation with Pablo Lerma

“For me, the most powerful connection between painting and photography is the sense of time; how with only a gesture you can use time as a tool to change the reality you’re trying to capture/interpret.” Pablo Lerma is a visual artist and researcher based in New York. His artistic practice involves researching and collecting photographs,…

Highlights from the IAP Newsletter #95

Are you currently receiving our free Con Edison Immigrant Artist Program Newsletter? Here are this month’s highlights: A featured recap of the Performing Arts Panel in Spanish written by Alicia Ehni, Program Associate and Cristina Garcia, IAP Intern, which can also be read en español.  Featured events like the last show of BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival…